I know this question gets asked often. I've read through most of the relevant threads on here on this topic but thought I would ask you all your thoughts on my particular situation.
6'2" Male, 240 lbs. I don't get a ton of sleep generally (around 6 hours a night), which might explain some of my general fatigue. General symptoms: some snoring as reported by girlfriend; have woken up gasping for air (also reported by girlfriend); generally don't feel super refreshed; often fall asleep while watching TV, etc.
Did a home sleep study. Had the following results:
SUMMARY: The patient had 28 apneas, there are 12 obstructive, 0 unclassified, 16 central and 0 mixed apneas; and 39 hypopneas for a combined apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of 12.4 respiratory events per hour. There were 57 snoring events recorded.
OXYGENATION: The patients average oxygen saturation was 97, and the lowest saturation was 82%. There were 5 minutes (2%) below 90% saturation. There were 1 minutes (0%) below 85% saturation.
PULSE RATE: The patient had a minimum heart rate of 51 beats/minute, a maximum heart rate of 90 beats/minute; and an average heart rate of 62 beats/minute.
I've read online that those with mild OSA may not necessarily need CPAP treatment. I really hesitate using one cause I know it'll be very uncomfortable for me (if there is a spectrum for how comfortable one needs to be in order to fall asleep, I'm on the extreme end of said spectrum; I had a ton of trouble even sleeping while doing the home sleep study). I've looked into oral appliances. I have a TMJ disorder (clicking/popping jaw) so it seems a mandibular appliance may be a good first step instead of diving into a CPAP? I know there tends to be somewhat of a bias against oral appliances on this sub but I thought I'd ask.
Also, according to my results, I had 12 obstructive apneas and 16 central apneas. Does the fact that there are central apneas change any of this? Sorry for the barrage of questions. Thanks for any help.
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