Sleep Apnea 4: Test Results

I’m 23 years old and I had a sleep study done and found out that in the 3 hour and half hours of sleep i got in the first test I had 367 sleep disturbances vast majority apneas and lesser hypopnea. after informing my family of the test results I found out the my grandfather who past away about 5 years ago now was listed as Complications due to sleep apnea. I was scared to death. I wwent back for the cpap fitting and slept better than i have in atleast 3 years.

Good luck with your test. Getting the cpap machine has completely changed (perhaps saved) my life.

Thank you Phil for such an informative video. My daughter had sleep apnea when she was 3! I sometimes couldnt sleep at night listening to her Stop breathing and then gasping for air while she was sleeping. It is a very scary thing! Hers was dur to extremely large adnoids and tonsils. I know with this video that you made WILL help alot of people or at least make them think about getting themselves checked. God Bless and take care.

Making the videos helped me to get through it. The YT community has been very supportive.

Tony, it makes a huge difference. I have energy, feel better and don’t fall asleep at my desk anymore. I can watch movies, read, listen to music, which I couldn’t do before without falling asleep. And I can tell that my baseline health is improving. I put if off until my heart was stopping. It could have been too late.

I made a comment earlier and it didn’t seem to take. What I said was… You and your colleagues are doing great work. You make peoples lives a lot better and surely you save a few along the way. If I had continued on, I think I would have died from it. Thank you.

Phill I am going to be that one to get help because of your videos. I made a Dr appt today to get my sleep lab test set up. I just have not wanted to face it but all I want to do is sleep and I am so tired even when I wake up. Your videos have help me to realize that I need to get help. Thank you so much!

One week plus and all is still good.

I work in a sleep lab and I’m enthralled by your videos! You have such an excellent grasp of the meaning of your results. Amazing. Since you weren’t sure: MA is Mixed Apnea and CH would be Central Hypopnea. Mixed apnea is where the pause in breathing begins as central (no effort to breathe seen in chest or abdomen belts & no airflow) and changes to obstructive (effort in belts, but no airflow) part way through. Obstructive issues are generally more common than central or mixed.

Thanks for your support. I have been given a real opportunity here. I hope I use it well.

I don’t know how I got along without it. He may have had the wrong type of machine or mask or it wasn’t adjusted properly. He should stick with it. It can save his life.

I have become pretty good at objectifying my health issues. I have no “white coat” syndrome, but sometimes fear is a good motivator.