Re:Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker
by URSpider94 on Sunday November 18, 2018 @01:12AM
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No.
For the sleep study, you need a chest band, a nasal cannula, and a pulse ox.
They need to know how much/how deeply you are breathing, and correlate that with your oximetry. The main thing they are looking for is central apnea, where your body stops trying to breathe. PAP doesn’t fix central apnea, because it’s not obstructive, and in fact it can CAUSE it, especially in people who have had obstructive apnea or pulmonary disease for a long time.
You almost certainly need to see a sleep doctor to get a prescription.
For the sleep study, you need a chest band, a nasal cannula, and a pulse ox.
They need to know how much/how deeply you are breathing, and correlate that with your oximetry. The main thing they are looking for is central apnea, where your body stops trying to breathe. PAP doesn’t fix central apnea, because it’s not obstructive, and in fact it can CAUSE it, especially in people who have had obstructive apnea or pulmonary disease for a long time.
You almost certainly need to see a sleep doctor to get a prescription.