tiredpoet
02-14-2009, 03:41 PM
Okay, about a week ago I had a sleep study, which I haven't heard about the results of yet, but I'd like to ask a few questions for people who are familiar with sleep disorders and/or how the studies work.
At one point, about 45 min to an hour after I had been hooked up to all the probes and went to bed the sleep tech came in and said my heart rate was abnormally high (100 bpm), and asked if it was usually that high. Now, I didn't feel as though my pulse was racing, nor was I abnormally nervous or stressed. I felt totally normal. I said no - at every doctor appt I've had over the last 5 years my heart rate was always between 70 and 90. He took the clamp off my pointer finger and moved it to my middle finger to try to get a better reading, but I'm told it remained high even then. What might be a reason for it to be so high while I was at rest, considering it's never been that high during the day when I'm awake and moving around - it never even has been that high after I take a dose of Adderall, which I take from time to time when my fatigue gets too great.
Also, during the night it took me what seemed like quite a while to get to sleep - over an hour - and as usual I felt as though I was awake for most of the night. Oddly enough I had two dreams that I remember, and I NEVER dream, but even while I was dreaming I felt as though I was awake and aware that I was in the sleep lab and not in my own bed. Does this seem odd?
The sleep tech told me my doctor would give me the results of the report, but considering I paid out of pocket for this I think the report should be mine to have and show to any doctor I want. Shouldn't the sleep center mail a copy to me as well? (They're a reputable center, and the sleep tech could have been wrong, so I'll ask them and hopefully they'll just send me the report when it's ready.)
At one point, about 45 min to an hour after I had been hooked up to all the probes and went to bed the sleep tech came in and said my heart rate was abnormally high (100 bpm), and asked if it was usually that high. Now, I didn't feel as though my pulse was racing, nor was I abnormally nervous or stressed. I felt totally normal. I said no - at every doctor appt I've had over the last 5 years my heart rate was always between 70 and 90. He took the clamp off my pointer finger and moved it to my middle finger to try to get a better reading, but I'm told it remained high even then. What might be a reason for it to be so high while I was at rest, considering it's never been that high during the day when I'm awake and moving around - it never even has been that high after I take a dose of Adderall, which I take from time to time when my fatigue gets too great.
Also, during the night it took me what seemed like quite a while to get to sleep - over an hour - and as usual I felt as though I was awake for most of the night. Oddly enough I had two dreams that I remember, and I NEVER dream, but even while I was dreaming I felt as though I was awake and aware that I was in the sleep lab and not in my own bed. Does this seem odd?
The sleep tech told me my doctor would give me the results of the report, but considering I paid out of pocket for this I think the report should be mine to have and show to any doctor I want. Shouldn't the sleep center mail a copy to me as well? (They're a reputable center, and the sleep tech could have been wrong, so I'll ask them and hopefully they'll just send me the report when it's ready.)
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Capttom48
02-16-2009, 01:16 PM
It could be that you were a little tense and uncomfortable about being hooked up and monitored while you slept in a strange bed. That might explain the elevated pulse.I also don't think that it's unusual that you had dreams which featured the sleep lab. It was, after all ,the last thing on your mind as you went to sleep.
I know that I was a little weirded out by all the wires and probes.
I know that I was a little weirded out by all the wires and probes.
bethsheba
02-16-2009, 11:21 PM
Tiredpoet,
From personal experience, I'd say it's best to wait to have a doctor review your results with you...not doing so is like interpreting a poem based on one stanza! Or writing a book review on one haiku, versus the collection. In other words, you (and others) need to see the entire picture before drawing conclusions.
From personal experience, I'd say it's best to wait to have a doctor review your results with you...not doing so is like interpreting a poem based on one stanza! Or writing a book review on one haiku, versus the collection. In other words, you (and others) need to see the entire picture before drawing conclusions.
Mukadzi
02-21-2009, 06:31 PM
My pulse went through the roof during my study and I hardly slept. Those wires are super uncomfortable! Not to mention the itchy glue :dizzy:
I use an automated cpap. It adjusts pressure as my throat closes. When I keep the mask on (I tend to rip it off in my sleep) the machine works great. My doctor gave me an automated one because I didn't sleep a wink during that study.
If you didn't get enough sleep during the test you could ask your doctor about that type of cpap.
I use an automated cpap. It adjusts pressure as my throat closes. When I keep the mask on (I tend to rip it off in my sleep) the machine works great. My doctor gave me an automated one because I didn't sleep a wink during that study.
If you didn't get enough sleep during the test you could ask your doctor about that type of cpap.
LALOV929
02-25-2009, 07:48 AM
I'm sure that you will be able to obtain a copy of your sleep study
records. I had to wait until I saw the sleep doc and he discussed
the results with me before I was given a copy.
When I had an appointment with an endochrinologist they took a
heart rate reading before I saw the doc and it was 68. While with
the doctor a while later it was checked again and it was 110. No
explanation....probably what they refer to as white coat effect.
Heart rate is autonomically controlled and the autonomic nervous
system doesn't always provide explanations.
records. I had to wait until I saw the sleep doc and he discussed
the results with me before I was given a copy.
When I had an appointment with an endochrinologist they took a
heart rate reading before I saw the doc and it was 68. While with
the doctor a while later it was checked again and it was 110. No
explanation....probably what they refer to as white coat effect.
Heart rate is autonomically controlled and the autonomic nervous
system doesn't always provide explanations.