Expect to be ready to go to sleep at 9 PM. They'll be done with you at 5 AM. I was not prepared for this - I'm a night owl.
You'll get a lot of wires attached to monitor respiration, pulse, brainwaves etc.
You start out without the CPAP to get a baseline.
After they wake you up in the middle of the night and attach you to the CPAP expect the best sleep you've had in years. I was really disappointed I couldn't take the CPAP home with me, it made a huge difference. I use the mask that covers the nose and mouth and had no problems adapting to it.
You'll get a lot of wires attached to monitor respiration, pulse, brainwaves etc.
You start out without the CPAP to get a baseline.
After they wake you up in the middle of the night and attach you to the CPAP expect the best sleep you've had in years. I was really disappointed I couldn't take the CPAP home with me, it made a huge difference. I use the mask that covers the nose and mouth and had no problems adapting to it.
You can expect that you WILL be prescribed a CPAP if you need it or not. Everybody I ever met that has taken a sleep study has been. Some had no trouble sleeping at all or had no problems breathing as they slept.
You may, or may not have trouble sleeping with the gear on. My wife wears hers several nights in a row then has to go a few without. She sleeps deeper without it but will sometimes wake up from not breathing enough.
You may, or may not have trouble sleeping with the gear on. My wife wears hers several nights in a row then has to go a few without. She sleeps deeper without it but will sometimes wake up from not breathing enough.
I didn’t sleep worth a darn when I did mine. New place, bad bed, wires all over the place. I DO like my CPAP though. If I fall sleep and forget to put it on, it takes a day or so to feel like I’m back to normal. That extra oxygen getting to the brain makes a difference
You will, more than likely, be glad you did it. It will take a little to get used to it, but you will be happy with the improvement it gives you.
As many have said, it is not a comfortable process. I also feel it is not a required process. If you have the symptoms of apnea, heavy snoring, pauses in breathing while sleeping, etc, my recommendation is to check on craigslist for an automatic cpap. You can usually find an almost brand new one for 300 or less. Go on youtube for instructions on how to change the pressure level and set is wide open. There is no risk to using a cpap, and the process of getting one officially is insanely expensive. I used the process I described above for my first cpap. I later looked into getting a sleep study, it was going to be almost 5k out of pocket. I said no thanks and continued being an outlaw.
My wife had a sleep study and no CPAP was given nor was I on my first one.
I have had three sleep studies with two times being given a CPAP. The last was an at home one which I liked better. I use a CPAP now but I hate every minute of it. I do feel a lot better and sleep better now that I use it but it took me well over a year to get the hang of the new machine. I have a lot of sleep anxiety anyway so this really added to it.
Long story short: If you get a CPAP prescribed, give it time and get used to it. You will feel a lot better and it is worth the PITA.
I have never had one and dont want one from what i have been told, now wife has had 3 done but she can fall asleep standing in a crowded elevator not me I have to have my bed and my pillows and my fans going and still will lay there 30 min to a hour before going to sleep, she has never been proscribed a cpap but i quess it all depends on what you have the study done for.
I need to check into this:
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I hate my cpap.
https://www.inspiresleep.com/?gclid...WSOEHPgn2Y4uLg1fp5LA13EqElknUoKsaAp9nEALw_wcB
I hate my cpap.
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