What were your sleep apnea results?

[chamomilelavender 19]

I'm just wondering what was everyone's results were from their sleep apnea test.

I had the worst experience for that department, but to make a long story short, the last requirement on my checklist was the sleep apnea. I did the at home test and when I brought it back, the employee told me I was a 5 and did not have sleep apnea. Then I had to make an appointment with the pulmonary doctor and she told me I do have sleep apnea. So now I need to wait 7-10 days for the machine, use it for 2 weeks, make the appointment with the doctor.. so is 5 negative or positive?

[VSGnewguy 164]

I'm not sure about the scoring system, but maybe that was how many times you woke up not breathing in an hour. I was told I have mild obstructive sleep apnea and I woke up 17 times an hour during my overnight sleep study. I've ready of people with much higher numbers than mine.

[abefroman329 704]

I was diagnosed with (severe) sleep apnea in 2011, so I didn’t need to have the test prior to surgery, they already knew the answer to that question. Back then the only option for a sleep study was to go to a facility, no at-home studies.

I don’t remember how many arousals I had. A lot. I think 5 is the average number of arousals per hour.

[Myaiku_Kuraitani 245]

I was told I didn't have sleep apnea. I think my score was lower. I have a history of sleep apnea though but I did my study at one of them places hooked up to this and that, they recorded me and told me I'd have my results sent to the hospital in 7-10 business days and that they'd call me with the results... But I ended up calling them because I eventually got tired of waiting on them.

They didn't give me a machine because they said I didn't need one. I'm not sure how their scoring system works either but I guess the lower the score, the better.

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3 minutes ago, Myaiku_Kuraitani said:

I I'm not sure how their scoring system works either but I guess the lower the score, the better.

The lower the score the better is correct. At a score of 5, I'd highly doubt they would recommend a CPAP.

[ValCox 1]

I work for a doctor & he’s the medical director for a sleep lab. You have to have 10 apneas per hour to be officially diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. I had 9, but my surgeon told me that if I don’t use the CPAP, then I’d have to sign a waiver absolving them from blame if I die of apnea during surgery. So, obviously, I’m going to try to use the machine. Hopefully, after I lose weight, I can send it back.

[Mhy12784 423]

5 or more is sleep apnea. 5 is literally the lowest you can get and be diagnosed with sleep apnea, but it's so minor that they usually don't treat you unless you're symptomatic, and if they do treat you it's often with like a mouth piece or something minor.

Someone with full blown sleep apnea will likely have an AHI of like 40-200

And for bariatric purposes most insurance companies require sleep apnea to be severe to count as a comorbidity

[Mhy12784 423]

23 hours ago, ValCox said:

I work for a doctor & he’s the medical director for a sleep lab. You have to have 10 apneas per hour to be officially diagnosed with Obstructive sleep Apnea. I had 9, but my surgeon told me that if I don’t use the CPAP, then I’d have to sign a waiver absolving them from blame if I die of apnea during surgery. So, obviously, I’m going to try to use the Machhine. Hopefully, after I lose weight, I can send it back.

It's 5 not 10. And you're intubated during surgery, so a machine literally breathes for you, cpap is NEVER used during surgery with general anesthesia . Maybe they want you to sign a waiver for post op, and at least in the United States no way would a waiver absolve a surgeon from a patients death during elective surgery.

[ValCox 1]

Interesting. The sleep lab that we’re the medical directors for and all of the others we use, use a benchmark of 10 to diagnose OSA. I’ve worked with sleep medicine for 20 years and it’s always been 10. (Pittsburgh, PA) Weird that it’s different where you are.

[brijo83 8]

I have mild sleep apnea. Not sure what my number was, but I ended up with a mouth piece that I have to wear to bed. i hate that thing!

[AML32 4]

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[AML32 4]

I am a registered sleep technologist & an AHI of 5 or greater is considered positive for sleep apnea. That is an AASM guideline & does not differ from state to state. Medical directors can use their own guidelines. My guess is they are using RDI & not AHI.

[angyplus5 470]

ok guys I have a question... I was told that I do not have sleep apnea but my O2 saturation was low during sleep. Has anyone had this? My PCP will not clear me until I see a pulmonary doctor which my appointment is tomorrow.

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[briae13 46]

I had less than 8 apneas and only on my back so I was told I do have sleep apnea but it's so mild I wouldn't need a cpap (they also believed it would undoubtedly resolve itself postop). So I was cleared and would not need a cpap for surgery.

Maybe the number of apneas depends of doctor or state?

[Mhy12784 423]

4 hours ago, angyplus5 said:

ok guys I have a question... I was told that I do not have sleep apnea but my O2 saturation was low during sleep. Has anyone had this? My PCP will not clear me until I see a pulmonary doctor which my appointment is tomorrow.

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Depends if the o2 was truly real (and not error) and how low it got. Low 90s high 80s eh

If it hit the 60s/70s somethings clearly wrong