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It’s hard to know the answer – here, for the first half don’t they don’t wear very much, but if they have your sleep apnea they try CPAP for the second half. (It’s in a monitored lab so certainly staff will to be there to help put it on/keep it on)
Bigger question is *after* the study. Is your mom going to be able to wear the equipment at home at night, if a CPAP is recommended? You’ll probably know best whether this is something she could put up with.
Also, depending on the severity of her dementia, the benefits of fixing sleep apnea (lowering blood pressure, less daytime sleepiness) might or might not be worth the potential battle over the CPAP.
Don’t do it. I was a sleep tech for a number of years. Most people young and cognitively fine don’t end up using their cpap regularly. They are notoriously difficult to acclimate to.
There is no way that an elder with dementia will keep it on. It’s an absolutely pointless long and uncomfortable medical procedure and will accomplish nothing in the long run.
At 87 and with moderate dementia this will be pure torture on a nightly basis for your poor mom.
Our office got constant referrals for elderly dementia patients. It never worked out. Chances are good the OP’s mom has had sleep apnea for decades without being diagnosed.
Possibly can undergo the sleep study, but will LO be able to learn to use a cpap machine and/or actually leave it on all night to reap the benefits? If not, there is no need to put LO thru the overnight sleep study.
As an evening shift RT. Placing about 10 people on their cpap an hour, the dementia ones would pull them off within 10 mibutes because their cognitive skills were not there. The machines usually do not have alarms. Would you be willing to respond at all hours of the night? Also insurance records usage for 2 months. If not compliant for a minimum of 4 or more hours a night, then everything gets taken away
I am beginning to think most doctors have no clue what dementia is. You have doctors like this one wanting to do a sleep study, others pushing colonoscopies, mammograms and other preventative treatments, dialysis, cancer treatments and the list goes on. Maybe doctors should all be required to do a residency at a memory care unit for 3 months as part of their training.
I have to ask WHY on earth would a doctor think this is a good idea? Let's say you actually got a sleep study done with enough data to confirm.. yes this person has sleep apnea. Now how are you going to get them to wear a mask every night? Insanity!
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APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
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We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
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APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
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Bigger question is *after* the study. Is your mom going to be able to wear the equipment at home at night, if a CPAP is recommended? You’ll probably know best whether this is something she could put up with.
Also, depending on the severity of her dementia, the benefits of fixing sleep apnea (lowering blood pressure, less daytime sleepiness) might or might not be worth the potential battle over the CPAP.
There is no way that an elder with dementia will keep it on. It’s an absolutely pointless long and uncomfortable medical procedure and will accomplish nothing in the long run.
At 87 and with moderate dementia this will be pure torture on a nightly basis for your poor mom.
Also insurance records usage for 2 months. If not compliant for a minimum of 4 or more hours a night, then everything gets taken away
Let's say you actually got a sleep study done with enough data to confirm.. yes this person has sleep apnea. Now how are you going to get them to wear a mask every night?
Insanity!