I finally got my sleep apnea study results. Not what I was hoping for, but not a final decision yet either. I was told I have the signs and symptoms of a sleep disorder. I have upper respiratory distress that seems to keep me from staying in REM sleep and causes me to keep going back into stage 1 sleep. I didn't sleep long enough in REM sleep for them to gather enough information, but as of now they are ruling out sleep apnea. They suggested I do a re-test and use a sleep aid so ey can gather more data. I'm scheduled to do it this Saturday.

I am a little confused, how is it I have some repiratory distress that is causing me to wake, but it's not sleep apnea? They also said when I was asleep I snored about 54% of the time. I hope the second test goes better, without this diagnosis The insurance will not cover the procedure.

Anyone else had any similar results?

I finally got my sleep apnea study results. Not what I was hoping for, but not a final decision yet either. I was told I have the signs and symptoms of a sleep disorder. I have upper respiratory distress that seems to keep me from staying in REM sleep and causes me to keep going back into stage 1 sleep. I didn't sleep long enough in REM sleep for them to gather enough information, but as of now they are ruling out sleep apnea. They suggested I do a re-test and use a sleep aid so ey can gather more data. I'm scheduled to do it this Saturday.

I am a little confused, how is it I have some respiratory distress that is causing me to wake, but it's not sleep apnea? They also said when I was asleep I snored about 54% of the time. I hope the second test goes better, without this diagnosis The insurance will not cover the procedure.

Anyone else had any similar results?

Hi. I am a respiratory therapist and use a CPAP . I have 2 issues 1. Upper airway resistance syndrome and 2. Hypopnea. Upper airway resistance is having areas in your upper airway like the nasal cavities, tonsils etc collapse and obstruct your airway causing you to wake up or have arousals. My first study I had 6 arousals per minute !!!! No wonder I was so tired. I did not actually have apnea either but the CPAP really helped by keeping the airway open. I had a new study ( the first was 12 years ago) and have developed hypopnea which is a breathing pattern with shallower and shallower breaths until you pause the take in a big breath. Which of course also wakes you up. Ask questions of your sleep Dr until you fully understand your condition.! Good luck

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Hi. I am a respiratory therapist and use a CPAP . I have 2 issues 1. Upper airway resistance syndrome and 2. Hypopnea. Upper airway resistance is having areas in your upper airway like the nasal cavities, tonsils etc collapse and obstruct your airway causing you to wake up or have arousals. My first study I had 6 arousals per minute !!!! No wonder I was so tired. I did not actually have apnea either but the CPAP really helped by keeping the airway open. I had a new study ( the first was 12 years ago) and have developed hypopnea which is a breathing pattern with shallower and shallower breaths until you pause the take in a big breath. Which of course also wakes you up. Ask questions of your sleep Dr until you fully understand your condition.! Good luck

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Thanks for the clarification. That makes more sense. Even though it is not sleep apnea, does it still count as a co-morbidity? I am awaiting the results of the re-test. Hopefully I will get a better answer next week.

I think it does, because the obstruction part is often caused by excess weight. I also beleive that your sleep Dr will know how to word the report and letter of recomendation to make it count. I am in the same boat as you are, I meet with my surgeon in 2 weeks to find out what all I have to do. Good luck!

I think it does, because the obstruction part is often caused by excess weight. I also beleive that your sleep Dr will know how to word the report and letter of recomendation to make it count. I am in the same boat as you are, I meet with my surgeon in 2 weeks to find out what all I have to do. Good luck!

Your post was so long ago but worth a shot to ask anyways... This is my exact diagnosis! UARS w/ hypopnea. Did your insurance except it as a comorbidity?

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I hope it works out for you. I have sleep apnea but my wouldn't pay for any of it! In Canada only the gastric bypass is covered. Where do you live?

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