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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Sleep apnea symptoms in children are sometimes hard to determine. Sleep apnea disorder is common to adult males but women and children can also have it. Children as young as age 3 can have sleep apnea.

A growing child can experience different bodily and behavioral changes, and this is normal. One of the things you will notice in some children with sleep apnea is that they snore. Between 3-12% of children normally snore. However, snoring is also the number one sleep apnea symptom. It is sometimes hard to tell if a child's snoring is normal or a symptom of sleep apnea. What you can do is to observe the other symptoms or indicator of this sleep disorder.

Your child could have sleep apnea symptoms if the snoring is accompanied by pauses in breathing. It is then followed by snorts or gasps for air. This is known to be an apnea attack. It is also a type of sleep apnea called obstructive sleep apnea. From the word 'obstructive', it indicates that there is an impediment in the child's air passage. This obstruction blocks the air passage and prevents air from entering the lungs. The pauses in breathing happen when air stops entering the lungs. The snorts occur when the child tries to regain his or her breath and gasps for air. Children who breathe through the mouth while asleep is also a sign of sleep apnea.

What causes these obstructions?

Sleep apnea symptoms can vary depending on the cause. If your child is overweight, fatty tissues in the neck area narrows the airways or blocks the air passage. If your child is underweight, it could be other factors such as large tonsils or irregular facial structure. Some children are born with small jaws or small airways. Some obstructions can be caused by nasal obstructions like a deviated septum. Having large tonsils and adenoids removed through surgery are common treatments for most children with sleep apnea.

Suffering the consequences of sleep deprivation

In worst cases, these apnea attacks can happen more than a hundred times a night. Just imagine your child struggling unconsciously to breathe every night while sleeping. These apnea episodes prevent your child from getting a good quality of sleep.

Poor quality of sleep hinder a child's development. They are not only sleep deprived but also life deprived. Sleep apnea symptoms show children who are very sleepy during the day and have trouble concentrating. Because of this, they tend to do poorly in school. When it comes to their behavior, they are often irritable, unusually active or aggressive and experiences depression. For older children, symptoms include bedwetting, excessive perspiration and night terrors.

Helping your child sleep tight

The good news here is that sleep apnea has a cure. If you find any of these symptoms, bring your child to the doctor as soon as possible.Once the doctor confirms the symptoms, you might be referred to a sleep specialist. A pediatric sleep doctor will recommend the treatment. Getting your child treated for sleep apnea will improve your child's behavior. It will also enhance your child's performance in school. Overall, it will give your child a better quality of life.

Get to know more about sleep apnea and its symptoms at Sleep Apnea Revealed (http://sleepapnearevealed.com/sleep-apnea-dossier/ ). Knowing is just half the battle, so you better get started and help your loved ones live better.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    HELP! I suffer obstructive sleep apnea syndrome which I am likely to stop breathing when I'm asleep, I may die?
    I suffer obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. This disease means you are likely to stop breathing unconsciously which you may die before you notice you are suffocated... Any body know about it?
    The doctor told me it's a slight one and it doesn't matter if I make proper homecare.
    I need imformation to find any health products or health tips to get me better. Any health periodicals or magazines or healthcare websites are beneficial to me. Million thanks to you!!!
    I need some periodicals or magazines or any other healthcare publications or healthcare websites!!! Thanks!!

    • ANSWER:
      Hello!

      I have mild obstructive sleep apnea. But even if it's a mild disorder, sleep apnea can be deadly.

      Sleep apnea death may appear in case you don't treat yourself for a long period of time. So I started to treat myself, to not let this illness become worse.

      Maybe you want to know how can sleep apnea kill you...Here are the most common causes:
      -congestive heart failure during sleep
      -stroke
      -fatal arrhythmia
      -cardiovascular disease
      -long pauses in sleep, or cessation of breathing
      -workplace and automobile accidents

      Babies are in danger to die from sleep apnea. There is sudden infant death syndrome, which is an unexplained and fatal syndrome that affects babies under 1 year of age.

      I hope it helps.

  2. QUESTION:
    Sleep Apnea Question?
    I just had a sleep study done. Results were:

    28 sponatneous arousals.'
    1 REM arousals
    31 Snoring arousals
    total: 61

    Mild, intermittent snoring was noted while supine.
    Apnea-hypoapnea events per hour .89
    1 during REM and 4 events in Non REM

    Respiratory related arousals per hour: 5.69
    Mean Oxygen saturation: 96.61 0 desaturation episodes below 90% with a nadir of 90%

    Cadiac monitoring: Normal sinus rythm with no significant arrythmias noted.

    Diagnosis:

    Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome, adult.

    I am 26, currently BMI of 35, get only about 3 hours a sleep at night with exesseive daytime sleepiness, and have asthma.

    Should I worry?

    • ANSWER:
      Hmm.
      Your weight and asthma affects this, almost directly.

      You should always worry if you are not getting more than 8 hours of sleep a night.

      You should go see a doctor and see what they could do.
      Sleep upright so you can breathe easier.

      I'm not suggesting you take a sleeping pill, but you should probably limit food 2 hours from a normal bed time, limit light activity, and try to wind down from the rest of the day.

      If you need to, stay up for 24 hours and then go to sleep at a normal time that you could get the most rest.

  3. QUESTION:
    child with "sleep apnea that DOES NOT stop breathing or snore!!! but can not use cpap!!?
    my daughter had TWO sleep studies. They said she has mild obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome. she does not snore or stop breathing. she was referred because she was exhausted all day and her pediatrician said it was because her tonsils may be enlarged and are blocking her airway here are the results. First is first test and the second is the c pap titration

    POLYSOMNOGRAPHY REPORT

    BEFORE:
    N1 3.15%
    N2 60.32%
    N3 33.67%
    R 2.87
    LATENCY 0.0
    SLEEP EFFECIENCY WAS 96.76%

    PATIENT HAD TOTAL OF 10 EVENTS OF HYPOPNEAS, MIXED, APNEAS, AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA/HYPOPNEA INDEX OF 1.72
    THE LOWEST SaO2 WAS 93%

    2nd TEST WITH CPAP TITRATION

    N1 4.84%
    N2 77.17%
    N3 17.99%
    R 0.0
    LATENCY 0.0 MINUTES
    SLEEP EFFECIENCY WAS 91.30%

    PATIENT HAD TOTAL OF 35 EVENTS OF HYPOPNEAS, MIXED, APNEAS, AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA/HYPOPNEA INDEX OF 6.35
    THE LOWEST OXYGEN LEVEL WAS 74% (THEY DIDNT SAY THIS FOR THE FIRST TEST)
    THE LOWEST SaO2 WAS 96%

    PLAN: A C PAP UNIT FOR 5 CM

    ASSESSMENT: PEDIATRIC MILD OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA/HYPOPNEA SYNDROME WITH EXCELLENT RESPONSE TO C PAP PRESSURE OF 5 CM

    OK SO THOSE ARE ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THE PAPER SO NOW HERE IS THE PROBLEM SHE WAS TAKEN OFF BY HER PEDIATRICIAN AND ENT DOCTOR BECAUSE IT IS CAUSING MIGRAINES AND BLOODY NOSES AND BEFORE U SAY C PAP SHOULD STOP MIGRAINES IT DOESNT FOR HER. SHE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND 50 POUNDS NOT OVER WEIGHT AT ALL. WHEN SHE IS SLEEPING SHE IS CONSTANTLY MOVING AND ISNT RESTING WHEN SHE WAKES UP ITS LIKE SHE NEVER SLEPT AND IS EXHAUSTED THE NEXT DAY. WHEN SHE WAS USING THE C PAP SHE WOULD NOT EVEN MOVE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND SHE SEEMED TO FEEL BETTER DURING THE DAY. BUT I THE DOCTOR SAID THAT THEY DONT FEEL IT IS SLEEP APNEA BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT STOP BREATHING AND DOES NOT SNORE.
    THE DOCTOR HAS REFERRED HER TO THE ENT 2 TIMES AND SAID THE HER TONSILS ARE PERFECTLY FINE AND DO NOT NEED TO BE REMOVED. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE RESULTS AND TOLD THEM IT SEEMED TO DO BETTER WHEN SHE WAS OFF OF THE MACHINE BY THE REPORT THEY DIDNT HAVE MUCH OF AN ANSWER EXCEPT IT BROUGHT UP HER OXYGEN LEVEL BESIDES HER LOWEST LEVEL AT 74%. SO I NEED HELP BECAUSE NOW SHE IS NOT USING ANYTHING.

    THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

    P.S PLEASE DO NOT BE RUDE. I AM DOING THE BEST I CAN WITH WHAT THE DOCTORS ARE TELLING ME TO DO. SO IF U HAVE ANY REAL ADVISE IM DEF WILLING TO LISTEN!!
    JARED IM SORRY I DID FORGET THAT DETAIL IT IS A HEATED HUMIDIFIRE WE KEEP IT ON A 4 WHEN SHE WAS USING IIT IM SORRY I FORGOT I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER MOST OF IT SORRY AGAIN

    • ANSWER:

  4. QUESTION:
    Can someone please tell me what these sleep study results mean?
    Ok. Long story, I had a sleep study in November of Last year in which my doctor never talked to me about it. Well anyways I have the paperwork here with me and I have Mild Sleep Apnea, and it say's possibly hypoxemia. Let me tell u what my results say on my oxygen saturation:
    Initial oxygen saturation was 98% with the lowest saturation reached being 70%. The mean oxygen saturation during sleep study was 89.5%. During 38% study of the study, her oxygen saturation was greater than 90%, during 60.8% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 80-89%, and during 1.2% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 70-79%. Her sleep efficiency was severely reduced to 63.1% with a decrease in the amount of REM sleep to 11% of total sleep and no deep sleep was noted. Her sleep onset latency was prolonged to 127 minutes and her REM onset latency was prolonged to 210 minutes. Ambien 10 mg was taken. Her combined apneic and partial apneic index was very mildly elevated at 5.7 with an apneic index of 2.0 and partial index of 5.5 .The vast majority of the esisodes were obstructive in type with the longest partial apneic episode being 16 seconds and the mean length being 11 seconds. The total study time was 6.5 hours and the total sleep was 4 hours. No arrhythmias are noted, no periodic limb movements are present, and snoring was moderately loud, intermittent and present.

    His impression is Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and Hypoxemia

    His recommendation for my doctor is this: (my doctor has never talked to me about this or done anything about it): I recommend supplemental oxygen for sleep at a flow rate of 2 liters per nasal cannula. I would recommend an overnight oximetry on supplemntal oxygen in two to three weeks and hopefully note normalization of her oxygen saturation. I also recommend weight loss of 25 pounds. Lastly I recommend an otolaryngology evaluation as in a 30 year old patient a possible surgical approach would be indicated. I will obtaining the home equipment and followup care to dr. phillips. I am not sure why her oxygen saturation remains low other than being overweight, but if appropriate, a cardiac and pulmonary evaluation would be in order.

    Note by me the patient: I am having trouble breathing all the time and can't sleep even on sleeping pills because I can't breathe even worse when I lay down. Please let me know why my doctor hasn't gotten in contact with me about these results. His nurses told me I'm fine, but I'm not so sure, This was the stupid nurse who doesn't care about anyone.

    • ANSWER:
      your oxygen level sould be in the 90's, at 70 percent you are not getting enough oxygen for your body, its natural response is to rouse. so you dont sleep well you end up waking up. It sound as if you may be overweight, this means your body has to work harder to get the oxygen to you and make everything work smoothly. it soumds as if you may need to consult a new doctor and see what they have to say.
      at the end of the letter it seemed that a breating device should be used at night to increace your percent oxygen. it seems that he suggested a re asessment of your 02 percentage after a few weeks of assisted night breathing.
      i would suggest loosing weight if you can, it will help with the breating. and getting someone else to look at the doctors notes.
      good luck.

  5. QUESTION:
    Do these sleep study results look bad?
    I just had a sleep study done. Results were:

    28 sponatneous arousals.'
    1 REM arousals
    31 Snoring arousals
    total: 61

    Mild, intermittent snoring was noted while supine.
    Apnea-hypoapnea events per hour .89
    1 during REM and 4 events in Non REM

    Respiratory related arousals per hour: 5.69
    Mean Oxygen saturation: 96.61 0 desaturation episodes below 90% with a nadir of 90%

    Cadiac monitoring: Normal sinus rythm with no significant arrythmias noted.

    Diagnosis:

    Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome, adult.

    I am 26, currently BMI of 35, get only about 3 hours a sleep at night with exesseive daytime sleepiness, and have asthma.

    Should I worry?
    ETA:
    I slept 337.5 minutes of the required 438.5 minutes and it says sleep onsent latency: 7.5 minutes
    REM onset latency:128 minutes

    • ANSWER:
      Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be a hidden epidemic in the developed world. One of the strongest risk factors for OSA is obesity. Other risk factors include smoking, alcohol use, and structural abnormalities. Left untreated, OSA may lead to high blood pressure and heart disease.

      The diagnosis of mild OSA is made on the basis of the sleep study. However, the sleep study does not describe how severely the symptoms of OSA affect you. Excessive daytime sleepiness can affect you in many subtle ways - poor work performance, mood, increased risk of driving accidents, etc.

      You should discuss the results of your sleep test and your symptoms with your sleep or lung doctor. If appropriate, he/she may prescribe a CPAP machine for nighttime use.

      In addition, you should seriously consider changing your lifestyle to try and lose weight. A BMI of 35 is obese. Obesity may predispose you to high blood pressure, diabetes, premature heart disease, strokes, kidney disease, arthritis, OSA and much more. A combination of increased physical activity and a well-balanced diet is the safest way to lose weight.

  6. QUESTION:
    What would I study if I wanted to engineer devices to aid sleep?
    I have a lot of sleep issues. Insomnia, severe obstructive sleep apnea and delayed sleep phase syndrome. I'd like to work in the realms of sleep. I'm curious as to what I ought to major in to do this. I'm currently considering biochemistry as the university I'm attending doesn't have a biomedical engineering undergraduate program.

    Anybody with some insight would be much appreciated.
    After digging through the academic programs at my university (Northern Arizona University), I found the Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Science. While it's not an engineering degree, it does seem promising.

    I'm reading about the masters programs at various universities, specifically Stanford University. They write in their admissions requirements:
    "Students will be expected to enter with a series of core competencies in mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, computing, and engineering."

    However, they don't explain what they mean by competencies in computing and engineering. Can anybody tell me what they mean by this? It sounds rather cryptic and non-specific.

    • ANSWER:
      See: Neurological Disorders and Stroke
      Sleep: A Dynamic Activity

      http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/understanding_sleep.htm

      See: Electroencephalogram (EEG) (Electroencephalography, Brain Wave Test)

      http://www.ohsu.edu/health/health-topics/topic.cfm?id=9594&parent=12348

      You'll need some mathematics through calculus -2, at least.

      You'll need some courses in electronics and electronics engineering with a focus on system design and construction, analysis.

      You'll need some physics, anatomy and biology.

      You'll need to research sleep and dream disorders in human beings.

      And it probably wouldn't hurt to have some general knowledge concerning human brain - computer interface and the resulting computer based manipulation of brain function.
      -----------------------
      Best regards

  7. QUESTION:
    does snoring is normal in children?
    hello,
    i live in a small city in Miri, Malaysia. I'll be grateful if there is anyone can help or giving some good advices regarding my girl's problem. My daughter will be 4 years old next month (march). Active, talkative, and sweet. But one thing that worried me all this time is her snore. I think she started to snore when she is a few months old. But I thought it was normal and funny because the snores kinda sound like her grandpa. then recently i read about the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and it kinda freak me out. i do study for the symptom though.Yes, she has a poor weight gain..quite a tiny girl for her age. i watched her during her sleep, but i didn't notice any sign of her stop breathing. It was just a loud snores that sometime i have to wake her up asking whether she is okay. she is not hyperactive..for her age she is just playful and obedient. she never having sleeping problems in fact she sleep soundly till morning. after reading a few articles about sleeping behaviour, i did change her sleeping pattern by lying down to her side not her back. It does reduces the snores but the snores is still there. I did brought her to the paediatrics to check up whether she is suffering from asthma but the result is negative. she always sneezing and have stuffy nose especially when it is cold (I stopped using AC then) or been in a dusty place. i cleaned our bed, blankets and pillows regularly to get rid of dust mite. in this small city i don't think we have specialist on OSAS or sleep study. Even if we do, the cost will be very high. so here i am asking your opinion or suggestion or any tips that will help me to get through this problem. all feedbacks are mostly appreciated. thank you.

    • ANSWER:
      Snoring in children is quite normal. You should not be afraid of sleep apnea as well. Sleep apnea is very rare in children. Besides, if you have not noticed your child stop breathing while sleeping for 5-10 seconds period this means that she does not have sleep apnea.

      Snoring in children is often caused by tonsils and adenoids. Doctors love to suggest in this case yo make tonsils and adenoids surgery, which is quite an easy to perform surgery, but I personally hate all kinds of surgeries and think that surgery should be chosen only after all the other options have been tried out.

      I could have suggested visiting http://snoringremediescenter.com/ - which is a fine resource for those who have snoring problem, however this web-site is not specialized on dealing with snoring in children so some of the snoring remedies which are reviewed there may just not be for children. However you may still try anti snoring pillow and aromatherapy aromas..

      I think there is no need of performing a sleep study. I also think that your child's health is not in danger. She can well start dealing with snoring after she has grown up. So do not worry. You can consult again your pediatrician about tonsils and adenoids.

      And again don't worry and do not read much about sleep apnea. It is well known that people who study at medical universities often think that they may be under the risk of all the diseases they read about, just because they read much about different kinds of diseases and the more they read about diseases and there symptoms the more parallels they make between their health condition and the diseases.

  8. QUESTION:
    Could someone please edit this for me? Keep in mind that I am not finished.?
    Fourteen years ago, I was born in Sherman, Texas in the WNJ hospital. I weighed seven pounds, three ounces, and I was twenty inches long. I was my parent’s first child, so they were absolutely thrilled. Within thirty minutes, I was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome which is a condition to which I couldn’t breathe in my sleep. I was asleep in the same hospital room as my mom and the nurse had turned off the volume of the breathing monitor so she could sleep. She woke up in the middle of the night and saw a red light flashing next to my crib, she pressed the call button and a nurse came rushing in. I was brought to the OR, and they shoved a stick down my throat to get out all of the mucus so I could breathe. After that, I had to stay in the hospital for weeks, until my body adjusted and I could breathe well in my sleep.
    sorry its in the software catagory, i dont know how it got there. my bad :)

    • ANSWER:
      This section is about Computer & Programming!
      .

  9. QUESTION:
    Orthogonathic surgery: How do I get my Health insurance to pay for it?
    My orthodontist and dentist feel that I need to get Othorgonathic surgery to fix my underbite. They want me to to get surgery to my upper and lower jaws. To be honest I agree with them. I cant close my mouth comfortably along with the fact that I grind my teeth at night and I am already developing minor TMJ issues. However it says this in the exlusions & limitations section of my benefits information
    Upper and Lower jaw bone surgery except as required for the direct treatment of accute traumatic injury or cancer Orthogonathic surgery, jaw alignment and treatment for the tempromandibular joint except atreatment of obstructive sleep apnea
    Services for the evaluation and treatment of tempromandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) whether the services are considered to be medical or dental in nature.
    Has anyone else run into this problem? Were you able to successfully appeal? if so how? By the way I'm over 19.

    Thanks I would like to be able to smile in pics. for a change!
    Traveling outside the country is not an option for me. For the surgery. Travel outside the US is ver cost prohibitive for me.

    • ANSWER:
      Call a very experienced oral maxillofacial surgeon. They are usually located in educational medical schools or consult a trauma hospitals....the folks that operate on gun shot wounds to the face....that is the surgeon you want doing this type of surgery....it is complicated. Call this type of surgeons private practice and ask who is in charge of billing...they usually know how different insurance cos work and how to go about getting coverage. I'd also make sure the doctor is not only a DDS (doctor of denistry), but also an MD (medical doc). Most really qualified oral maxillofacial doctors are...these guys are like artists or even more qualified than plastic surgeons.

  10. QUESTION:
    ResMed S9 AutoSet vs. Respironics REMstar Auto (PLEASE help)?
    I have moderate obstructive sleep disordered breathing with UARS and don't know which machine would be better for me: the ResMed S9 AutoSet or the Respironics REMstar Auto.

    Here is the data from my polysomnography:

    - AHI = 4 events per hour
    - Supine AHI = 3
    - REM AHI = 6.6
    - Obstructive apneas = 0
    - Central apneas = 0
    - Mixed apneas = 0
    - Apnea Index = 0
    - Central apnea index = 0
    - Mixed apnea index = 0
    - RDI = 26.5 events per hour
    - Total respiratory arousals = 165
    - Respiratory arousal index = 28.4
    - Total RERAs = 131
    - Rera = 22.6 per hour
    - Arousal index = 49.9
    - Arousals = 290
    - Average duration of apnea/hypopnea events = 33.8 seconds
    - Longest hypopnea = 54.9 seconds
    - Less than 1% of sleep was spent in oxygen saturations less than 90%

    Diagnosis: "Moderately severe obstructive sleep disordered breathing with evidence of upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) in a patient with snoring. There was exacerbation noted during REM stage sleep."

    I just did my CPAP titration study and don't have the results yet. But the technician told me that the highest pressure used was 10.

    Here is the issue: I was set on getting the ResMed S9 AutoSet because it seems to be in a league of its own with all the different features and the design. Unfortunately, it doesn't detect RERA's, and the Respironics REMstar Auto does.

    Given my profile, which would be more important, the design and features of the ResMed S9 AutoSet or the ability to detect RERA's with the Respironics REMstar Auto?

    I'm concerned that since I have UARs with RERAs, if I get the S9 AutoSet and start having events, it wont be able to detect them and I will have no idea what's going on in terms of duration and frequency when I look at the data reports.

    Here is what the ResMed S9 AutoSet detects and reports:

    - AHI
    - Pressure
    - Leak
    - Central Apnea Index (CAI)

    Here is what the Respironics REMstar Auto detects and reports:

    - AHI
    - FL (flow limitation)
    - RERA
    - snore
    - leak
    - CA (clear airway apnea)
    - OA (obstructed airway apnea)
    - HY (hypopnea)
    - PB (periodic breathing)

    I am totally new to all of this and have no idea if I'm over thinking this issue. However, if anybody can provide some insight as to which machine would be best for me I would greatly appreciate it. UARS has destroyed my life and I would really like to get it under control.

    Thank you in advance for your advice.

    • ANSWER:
      My honest opinions coming from someone who's been in the clinical department of a DME company for years...

      Why get an auto!? You just did a titration study which detects what your optimal pressure setting is. The doctor is not going to now order an auto adjusting machine.

      The UARS that you refer to are also hypopneas and MILLIONS of people have them, including my husband, and a standard CPAP treats them well. A hypopnea is a 50% or greater reduction in flow with vary amounts of oxygen desaturations. If the tech from the titration study feels 10cm is effective, it will treat your apnea.

      Based on the data you gave, your AHI is 0. That means that you had NO obstructive or central apneas or hypopneas is more than 4% drop in oxygen. Because your RDI (respiratory disturbance index) is elevated, that tells me that you have hypopneas with less than 4% drop in oxygen. You also indicated that you spend a minute amount of time below an acceptable oxygen level, if at all.

      If your insurance covers CPAP (as it might not because your AHI is 0 and some insurances don't recognize RDI), a standard CPAP is what you'll get from any DME company. My favorite (as well as the other clinicians in my entire company) are the ResMed machines. The Elite II is a great machine as well as the new S9. They will record compliance, leak, AHI... You honestly wont need all that other junk. The ResMed machines are user friendly and great for travel.

      An AHI of 4 indicates that you technically wouldn't have sleep apnea if the hypopneas with less than 3% desats weren't counted. So if you don't want to do CPAP, don't stress about it. Have another sleep study in 5-6 years or with weight gain...

      As for the simple answer... Res Med Elite II... If you are private paying for a machine, don't waste your money buying a machine with features you don't need (the auto adjusting mode) because you already paid someone to watch you and determine that stuff...

      Does that help? Make sense??? Contact me if it doesn't.

  11. QUESTION:
    HELP! I suffer obstructive sleep apnea syndrome which I am likely to stop breathing when I'm asleep, I may die?
    I suffer obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. This disease means you are likely to stop breathing unconsciously which you may die before you notice you are suffocated...
    The doctor told me it's a slight one and it doesn't matter if I make proper homecare.
    Anybody know about it?？？ I need information to find any health products or health tips to get me better. Any health periodicals or magazines or healthcare websites are beneficial to me. Million thanks to you!!!!!

    I need any healthcare periodicals or magazines or any other publications, any healthcare websites related with respiratory matters!!Please tell me right here, I pay my million thanks!!

    • ANSWER:
      go to ask. com and type i sleep apnea, and you should find something there. also try for a sleep study and see if you need what is called a c-pap

  12. QUESTION:
    Can someone please tell me what these sleep study results mean?
    Ok. Long story, I had a sleep study in November of Last year in which my doctor never talked to me about it. Well anyways I have the paperwork here with me and I have Mild Sleep Apnea, and it say's possibly hypoxemia. Let me tell u what my results say on my oxygen saturation:
    Initial oxygen saturation was 98% with the lowest saturation reached being 70%. The mean oxygen saturation during sleep study was 89.5%. During 38% study of the study, her oxygen saturation was greater than 90%, during 60.8% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 80-89%, and during 1.2% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 70-79%. Her sleep efficiency was severely reduced to 63.1% with a decrease in the amount of REM sleep to 11% of total sleep and no deep sleep was noted. Her sleep onset latency was prolonged to 127 minutes and her REM onset latency was prolonged to 210 minutes. Ambien 10 mg was taken. Her combined apneic and partial apneic index was very mildly elevated at 5.7 with an apneic index of 2.0 and partial index of 5.5 .The vast majority of the esisodes were obstructive in type with the longest partial apneic episode being 16 seconds and the mean length being 11 seconds. The total study time was 6.5 hours and the total sleep was 4 hours. No arrhythmias are noted, no periodic limb movements are present, and snoring was moderately loud, intermittent and present.

    His impression is Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and Hypoxemia

    His recommendation for my doctor is this: (my doctor has never talked to me about this or done anything about it): I recommend supplemental oxygen for sleep at a flow rate of 2 liters per nasal cannula. I would recommend an overnight oximetry on supplemntal oxygen in two to three weeks and hopefully note normalization of her oxygen saturation. I also recommend weight loss of 25 pounds. Lastly I recommend an otolaryngology evaluation as in a 30 year old patient a possible surgical approach would be indicated. I will obtaining the home equipment and followup care to dr. phillips. I am not sure why her oxygen saturation remains low other than being overweight, but if appropriate, a cardiac and pulmonary evaluation would be in order.

    Note by me the patient: I am having trouble breathing all the time and can't sleep even on sleeping pills because I can't breathe even worse when I lay down. Please let me know why my doctor hasn't gotten in contact with me about these results. His nurses told me I'm fine, but I'm not so sure, This was the stupid nurse who doesn't care about anyone.

    • ANSWER:
      Bottom line here is that the doc who examined you found that you are not getting enough oxygen when you are sleeping - your oxygen saturation is low enough to be a health risk. Oxygen saturation below 73% is very risky, and it looks like you dropped below this level for a very small percentage of the time, so your are just slightly below the borderline for high-risk. It looks like the doc recommends a four-prong-prong approach for treatment: (1) use an oxygen machine at night; (2) lose weight (excess weight makes it easier for the airway to become blocked); (3) make an appointment throat specialist to see about surgery to prevent blockage; and (4) see a cardio-pulmonary specialist to make sure that some type of heart problem is not contributing or causing the low oxygen saturation (instead of apnea alone).

      Your apnea is making your heart work over time, and if you are overweight, you have a moderate to high risk that the apnea will cause a heart attack with your levels of oxygen saturation. I have no idea why your doc hasn't contacted you - maybe they just lost track. If you are not using oxygen at night, you need to make an appointment with you doc to get an oxygen machine and possibly discuss the other docs you need to see. If you already have your oxygen machine, you could circumvent your doc and follow up with the throat and heart docs on your own (but finding the right specialist can be a little confusing).

  13. QUESTION:
    Can someone please tell me what these sleep study results mean?
    Ok. Long story, I had a sleep study in November of Last year in which my doctor never talked to me about it. Well anyways I have the paperwork here with me and I have Mild Sleep Apnea, and it say's possibly hypoxemia. Let me tell u what my results say on my oxygen saturation:
    Initial oxygen saturation was 98% with the lowest saturation reached being 70%. The mean oxygen saturation during sleep study was 89.5%. During 38% study of the study, her oxygen saturation was greater than 90%, during 60.8% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 80-89%, and during 1.2% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 70-79%. Her sleep efficiency was severely reduced to 63.1% with a decrease in the amount of REM sleep to 11% of total sleep and no deep sleep was noted. Her sleep onset latency was prolonged to 127 minutes and her REM onset latency was prolonged to 210 minutes. Ambien 10 mg was taken. Her combined apneic and partial apneic index was very mildly elevated at 5.7 with an apneic index of 2.0 and partial index of 5.5 .The vast majority of the esisodes were obstructive in type with the longest partial apneic episode being 16 seconds and the mean length being 11 seconds. The total study time was 6.5 hours and the total sleep was 4 hours. No arrhythmias are noted, no periodic limb movements are present, and snoring was moderately loud, intermittent and present.

    His impression is Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and Hypoxemia

    His recommendation for my doctor is this: (my doctor has never talked to me about this or done anything about it): I recommend supplemental oxygen for sleep at a flow rate of 2 liters per nasal cannula. I would recommend an overnight oximetry on supplemntal oxygen in two to three weeks and hopefully note normalization of her oxygen saturation. I also recommend weight loss of 25 pounds. Lastly I recommend an otolaryngology evaluation as in a 30 year old patient a possible surgical approach would be indicated. I will obtaining the home equipment and followup care to dr. phillips. I am not sure why her oxygen saturation remains low other than being overweight, but if appropriate, a cardiac and pulmonary evaluation would be in order.

    Note by me the patient: I am having trouble breathing all the time and can't sleep even on sleeping pills because I can't breathe even worse when I lay down. Please let me know why my doctor hasn't gotten in contact with me about these results. His nurses told me I'm fine, but I'm not so sure, This was the stupid nurse who doesn't care about anyone.

    • ANSWER:
      When you sleep, you have episodes where you quit breathing and your blood oxygen levels get pretty low, sometimes as low as 70%. As a result, your sleep isn't normal. The doctor suggests an oxygen machine and weight loss. He also wants your lungs and heart evaluated. You might need to have surgery to get rid of some of your flesh that's blocking your airway.

  14. QUESTION:
    Can someone please tell me what these sleep study results mean?
    Ok. Long story, I had a sleep study in November of Last year in which my doctor never talked to me about it. Well anyways I have the paperwork here with me and I have Mild Sleep Apnea, and it say's possibly hypoxemia. Let me tell u what my results say on my oxygen saturation:
    Initial oxygen saturation was 98% with the lowest saturation reached being 70%. The mean oxygen saturation during sleep study was 89.5%. During 38% study of the study, her oxygen saturation was greater than 90%, during 60.8% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 80-89%, and during 1.2% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 70-79%. Her sleep efficiency was severely reduced to 63.1% with a decrease in the amount of REM sleep to 11% of total sleep and no deep sleep was noted. Her sleep onset latency was prolonged to 127 minutes and her REM onset latency was prolonged to 210 minutes. Ambien 10 mg was taken. Her combined apneic and partial apneic index was very mildly elevated at 5.7 with an apneic index of 2.0 and partial index of 5.5 .The vast majority of the esisodes were obstructive in type with the longest partial apneic episode being 16 seconds and the mean length being 11 seconds. The total study time was 6.5 hours and the total sleep was 4 hours. No arrhythmias are noted, no periodic limb movements are present, and snoring was moderately loud, intermittent and present.

    His impression is Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and Hypoxemia

    His recommendation for my doctor is this: (my doctor has never talked to me about this or done anything about it): I recommend supplemental oxygen for sleep at a flow rate of 2 liters per nasal cannula. I would recommend an overnight oximetry on supplemntal oxygen in two to three weeks and hopefully note normalization of her oxygen saturation. I also recommend weight loss of 25 pounds. Lastly I recommend an otolaryngology evaluation as in a 30 year old patient a possible surgical approach would be indicated. I will obtaining the home equipment and followup care to dr. phillips. I am not sure why her oxygen saturation remains low other than being overweight, but if appropriate, a cardiac and pulmonary evaluation would be in order.

    Note by me the patient: I am having trouble breathing all the time and can't sleep even on sleeping pills because I can't breathe even worse when I lay down. Please let me know why my doctor hasn't gotten in contact with me about these results. His nurses told me I'm fine, but I'm not so sure, This was the stupid nurse who doesn't care about anyone.

    • ANSWER:
      It pisses me off that your own doctor has not mentioned those results to you. Are you sure he's seen them? Something should have been done last year! When I was having trouble breathing like you are it turned out to be congestive heart failure! Your doctor is negligent and should be replaced!


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