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RE: EPR question - Gideon - 08-11-2019
If the purpose is to prove that you do not need a CPAP and that you are "cured" I agree.
I couldn't go several nights without my machine.
RE: EPR question - kingskid - 08-11-2019
(08-11-2019, 09:27 PM)Dormeo Wrote: I’ve read several times on the forum that it is best to stop PAP therapy for several nights before going in for a sleep test, lest there be a kind of hold-over effect. I hope someone who knows about this can comment.
Oh, gosh, I hope someone does address that because I have only three nights before my second sleep test! Thanks for bringing that up. Anyone have an answer to that??
RE: EPR question - kingskid - 08-12-2019
(08-11-2019, 09:33 PM)bonjour Wrote: If the purpose is to prove that you do not need a CPAP and that you are "cured" I agree.
I couldn't go several nights without my machine.
No, the purpose is to have my new sleep test without any residual benefit from my 4 years of CPAP therapy.
Stop CPAP before new sleep test? - kingskid - 08-12-2019
Since this is a new subject that came up on my EPR thread, I wanted to put the question up front and center on a new thread. I am having a second sleep test on Aug. 14 and the question is whether one should stop their current therapy a few nights prior to the new test? I stopped it last night and yes, I did miss it, but wanted to be as close to natural as possible before my test on Wednesday. Any thoughts out there?
RE: Stop CPAP before new sleep test? - Dawnstar - 08-12-2019
I just had my fifth sleep test and my doctor has never asked me to stop therapy beforehand. Your current condition is what it is, I can’t imagine using pressure support the night before having an impact. If in doubt, ask your doctor, or the lab performing the sleep test.
RE: Stop CPAP before new sleep test? - slowriter - 08-12-2019
I don't know what you should do, but when I was talking to someone at my sleep center last week, she mentioned they asked their patients to stop therapy a few days before a followup study, because (she claimed) it somehow impacted the results.
RE: Stop CPAP before new sleep test? - ruach - 08-12-2019
I have had at least 6 overnight sleep studies, and have always continued to use my PAP prior to having an overnight sleep study.
RE: Stop CPAP before new sleep test? - Gideon - 08-12-2019
As I said earlier, If you are taking the sleep test to see if you are Apnea free, then stop a few days before, otherwise I wouldn't bother.
RE: Stop CPAP before new sleep test? - mesenteria - 08-12-2019
So far, my experience has been that when I somehow sleep without my apparatus in place, I immediately revert to pre-PAP behaviours. Soring, stopping breathing. This happens, for example, during naps where I fall asleep on the couch (which I seldom do).
My point is that, if a person has apnea,...………………………………………………………………………………...she has apnea. Period. Stopping PAP treatment in advance of a diagnostic is NOT the same as stopping to take blood thinners or some other medication in advance of a diagnostic or surgery. You will immediately revert to apnea events. I don't see why that could be called salutary. So, no, I would not recommend suspending PAP therapy prior to a lab sleep study.
I would love to be convinced that I'm wrong if I am wrong. Better to learn something than to live in ignorance.
RE: Stop CPAP before new sleep test? - kingskid - 08-12-2019
Thanks for the responses. I even researched the Internet, but really this issue has no definitive answer, so will go with my gut. I asked my doctor for the new sleep test because of having pretty low oxygen levels during my first sleep test 4 years ago. It got down to 70% before titration and 78% after titration. No one had suggested oxygen therapy so I want to see what a second test reveals on the oxygen and other associated issues.