Sleep study results help

[robertin75]

Hi:

I would like to hear your opinion regarding a sleep study that I took in 2002.

Here are the results:

Average duration (sec)

Central apneas 0
Obstructive apneas 14.7
Hypopnea 17.8
Apnea+Hypopnea 17.5

Total duration (min)

Central apneas 0
Obstructive apneas 1.2
Hypopnea 11.3
Apnea+Hypopnea 12.5

Total

Central apneas 0
Obstructive apneas 5
Hypopnea 38
Apnea+Hypopnea 43

Per hour

Central apneas 0
Obstructive apneas 1
Hypopnea 7.8
Apnea+Hypopnea 8.9

SaO2 Awake average = 97%
SaO2 Worst case = 90%
Average SaO2 desaturation = 2%
Mean Apnea / Hypopnea duration = 17.5 sec
Longest Apnea = 21 sec
Longest Hypopnea = 27 sec

Could you tell me if these results show that I have sleep apnea and I need a CPAP

I weight 123 pounds and I just snore once in a while (not too loud)

Thanks

[National Jewish]

Sleep apnea is when breathing stops for 10 seconds or more while sleeping.  Each time this happens it is an episode of apnea.  This may happen several hundred times a night, causing a person to feel quite sleepy during the day.  As part of a sleep study the number of episodes of apnea are noted each hour using the terms apnea hypopnea index (AHI) or respiratory disturbance index (RDI).  It is normal to have an AHI or RDI of 5 or less.  By definition mild sleep apnea is an AHI or RDI of 6 to 15.  Moderate sleep apnea is defined as an AHI or RDI of 16 to 30.  It is possible for a person to be aware of an episode of apnea because they wake themselves up gasping for air.  Otherwise their oxygen level drops.  Snoring is what often alerts people to the problem.  However not everyone snores.  While it is common for people with sleep apnea to be overweight, people of average weight can have sleep apnea.

The answer to your question should have come from the sleep specialist(s) who direct or supervise the lab where your sleep study was done.  In addition to a sleep study you should also have had a thorough examine.  If a doctor other than the sleep specialist examined you, it is important that you get the answer to your question from this doctor.  It is impossible to tell if you have sleep apnea and need to be treated with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device based on your sleep study results alone.  The results of your thorough examine must also be considered.

If this is sleep apnea it does need to be treated.  The most common and effective treatment is the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device during sleep.  This is a machine that delivers air pressure into the lungs to keep the airways open during sleep.

[T111racy]

Hi there.. you need to go see an ENT (ear nose and throat dr.)
You seem to have mild apnea.. I am not a dr or anything but am going through sleep study stuff with my 4 year old daughter. Sound to me like you might have Obstructive apnea. I compaired your results to my little girls and her lowest oxygen level was 86.
she had no obstructive apneas ALL central. She is seeing a neurologist next week..
Please go see the dr with your results and let him tell you what's up. Things might have changed in 2 years and you should keep it monitored. It might be as easy as having your tonsils removed or you adnoids.
Good Luck and Take care of yourself.

T111racy

[T111racy]

Hi there.. you need to go see an ENT (ear nose and throat dr.)
You seem to have mild apnea.. I am not a dr or anything but am going through sleep study stuff with my 4 year old daughter. Sound to me like you might have Obstructive apnea. I compaired your results to my little girls and her lowest oxygen level was 86.
she had no obstructive apneas ALL central. She is seeing a neurologist next week..
Please go see the dr with your results and let him tell you what's up. Things might have changed in 2 years and you should keep it monitored. It might be as easy as having your tonsils removed or you adnoids.
Good Luck and Take care of yourself.

T111racy