Apologies, the time limit for the edit button was passed before I was able to formulate my post / resize my images down. Now for the full information and background.
Tl;dr: I have been on CPAP therapy for 2 months now with my nightly AHIs ranging from 5 to 11. I am still suffering from excessive daytime sleepiness / fatigue, sleeping anywhere from 14 to 20 hours a day – I only have a clear head for 2-6 hours on an ideal day. Therefore, I would love to get some advice on fixing this problem if possible.
Now for more background information: I am a graduate student with a normal BMI and with no known risk factors for OSA. I have had ESD for about 3 years now and have gone/referred to many doctors (note:
not sleep doctors) with no luck in figuring anything out. 2.5 months ago I finally was referred to a sleep doctor, took an at home sleep test, and with diagnosed with OSA with an AHI of 14. I started the CPAP therapy 2 months ago and try to wear it for at least 6+ hours a day. Unfortunately, I feel no improvements. My sleep doctor has stated that an AHI below 10 is good, but I am having doubts after doing research on this forum and others websites/papers. I was also recommended to take caffeine pills which have unfortunately not helped, I still sometimes fall asleep soon after taking them. I still have a month and a half until my next appointment, which unfortunately takes place after some upcoming time critical events. I would love to get this solved as soon as possible for it is seriously affecting my ability to do research, classes, and PhD application preparation.
Please let me know if I need to upload any more images / make changes to this post. I uploaded images of OSCAR data from the past 3 days. Thank you so much for the help!
