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Suggest Treatment For Sleep Apnea

hi I have taken the sleep apnea test I think it is a bunch bull you do not sleep like that ever and all those wires cant tell me I am not sleeping right I have been sleeping 80yr the same way they tell me I have sever sleep apnea tha my oxygen is 70 I know that is not true because I take when I wake up to go to the bathroom it runs 94 - 96 I just cant along with this sleep apnea Bob
Tue, 18 Dec 2018
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Hi,

Sleep apnea is diagnosed quite accurately by the sleep studies. In fact, it's diagnosed if you snore a lot during sleep and suddenly get up short of breath or suffocate during sleep.

Then we do all this sleep study which checks the oxygen saturation drops during sleep.

The fact that you say that's your saturation is 96 when you go to washroom does not rule out sleep apnea because in sleep apnea the saturation becomes normal as you get up from sleep.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Mahboob Ur Rahman , General & Family Physician
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Suggest Treatment For Sleep Apnea

Hi, Sleep apnea is diagnosed quite accurately by the sleep studies. In fact, it s diagnosed if you snore a lot during sleep and suddenly get up short of breath or suffocate during sleep. Then we do all this sleep study which checks the oxygen saturation drops during sleep. The fact that you say that s your saturation is 96 when you go to washroom does not rule out sleep apnea because in sleep apnea the saturation becomes normal as you get up from sleep. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Mahboob Ur Rahman , General & Family Physician