...and then she said" Renee, you stop breathing 30 times an hour"

Are you kidding me???????
How does one live with this and not know it? I asked this and many other questions when she called. She continued to tell me how my oxygen saturation was dropping to 50 %!
I feel sentenced! I am in denial. She scared me vewry vewry bad!
So I am going back to get the Monster Mask and do another of those * all wired up and no where to go* nights.
So the more I freaked out, the more she said there was people who stop breathing up at a 100 times an hour! Awhh come on already I said. But oh yeah....that's what I was told.
At the Mid Ohio Sleep Center Inc. Columbus, Ohio!
Anyone else in this ~ Range~ ??

I stopped breathing 47 times an hour, and my oxygen level went down to 79% at times.  I have the cpap, and hated it at first, but now find I can't sleep without it.  I will be glad when I no longer need it.

I was a 47 times per hour person as well. 
It took me going thru three masks to fine the one that works best for me. Now if I even have it on for 6 hours at night, I feel much better in the morning .

It is an inconvenience but necessary. There is a correlation between obesity and apnea....

Good luck!

I have had sleeep apnea for 15 years. I had 93 episodes in an hour. BOY was I tired. My CPAP is my best friend. I have a life now.  It is an inconvience that you learn to live with.

I was just diagnosed with sleep apnea.  I can't believe I stopped breathing 201 times!  How am I still alive after going undiagnosed?  I am waiting for my machine and can't wait until it arrives.  The nasal pillows are great!  It will be nice to rediscover sleep.

I'm 40-60x per hour and I wake up over 100x per night - this is of course a short night (around 6 hrs) by the time I fell asleep plus being woken up for this or that. 

I never opted for the CPAP (young and single and vain when I was diagnosed) but for most people it really helps.  OSA is actually my main reason for having surgery, I'm tired of always being tired!

T :)

How did you stop smoking? CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

I was paying around $12K CAD ($9750 USD) for surgery and the doc said I had to quit - so I did, cold turkey, hubby did too, at the same time as me.  Hubby apparently had already planned to quit over the Xmas holidays but didn't tell me til I said I had to quit too.  So it's been alot easier with no one else smoking in the house.  I actually talk about the quitting in my OH blog, check out from January 1st onwards, that's the day I quit :)

T :)

Thanks for your help

I am newly diagnosed and was told I was a 50.  I just got my CPAP machine today and it is set at a level 12.   They brought me the wrong mask, I like the tubes that go up your nostrils only.  So, they will bring me that one tomorrow.  So, for tonight I have the full-cover nose mask. 

Looking forward to getting some zzzzzz''ssss

I have had this for 15 years I know as I have been really tired for about that long.  Not once did a Doctor ever suggest a sleep study.  (I was even 70 pounds lighter back then, maybe that is why).  I was always told I was depressed or overweight.....

Sorry to have missed out on so much from sleeping all the time or just being crabby and not enjoying life.....hope that can all change now....