Hello:  I was just diagnosed this morning with sleep apnea and I was very surprised by the diagnosis.  I had an all night sleep study done June 10th.  I saw the sleep doctor this morning for the results.  I never dreamed I had this disorder, just knew I was always tired when I got up in the morning.  The next step is a 2nd sleep study this time with a CPAP machine.  What happens after the 2nd study usually?  Will I have to wait another two weeks for the results of the 2nd study?  Sorry for so many questions.

Mayumi

WELCOME TO THE FORUM! The time period between your study and getting your results varies from sleep lab to sleep lab but the interval between consultations and studies are pretty much the same in any given lab. Consider yourself fortunate you had a consult w/the sleep doctor after your sleep evaluation study. Far too many do not.


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I had the 2nd sleep study last Thursday night.  I was really surprised that I got any sleep because I was really nervous about the CPAP machine.  Reality is setting in and I sure hope I can make myself get used to sleeping hooked up to a machine every night for the rest of my life.  Just feeling slightly overwhelmed.

Perfectly natural. It is overwhelming. There's so much to learn so fast in order to be sure to get the best equipment you can. Its not like the sleep profession excells in providing education, support and advice.


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Some people are like Slinkies... Not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
Resmed VPAP Auto. Humidaire 3i, Simplicity mask, ResScan 3.7, S8 ResLink, Embla oximeter.

It took me months to get used to it. Now it's easy.

I only had  one sleep study and they did the cpap that night.
Going to two different ones is a total waste of time and your
money. I think the reason I only had one is that my
HMO insurance demanded only one.....

Getting a new mask seems to be the trick now that I
am no longer on the HMO.  It is not illegal to buy
or sell a mask, however, it takes a doctors order
to get one if you are on medicare, therefore the
suppliers just apply that to everyone.

I am wondering of those anti-snore teethguard
looking things would stop the apnea in some cases. Maybe
we dont need that machine after all!

Two nights, one for evaluation and one for titration, most certainly is NOT a total waste of time and money!!!! Too many of us do not sleep enough to even qualify for a split-night study, many of us don't experience severe enough OSA to qualify for a split night study and the longer we sleep the deeper we sleep and the more likely we are to experience "events" and quite possibly even more likely to require a higher pressure than earlier in our sleep night to stop those events. By the time they wake us up, fit us w/the mask and we try to get back to sleep, we quite likely never reach our deepest sleep that we would have had we not had our sleep interrupted.


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Some people are like Slinkies... Not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
Resmed VPAP Auto. Humidaire 3i, Simplicity mask, ResScan 3.7, S8 ResLink, Embla oximeter.

getting used to the mask is the hardest part......it takes
months, but you can get used to it. I used to need the
ramp up, now I just put it on and drop off. The only way
to go is the gel type. The cheapies leak too much.

Well, here is my story
1. i was tired a lot....so we suspected osa, doc ordered a sleep study. So I went...
The room temp was set at about 65 degrees and I went to
sleep with all the garb on and at 5 am they woke me up,
sent me home, you dont have sleep apnea. ok really.....
and I actually felt good.

2. 6 months later, my wife, concerned that I still stop breathing at night, took a
video tape....then took it to a pulmonologist she knew. He said,
"you have sleep apnea as bad as I have ever seen". So
he ordered a sleep study. I had them raise the temp to what
my house is at night (75 degrees). At about 2 am, they woke me up,
stuck a mask on me and said, "go back to sleep". they adjusted it
remotely and that morning it was all done and the best nights sleep
I could remember. (One trip folks-i am conviced the system is just
cheating people for the most part wanting two trips)
 
3. 2 years down the road....another doc orders a sleep study at the
first hospital I went to(1 above). Well....they upped my pressures to
unreal levels.....I could not sleep at all! idiots all of them, I could hardly
keep the mask on, it wanted to blow off my face!.....I could
not get it anyone to set it back to the old levels....so, I ordered a real manual
for the unit and set them back myself. With a couple minor pressure changes,
now I sleep fine. I am convinced I know more about how this works than they do.

I also learned the bipap machines have some really nice
breathing features that change the curve of the pressure
application. Now I sleep even better. dealing with modern
medicine is like owning a Cadillac and having to drive a volkswagen.
Most of the people that set these things up are never properly trained
on the devices.

They have software available for my unit to analyze sleep
patterns, but getting it is yet another story.....So I trust my
feelings and my wife's observations.

All My opinion, and if I sleep great, that's what counts!

Do you sleep good in a chair, but bad in bed? - you might have OSA
Do you snore like a bear? - you might have OSA
Do you stop breating in your sleep? - you might have OSA
Do you hear yourself breathing at night sounding  like Darth Vader? -you are probably
on a BiPAP machine! LOL

Maybe a Bi-PAP machine, but not a VPAP, AWilson. My Resmed VPAP Auto is just as quiet as can be.


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Some people are like Slinkies... Not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
Resmed VPAP Auto. Humidaire 3i, Simplicity mask, ResScan 3.7, S8 ResLink, Embla oximeter.