Pseudotumor Cerebri Support Group
Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a neurological disorder that is characterized by increased intracranial pressure, in the absence of a tumor or other diseases affecting the brain or its lining. Diagnosis requires brain scans and lumbar puncture. Characteristic symptoms are headache, transient visual obscurations or transient visual loss in one or both eyes usually lasting...
I won't know the official results for 10 days but the tech said I definitely had OSA during REM cycles and decreased blood oxygen levels. She said the lowest they got was 89 (consistently stayed around 90) which is a lot higher than the last time they did one of those at home tests and it was at 77. The only other comment she said was that breathe horribly at night which is what I have told the doctors and my husband has told doctors for years. She said it scared her on more than one occasion because of how bad I would start wheezing. Oddly enough I felt I had less problems last night than I do when I am at home!
Anyway I am not holding my breathe (no pun intended) that maybe if they get this sleep apnea fixed maybe it will help a little with the IIH and really crossing my fingers maybe even weight loss!
Anyway I am not holding my breathe (no pun intended) that maybe if they get this sleep apnea fixed maybe it will help a little with the IIH and really crossing my fingers maybe even weight loss!
I second what sophiasmom said about a bi-pap. I have a bi-pap and I have no idea how I managed with a cpap for the first few years.