AT's Therapy Analysis

[Pawpri]

Yea he smokes, drinks soda, energy drinks, and coffee, and has an anxiety disorder.

I was worried he was having trouble breathing or something

[Pawpri]

I don't have any physical results from the sleep tests. They just told me on the phone what his ahi was

[Pawpri]

Both would be great, try to get the flow rate images so they are a little large than this

hows this?

   
   
   

[icipher]

Yea he smokes, drinks soda, energy drinks, and coffee, and has an anxiety disorder.

I was worried he was having trouble breathing or something

Why someone with an anxiety disorder would smoke and drink energy drinks is insane to me. 

Sounds like his sympathetic nervous system might be in overdrive.

[Pawpri]

Why someone with an anxiety disorder would smoke and drink energy drinks is insane to me. 

Sounds like his sympathetic nervous system might be in overdrive.

Yeaaaaa he's not very smart lol. I am trying to help him. He doesn't get good sleep because of the sleep apnea which is why he drinks energy drinks.

[PeaceLoveAndPizza]

Sleep hygiene is something we do not discuss nearly enough. Here is a brief checklist from Harvard Medical school with sage advise.

https://sdlab.fas.harvard.edu/files/sdla...weekly.pdf

[Old Steve]

The bottom chart you posted would be the best one to use we really don't need all the apnea areas, just looking for the flow, but you must get it at least as large as the sample I sent you to tell much of anything about it.  You should call the sleep doctor and demand a copy of his sleep test, there is a lot more to them than just his AHI.  

[Old Steve]

I forgot to mention that last nights charts are showing positional apneas again...

[Pawpri]

Yea I noticed the positional apneas. He must've moved onto his back. I'll try to get the bigger graph and the sleep test

[UnicornRider]

I agree with PL&P, everything we can do towards good sleep hygiene, lessens the demand we place on a *PAP  Device to compensate for. 

Now anyone who has not violated the "Consistent Early Bed Time Rule" can commence to flog me with their pillow now. For I am guilty.