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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on April 29, 2009 at 4:06am

I am kind of confused. You had 60 events total or your AHI was 60?

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Permalink Reply by Lori deutsch on April 29, 2009 at 2:42pm

I went to the cardiologist this am he said I had 60 events per hour he said I had one per minute they did a ekg and set me up for echo and stress test with thalium in addition waiting for a call from medical supply house for apap titration unit . I am going with the flow... Does humidified air and Oxygen come with this. Also is this test so severe I should be skeptical to sleep until machine arrives. I had no clue I had this I thought it was attributed to the Malformation of the brain I had.. Thanks for all the feedback looking forward to the expertise of the fellow apnea friends lori

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Permalink Reply by Mike on April 29, 2009 at 2:51pm

Lori, great to have you aboard. You'll find a lot of helpful people and information here. So from what I can tell you have an AHI of 60, which means, on average when you sleep, you stop breathing/have trouble breathing 60 times an hour. that's severe sleep apnea, and will almost certainly lead to heart and other problems if left untreated. that's the bad news. the good news is that it's 100% treatable if you use the machine your doctor is prescribing for you. it should come with humidified air, but your doctor's prescription needs to specify humidification -- so check on that and make sure. you'll want humidification. no, it doesn't come with oxygen. that's something separate. and no, you shouldn't be afraid to go to sleep until your machine arrives. keep asking questions! we're happy to help!

Lori deutsch said:

I went to the cardiologist this am he said I had 60 events per hour he said I had one per minute they did a ekg and set me up for echo and stress test with thalium in addition waiting for a call from medical supply house for apap titration unit . I am going with the flow... Does humidified air and Oxygen come with this. Also is this test so severe I should be skeptical to sleep until machine arrives. I had no clue I had this I thought it was attributed to the Malformation of the brain I had.. Thanks for all the feedback looking forward to the expertise of the fellow apnea friends lori

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Permalink Reply by Judy on April 29, 2009 at 3:43pm

You MIGHT find it somewhat more restful and less worrisome if you sleep in a recliner until your titration study. Sleeping somewhat elevated as in a recliner will most likely reduce your apnea events.

You mention a malformation of the brain. You might be in line for one of the more sophisticated xPAPs rather than "just" a CPAP. The Resmed Adapt SV was developed for those having Central Apneas, Mixed Apneas and Cheyne-Stokes Syndrome and may well be the recommended device for you. This is just as assumption on my part and I'm "just" a patient, not a medical professional.

Now is a good time to start educating yourself about xPAP therapy.

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Permalink Reply by Lori deutsch on May 5, 2009 at 12:58am

Hi judy I have done some research and found out good information I will get the machine tomorrow not sure yet what but I live in rural area of the florida keys and only one provider for the whole 135 mile stretch I will definately inquire on the proper machine I will email back looking forward to sleeping better hopefully no more all nighters from insomnia... Nurse lori

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Permalink Reply by Judy on May 5, 2009 at 7:48am

Good luck, Lori!! We'll be watching for your update!

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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on May 5, 2009 at 7:51am

Good luck Lori.

I know how it is as far as having many options in rural areas. I live in Mid-Missouri and we are limited on resources many times unless you want to drive a distance.

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