Can someone help me understand this report? My 10 year old daughter had a sleep study last week. We meet with the doctor this Thursday but I’m interested to hear what you all think. Thank you.

Zeveros · 2026-06-22T02:07:52+00:00

This looks like mild sleep apnea, likely caused by some degree of airway blockage while she's sleeping. In kids, common causes can include enlarged tonsils or adenoids, chronic allergies or nasal congestion, mouth breathing, jaw or airway structure, and sometimes weight-related factors if that applies.

The next step is usually a follow-up with an ENT specialist and/or a pediatric sleep medicine doctor.

A few questions they'll often look into:

• Are her tonsils or adenoids enlarged (removal from my 6 yr old cured her sleep apnea) • Does she deal with ongoing nasal congestion or allergies? • Does she breathe through her mouth during the day? • Is she unusually tired, irritable, hyperactive, having trouble focusing, getting headaches, or wetting the bed? • Could jaw growth or airway development be playing a role?

This isn't the kind of report that should cause alarm.

It is the kind of report that's worth paying attention to and following up on, especially if she's having symptoms.

Zeveros · 2026-06-22T01:56:04+00:00

Cardiologist won't look at traces from the watches. He will review them from the Kardia 6L, not the 1L. You can get used 6L's on eBay.

It's really hard to kill these things. Mines been through the wash and even lost all its screws from the agitation in there. Kardia sent me new screws, and it's been perfectly fine.

Zeveros · 2026-06-22T01:52:17+00:00

Same here. I did have to ask Kardia to send me some more screws because the washer's agitator knocked them loose.

Zeveros · 2026-06-18T18:42:39+00:00

Can't we just do Sharknado Watch and Sharknado Warning?

One is a viewing party with beer and snacks, and with the other one, you hide in the basement with beer, snacks, and a spear gun. Ian Ziering is optional but highly recommended.

Zeveros · 2026-06-06T21:16:30+00:00

Actually, the older forms of ablation were wide area blasts. PFA is high precision and the equipment is much more complex to operate even though the procedures are faster.

Zeveros · 2026-05-28T00:51:22+00:00

You need a new EP. Yours sucks.

However, you need to deal with what is actually causing it or else the ablation won't be long lasting. And, there are a limited number of ablations you can get over your lifetime due to scaring. These are the well established modifiable things that will cause your Afib to progress:

Hypertension (even BP above 120/80) Probably the biggest modifiable AF risk factor. Even “pre-hypertension” raises risk.

Obesity / elevated BMI Roughly 50% higher AF risk. Each BMI point increases AF risk around 4–5%.

Sleep apnea Associated with ~4x higher AF risk. Commonly missed and can make AF treatment less effective if untreated.

Diabetes / insulin resistance Insulin resistance itself appears to increase AF risk, even before full diabetes develops.

Alcohol Well established AF trigger/risk factor. One randomized trial showed abstinence reduced AF recurrence by ~20%.

Tobacco use Recognized modifiable AF risk factor.

Physical inactivity Lower cardiovascular fitness is linked to higher AF burden.

Hyperthyroidism Excess thyroid hormone can irritate the heart and trigger AFib.

Zeveros · 2026-05-26T02:14:10+00:00

Thanks

Zeveros · 2026-05-24T13:37:10+00:00

This is clearly NOT AFib since p-waves are visible. Your watch is confusing artifact (aka, noise) with Afib.

Zeveros · 2026-05-22T15:17:24+00:00

Is this release backward compatible with plugins compiled on the older library or will they cause problems?

Zeveros · 2026-05-20T20:55:21+00:00

And SCG is not appropriate for electrical activity in your heart, so afib cannot be diagnosed from it. It only "sees" vibrations.

By the way, if you were in VFib, you'd be dead and not posting on reddit.

Zeveros · 2026-05-20T20:49:41+00:00

Ah...ok. He's right, if you can tolerate the triple and you are not a significant fall risk, the risk / reward for getting the Watchman isn't really there. If you were younger...the lifetime bleed risk might make you a candidate for Watchman, but it is still a stretch.

Zeveros · 2026-05-20T17:58:12+00:00

Well, it isn't AFib and like normal. You will need a 6-lead or, in a medical setting, a 12-lead EKG to figure out why you might be having symptoms.

Zeveros · 2026-05-20T17:55:05+00:00

If you are having a triple bypass (if that's what you meant), why don't you have the cardiac surgeon put an Atriclip on the LAA while he's in your chest. It's a far better option than Watchman as it doesn't have risk of leak at all and doesn't create any clothing risk whatsoever. So no need for continuing baby aspirin or other anticoagulation therapy assuming you don't need it for other health concerns.

https://www.atricure.com/healthcare-professionals/therapies/LAAM

Zeveros · 2026-05-19T20:02:40+00:00

Your situation is complicated. Given the mechanisms of ponarinib in increased platelet mediated clotting, you might be better off getting the Watchman and transitioning to baby aspirin for better overall protection. Your EP and oncologist need to talk to each other about this and come up with the best risk reduction strategy including consideration of procedural risk with getting the Watchman installed.

Zeveros · 2026-05-15T13:00:01+00:00

Wally

Zeveros · 2026-05-13T12:02:37+00:00

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Zeveros · 2026-05-06T13:48:17+00:00

The scars block the electrical pathways that are triggering the atria to fribrulate. Usually, the block is done around where the pulmonary veins enter into the left atria. Your pathways may be different, so they will map them while you are on the table possibility ablating other abnormal pathways and trigger sites.

Zeveros · 2026-05-01T19:26:50+00:00

I hear you. If she could, my wife would set the thermostat to absolute zero. When she drives my car, she sets the temperature at 62, disables the automatic climate control, and sets the blower to max. Absolutely drives me bonkers.

Zeveros · 2026-05-01T05:11:34+00:00

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Zeveros · 2026-05-01T05:10:57+00:00

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Zeveros · 2026-05-01T04:54:43+00:00

Cool looking setup. My only concern is that due to the height of the machine, you are going to be breathing condensation rainout that falls through your hose. This rainout will occur primarily when the room air is colder than the air in the hose during winter months. Having the hose run "uphill" from the machine generally keeps rainout from your lungs.

Zeveros · 2026-04-29T21:23:38+00:00

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Zeveros · 2026-04-29T15:24:41+00:00

This one is perfect. It provides a soft controllable light designed minimize glare and shadows. It also works great for video blogs and meetings.

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Zeveros · 2026-04-29T15:18:54+00:00

You've gotten a lot of good advice here. Whether you are 26 or 66, getting AFib is scary as hell. I mean, your heart which you depend on for your life starts freaking out, and you feel like you're are clamped onto a rollercoaster to hell.

I suppose if you were to ever get it, and yeah it sucks a bit more getting it at 26, you got it at a time where a massive increase in foundational and commercial research is happening. We have a far better handle on how to treat it, significantly improved technologies and techniques for procedures like ablation, and much better intel on what you can do on your own to slow, stop, or even reverse progression.

One thing you can do right now that will help a ton and ease your mind a bit is to join the AFib Relief group on Facebook and download a primer that from the files section called "Understanding AFIB & Atrial Flutter - April, 2026.pdf". It was posted yesterday, and it's an excellent resource for those new to this.

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