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Hi All
I am going for a Sleep Study this Thursday; the data from my original sleep study done 2/09 has been lost. So I have asked that this sleep study be done 1/2 without my BiPaP so I'll have some baseline data, and the the second 1/2 with my BiPaP machine.
My goal is to move to a more advanced DME with auto adjusting and data gathering capabilities.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I should approach this second study?
Thanks for your help, Tom
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Permalink Reply by Rooster on
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My preferences would be to do the entire night using the machine. This gives the technician more time to get the titration right and all parts of the night would be included in the titration.
Baseline data, IMO, is worthless once you know the type of sleep apnea you have and that the RDI is greater than say 10 or so. You often hear people quoting their AHIs. What does it matter if you know you have a condition that will destroy your health and you are committed to use CPAP to treat it?
What matters is getting the titration right so that you will never experience "baseline" again.
So I would relax, let the technician control the process, and take all night to get the titration right.
On my page there is a list of questions for newbies but some of them may also apply to you. These are questions to ask the doc after he has the results of your titration study.
BTW, I bet your doc's office still has the results of your 2009 study - they just don't want to spend the time looking for it.
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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I would not say that knowing the baseline is worthless, but I do agree with Rooster on this. If you can get a full nights titration it would benefit both you and the tech.
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Permalink Reply by Tom Cannon on
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Hi Roster and Rock
Thank you for your replies. Every day I learn more form Sleep Guide members like you. One of the reasons for doing a second sleep study is that the data from my original study has been lost; therefore I don't know my type of apnea so I really want some baseline info. Regarding titration I'm leaning towards a ResMed autotitration type of CPAP. How do you think autotitration differs from the titration that is done in a sleep study?
And regarding the sleep study everything is on hold as my healthcare provider, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has said they will not pay for it as it is an elective study. I would agree if I had the data from my original sleep study. So the fight is on, stay tuned...
Best, Tom
Rooster said:My preferences would be to do the entire night using the machine. This gives the technician more time to get the titration right and all parts of the night would be included in the titration.
Baseline data, IMO, is worthless once you know the type of sleep apnea you have and that the RDI is greater than say 10 or so. You often hear people quoting their AHIs. What does it matter if you know you have a condition that will destroy your health and you are committed to use CPAP to treat it?
What matters is getting the titration right so that you will never experience "baseline" again.
So I would relax, let the technician control the process, and take all night to get the titration right.
On my page there is a list of questions for newbies but some of them may also apply to you. These are questions to ask the doc after he has the results of your titration study.
BTW, I bet your doc's office still has the results of your 2009 study - they just don't want to spend the time looking for it.
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