We had our third sleep study in February 2013.
So, the results of our third sleep study. Not so mild anymore. Apnea-hypopnea index went up again from 2.7 to 6.3 per hour. The good news - normal REM, normal sleep pattern, baseline oxygenation above 90% at all times. We were told there is a good chance the adenoids have grown back - we have to go to the ENT to check for this. Meanwhile we need to do something about the apnea. Apparently we can still get away with refusing CPAP (the apnea is still considered mild), but we were offered either nasal steroids (Flonase) or some asthma medication (Singulair). None of the choices are great - Flonase may affect growth, Singulair may affect behaviour. I happen to take Flonase on a regular bases for my chronic rhinitis, so we were slightly more comfortable with using Flonase. We've been using Flonase for a month now. As I mentioned, my son's apnea is pretty asymptomatic so we don't see a lot of changes. But he sleeps well, definitely better than before the T&A.
Total Recording Time (TRT): 486.6min.
Total Sleep Time (TST): 426.0min.
Sleep Efficiency Index (TST/TRT): 87.6 %
Sleep Latency: 48.5min.
REM Latency: 195.5min
Wake after Sleep Onset: 11.0min
Total Arousals: 169
Arousal Index: 23.8/hour
Sleep Stages
Stage 1 Minutes 32.0 %TST 7.5 Normal %TST 5-10
Stage 2 Minutes 170.0 %TST 39.9 Normal %TST 45-55
Stage 3,4 Minutes 126.5 %TST 29.7 Normal %TST 10-15
Stage REM Minutes 97.5.0 %TST 22.9 Normal %TST 20-25
Respiratory Events
Obstructive Apnea number 1
Obstructive Hypopnea number 44
Mixed Apnea number 1
Central Apnea number 7
Apnea-Hypopnea Index : 6.3/hour
