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I have attached my father's sleep study as well as a sample set of OSCAR reports. What do these reports mean? We are visiting the pulmonologist next week for his first in-office meeting. He was diagnosed right around everything shut down (early March).
Any intel you can provide helps. Does my father have a mild case? Is there something he can do to better treat the condition? Thanks!
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According to the sleep study, your father has mild sleep apnea.
The leak rate is way too high. This prevents the machines ability to do and react to apnea events with any accuracy. In other words, when you have high leak rates, the numbers can't be trusted.
It doesn't appear your father is sleeping more than a couple hours at a time, and that may be due to the leaks waking him.
His mask probably needs some adjustment, or possibly a different mask. Read the "Mask Primer" for some tips on mask fitting.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
