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Same here. For years, they thought I had obstructive sleep apnea (which I do), but they recently discovered that I have central and high loop gain periodic brea

Same here. For years, they thought I had obstructive sleep apnea (which I do), but they recently discovered that I have central and high loop gain periodic breathing—so much fun.

TMWNN 2y ago
>central and high loop gain periodic breathing Does this require treatment beyond a CPAP machine?
- rickydroll 2y ago
  yes. As far as I understand, I need a special sleep study to calibrate a rebreather. The rebreather recycles my exhaled air and increases the CO2 level to trigger the internal sensor that tells me to breathe. 3 doctor visits and multiple calls and I still haven't gotten my next sleep study. fckn medical industrial complex
  - TMWNN 2y ago
    How were you diagnosed with this without another sleep study in the first place? I have fairly severe sleep apnea, and use CPAP nightly, but (unlike others) can't say that CPAP has massively improved my energy or sleep quality, so am curious about this different ailment that I had not heard of before.
    - rickydroll 2y ago
      It's the usual reason: insurance company BS. I was diagnosed in the early 2000s, which mostly stopped my snoring, and I felt a little better. I had my second sleep study in the early 2010s, and in that sleep study, they thought they detected signs of central sleep apnea. I had to change sleep doctors because of insurance, and my current one is quite good. He ran a more in-depth study plus looked at the nightly results from my CPAP machine, and from that, he was able to piece together the story about central apnea and high-loop gain periodic breathing. Now that said, if you not getting results, call your sleep Dr. and make sure they take a look at the nightly stats from your CPAP. I'm assuming you have a modern one that reports back to central headquarters. From those results they can do things like change how the CPAP deals with your apnea. If those don't work, the sleep doc has information to justify a more in-depth sleep study. Exercises like planks and wall sits seem to improve my sleep. I also take a magnesium supplement at bedtime. If you take any medication like blood pressure drugs or antidepressants, talk to Dr. because they also can affect sleep quality.
onewheeltom 2y ago
I have sleep apnea (obstructive and central) and have never been fat. CPAP masks have never been objectionable to me. interventions that do not require a pharm are good.

Same here. For years, they thought I had obstructive sleep apnea (which I do), but they recently discovered that I have central and high loop gain periodic breathing—so much fun.

TMWNN 2y ago

>central and high loop gain periodic breathing Does this require treatment beyond a CPAP machine?

rickydroll 2y ago
yes. As far as I understand, I need a special sleep study to calibrate a rebreather. The rebreather recycles my exhaled air and increases the CO2 level to trigger the internal sensor that tells me to breathe. 3 doctor visits and multiple calls and I still haven't gotten my next sleep study. fckn medical industrial complex
- TMWNN 2y ago
  How were you diagnosed with this without another sleep study in the first place? I have fairly severe sleep apnea, and use CPAP nightly, but (unlike others) can't say that CPAP has massively improved my energy or sleep quality, so am curious about this different ailment that I had not heard of before.
  - rickydroll 2y ago
    It's the usual reason: insurance company BS. I was diagnosed in the early 2000s, which mostly stopped my snoring, and I felt a little better. I had my second sleep study in the early 2010s, and in that sleep study, they thought they detected signs of central sleep apnea. I had to change sleep doctors because of insurance, and my current one is quite good. He ran a more in-depth study plus looked at the nightly results from my CPAP machine, and from that, he was able to piece together the story about central apnea and high-loop gain periodic breathing. Now that said, if you not getting results, call your sleep Dr. and make sure they take a look at the nightly stats from your CPAP. I'm assuming you have a modern one that reports back to central headquarters. From those results they can do things like change how the CPAP deals with your apnea. If those don't work, the sleep doc has information to justify a more in-depth sleep study. Exercises like planks and wall sits seem to improve my sleep. I also take a magnesium supplement at bedtime. If you take any medication like blood pressure drugs or antidepressants, talk to Dr. because they also can affect sleep quality.

onewheeltom 2y ago

I have sleep apnea (obstructive and central) and have never been fat. CPAP masks have never been objectionable to me. interventions that do not require a pharm are good.