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sleep apnea diagnosis - hantanman - 04-15-2018
[attachment=5355]I purchased a o2 sensor on amazon with usb hookup to computer. atattached is a summary report of results.
Can someone please tell me what they mean. I seem to be tired all the time. Did a sleep study five years ago was hooked up to a bunch of electrodes was a nightmare Couldn't fall asleep. So I tried this little test by myself. Ijust need a little help interpreting the results and if I would benefit from a Cpap Machine.I use mandibular advancement device seems to help with snoring but apparently not enough as I still feel tired. Thanks
RE: sleep apnea diagnosis - cate1898 - 04-15-2018
Welcome to the group hantanman! Glad you found us. I'm sure someone with knowledge about the O2 sensor will chime in in due time.
The sleep study test is not fun, but glad it's over and hopefully you will soon get your xpap machine and be working towards better health!
RE: sleep apnea diagnosis - Walla Walla - 04-15-2018
For the most part your O2 level is fine. You do have some dips down below 88% on the chart. Weather this is due to apneas or loose connections during recording it's hard to say without cpap data to crosscheck with. There are sleep study kits you can order on the internet for a couple of hundred dollars. That's probably the cheapest and sure way to find out.
RE: sleep apnea diagnosis - hantanman - 04-15-2018
Assuming they were apneas would that warrant a cpap machine?
Thank you
RE: sleep apnea diagnosis - Walla Walla - 04-15-2018
Assuming that apnea was the problem I'd say yes. However what machine you would need for what type of apnea is still unknown without testing unless you can borrow a cpap to do a self test with. Than you might be able to tell.