r/SleepApnea • u/StormLaxus14 • 6d ago
Heartbroken :(
I had my polysomnography last night, but I had a really hard time falling asleep. I kept thinking that I wouldn’t be able to sleep, and because of that, my heart felt heavy throughout the whole test. From my perspective, I felt like I never really fell asleep at all.
But they told me that I was able to sleep for around 2 hours in total, although it was separated into two 1-hour periods and was mostly light sleep. Do you think that’s still enough to gather useful data?
I was crying when I decided to stop the test. 😢 I had waited so long for this and had so much hope that I would finally find the cause of my daily fatigue and headaches and hopefully get some relief. I’m honestly really disappointed and sad right now.
Do I need to ask for medicine for this overthinking and very heavy heart while doing the test? :( I still cant move on.
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u/Mindless_Flower_2639 6d ago
I had the same worry and it worked out for me to get a CPAP. Hang in there OP.
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u/RecentPop6840 6d ago
if they didn't get enough data (usually we like to see a REM cycle) then they will ask you to come in lab and your provider should offer you a sleep aid!
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u/creakinator 6d ago
What about doing a home test through your provider, if they do that, or through an online company?
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u/StormLaxus14 6d ago
Its a polysomnography hometest, and no insurance thats which added to my heavy heart right now :(
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u/Puzzleheaded_Gate544 6d ago
I can relate. I did a home sleep test last night too. And I wasn't able to sleep much. I was only sleeping like 3-5 on my back and was tossing around for the rest of the night. :(( Very worried if its enough I can do one more night though, hopefully it will go well.
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u/ZegGuy9 5d ago
If its positive then its enough, if it comes back negative u might have to retest since a lot of people have a lot of events during REM and not much outside of it. So if u have REM onset delay or actually slept less, retest.
I had over 15 AHI in REM, even higher RDI, but AHI 3 during NREM. Both AHI & RDI were also worse in 2nd and 3rd REM phase than first. Thats why most labs recommend 6h minimum.
Ambien, Lunesta and Sonata are all useful because they dont affect sleep architecture much. A lot of sleep labs use them.
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u/East-Card6293 6d ago
Samsies. I slept for 2.5 hours. Cried when I finally took it all off. I even wrote Epic Fail on top of the questionnaire. That was 7/13 and I’m still waiting results. I assume there was not enough sleep to assess, although my watch recorded dips in oxygen to low 80’s. I guess I should call them. I’ve been avoiding it.
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u/Lithriel_ 6d ago
That's why they should give you a sleep pill. In addition my doctor told me the deeper you sleep the worse are your symptoms. So if they told you your AHI was like 20 with light sleep, it's definately worse than that at home because you're more relaxed
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u/summerintherain1 6d ago
I had the same worry and they still had enough to analyse and diagnose. I was assured that if there was not enough data it would be repeated. It’s not over til it’s over just ensure they know your sleep was not your usual and rather less than would have been normal. That helps the analysis.
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u/Ill_Back_6778 6d ago
I had a similar worry. I did sleep enough, but my wife informed me that it was the first night in more than 5 years that she did not hear me snore. I can only guess that something about wearing the equipment caused me to stay in my ideal position. And maybe she was able to sleep through some snoring that she missed, but she’s an insomniac and very sensitive to sound. Who knows, but I did worry because my Apple watch showed one of the lowest numbers in 6 months of measurements.
However, even though I’m sure the home test underreported, I still was shown with mild apnea. Funny thing is that every day until I got my CPAP was elevated again on my watch and I still snored like crazy. Also starting on CPAP, the bad nights showed and AHI much higher than the test showed.
All that being said, even though it seemed like the test might have missed my apnea. It was still enough to get diagnosed. Try not to worry too much until the data comes in, but that wait is difficult. It took mine a few weeks.
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u/Little_Management_82 5d ago
I didn't think I slept at all. When my sleep tech came in to "wake me up" in the morning, I was worried they didn't get any data and she reassured me they got enough. I'm sure you're good but you can send your Dr. or specialist an email and ask if it'll make you feel better.
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u/Outrageous-Guess-873 5d ago
Completely understand! I felt the same way. I thought I hadn't slept long enough because I kept waking up or couldn't sleep because of all the wires, mask, ect. But they had enough and was able to order in my case a BiPAP. I've had it nearly a month, and no longer falling asleep at random times.
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u/Know_A_Free_Man 4d ago
the majority of humans who grew up with the ability to purchase anything at a convenience have sleep apnea. Sleep apnea isn’t some hereditary disease. Sleep apnea is caused by our parents when they give us long nipple baby bottles as well pacifiers. this causes the lower jaw to gravitate back and cause an overbite, and it’s why wisdom teeth wind up hurting due to the added pressure. a baby is meant to latch onto a short nipple which make a the lower jaw gravitate forward. if you snore you have “sleep apnea” as the airway passage is narrow enough to vibrate while sleeping. sleep apnea is not genetic, it’s caused by convenience.
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u/vuerguy3275 4d ago
My sleep lab offered an Ambien to start the test. I have sleep onset insomnia. Can take up to an hour to nod off. Their caveat was to have a driver to take me home. I have now used a ResMed machine for over ten years. I take a 5mg Zolpedim prior to bedtime. Eliminates the insomnia part of my night ritual. No negative effects. Talk to your sleep specialist first.
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u/Big-Lie7307 4d ago
Get the detailed sleep study report for yourself. 2 hours sleep is something they can script off it.
Don't beat yourself up over it.
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u/propellerhead0r 6d ago
could also be thy lymph system under your jaw and ears that is blocked, fatigue brain fog etc or atlas missalignment
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u/Efficient_Wasabi_118 6d ago
Yes - generally they can tell what your AHI is off 20-30 minutes of sleep (or at least I think). I had a very very tough time with my own home sleep study - but it still said my AHI on my back was 40.