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I've just received a letter from the hospital confirming that I suffer from Mild SOA although not given the score. It states that SOA is therefore not the cause of my daytime fatigue and have been discharged.
I have 2 questions:
I understand that diagnosis is based on number of a episodes experienced, however, how about the length of time not breathing during each episode?
I was alerted to the potential of OAS due to my watch showing sudden dips in O2 levels at night down to 80% for a total of 5 or more minutes. Does this matter or does only the number of episodes considered?
My symptoms are severe. I wake up exhausted every morning, headachy, lightheaded and at times, even my eyesight is affected. I work FT in a senior position and really struggle to concentrate and show any motivation. I spend the entire day yawning and feeling that I just want to lay down and shut my eyes. Some days, it is overwhelming and I can't fight it and will have a snooze (I work from home) and I then feel very guilty. This is despite sleeping 8 to 9h, with no issues falling asleep and getting back to sleep. I've read that with disabilitating symptoms during the day, a CPAP machine can help even with mild OSA. I am a 52 female, slim, very fit, don't drink any alcohol or caffeine and am very active physically so not much I can change lifestyle wise.
Should I contact the NHS consultant and ask for a review to still consider trying a CPAP machine it is this a waste of time under the NHS and try private, or do I need to accept that it is what it is and nothing can be done for me to feel less exhausted all the time?
Thank you.
I have 2 questions:
I understand that diagnosis is based on number of a episodes experienced, however, how about the length of time not breathing during each episode?
I was alerted to the potential of OAS due to my watch showing sudden dips in O2 levels at night down to 80% for a total of 5 or more minutes. Does this matter or does only the number of episodes considered?
My symptoms are severe. I wake up exhausted every morning, headachy, lightheaded and at times, even my eyesight is affected. I work FT in a senior position and really struggle to concentrate and show any motivation. I spend the entire day yawning and feeling that I just want to lay down and shut my eyes. Some days, it is overwhelming and I can't fight it and will have a snooze (I work from home) and I then feel very guilty. This is despite sleeping 8 to 9h, with no issues falling asleep and getting back to sleep. I've read that with disabilitating symptoms during the day, a CPAP machine can help even with mild OSA. I am a 52 female, slim, very fit, don't drink any alcohol or caffeine and am very active physically so not much I can change lifestyle wise.
Should I contact the NHS consultant and ask for a review to still consider trying a CPAP machine it is this a waste of time under the NHS and try private, or do I need to accept that it is what it is and nothing can be done for me to feel less exhausted all the time?
Thank you.
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