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A 41-year-old female asked:
Sleep study just revealed i have: moderate sleep fragmentation, leg movement, mild apnea, and sleep disordered breathing (hypopnea). can this be treated? nurse said a cpap machine wouldn't help me, but referring to respirology. anything i can take (supp
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Dr. Robert Langanswered
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 54 years experience
Check iron: Low iron levels can lead to restless legs during sleep. Have your doctor check your ferritin level, this is the best test for iron stores in your body. If it is not above 50 take an iron supplement until you see the specialist.
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Dr. Farhad Sigarianswered
Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery 22 years experience
See a Sleep MD: It depends on your actual sleep study. I would have it reviewed with a sleep physician. Sometimes patients with mild apnea and significant daytime symptoms do benefit from cpap. Also, depending on the significance of the leg movements, getting that taken care of will help as well.
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Dr. Lance Timmermananswered
Specializes in Cosmetic Dentistry
CPAP works: CPAP or an oral appliance alternative can often help, but the leg movement is likely what your nurse was referring to when saying CPAP won't help.
CPAP is the "gold standard", but an oral appliance from a sleep dentist is perfect for mild and moderate obstructive sleep apnea.
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Dr. Vikas Jainanswered
Sleep Medicine 15 years experience
I disagree: CPAP would potentially tx all of these symptoms. Sleep disordered breathing includes hypopneas as well as apneas so if your ahi is > 5, a CPAP would be indicated. Plm's during a sleep study have been shown to improve with CPAP use and generally osa in and of itself can cause sleep fragmentation given the frequent arousals associated with resp events. Speak w/ sleep specialist instead of nurse.
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