07-18-2022, 09:56 AM
Consistent Clear Airways
TL/DR: Seeing an average of 5.5 Clear airway events for over a month. Sometimes averaging as high as 10 per hour, some as long as 30 seconds. Given my provided data, are there changes I can make to reduce this? Next meeting with sleep doctor is in late August. I'm using stock settings from my doctor, and a full face mask (I was using a nasal pillow but it was causing my nose and lip skin to crack and bleed).
Story:
Hi all, I'm new here! I'm 34 yo male with symptoms for about ~5 years. Symptoms started as daytime fatigue, weight gain (30lbs in that 5 year time, considering a significant atrophy of muscle), vision loss (very slight nystagmus), cognitive issues (poor memory, slurred speech, and overall difficulty concentrating), increased heart rate and declining physical performance. I sleep around 9-10 hours a day, more on the weekend if I can fit a nap in. I have no difficulty sleeping, I am generally so tired I feel like I can sleep anywhere, anytime; of course when I wake up I feel like I haven't slept at all. Have seen every kind of doctor under the sun. Had brain MRI's revealing a pituitary adenoma, and primary immune deficiency disorder. I never considered sleep apnea a possibility as I was under the impression it was something caused by being obese, or generally something that older people experienced.
I'm 5'6" inches, and prior to symptoms weighed around 127 pounds. Am normally very active, and prior to symptoms getting bad was a half-iron distance triathlete. Always tried to eat well and perform physically. A colleague mentioned sleep apnea, got an at home test from a sleep doctor and found positive for moderate OSA, oxygen ~89, AHI ~22. This finally felt like I had some answers.
I've been using an AirSense 11 for one and a half months. I felt significantly better for about the first week, then a pretty dramatic return to baseline. On average I see around 1.5 OSA per night, and between 6 and 10 CSA per night, for as long as 30 seconds. They seem pretty scattered throughout the night and not localized to any time. I'm new to the machine and just looking for some experience to gauge if I should be looking for treatment for the CSAs. With the pituitary adenoma, I'm worried there might be an endocrine or thyroid issue underneath that might be exposing itself, or if this is just Therapy Emergent CSA and will just resolve on its own. Unfortunately the trend seems to be somewhat stable, with some dips, but ultimately events are slowly increasing.
I've been using OSCAR for the last 7 days. I use my machine every night, for the full duration of sleep. The attachment is a pretty accurate average night for me.
Any help is greatly appreciated, and let me know if there's more information I can provide.
Story:
Hi all, I'm new here! I'm 34 yo male with symptoms for about ~5 years. Symptoms started as daytime fatigue, weight gain (30lbs in that 5 year time, considering a significant atrophy of muscle), vision loss (very slight nystagmus), cognitive issues (poor memory, slurred speech, and overall difficulty concentrating), increased heart rate and declining physical performance. I sleep around 9-10 hours a day, more on the weekend if I can fit a nap in. I have no difficulty sleeping, I am generally so tired I feel like I can sleep anywhere, anytime; of course when I wake up I feel like I haven't slept at all. Have seen every kind of doctor under the sun. Had brain MRI's revealing a pituitary adenoma, and primary immune deficiency disorder. I never considered sleep apnea a possibility as I was under the impression it was something caused by being obese, or generally something that older people experienced.
I'm 5'6" inches, and prior to symptoms weighed around 127 pounds. Am normally very active, and prior to symptoms getting bad was a half-iron distance triathlete. Always tried to eat well and perform physically. A colleague mentioned sleep apnea, got an at home test from a sleep doctor and found positive for moderate OSA, oxygen ~89, AHI ~22. This finally felt like I had some answers.
I've been using an AirSense 11 for one and a half months. I felt significantly better for about the first week, then a pretty dramatic return to baseline. On average I see around 1.5 OSA per night, and between 6 and 10 CSA per night, for as long as 30 seconds. They seem pretty scattered throughout the night and not localized to any time. I'm new to the machine and just looking for some experience to gauge if I should be looking for treatment for the CSAs. With the pituitary adenoma, I'm worried there might be an endocrine or thyroid issue underneath that might be exposing itself, or if this is just Therapy Emergent CSA and will just resolve on its own. Unfortunately the trend seems to be somewhat stable, with some dips, but ultimately events are slowly increasing.
I've been using OSCAR for the last 7 days. I use my machine every night, for the full duration of sleep. The attachment is a pretty accurate average night for me.
Any help is greatly appreciated, and let me know if there's more information I can provide.
