Thought once the sleep study results are out, my life will change, but turns out I don't have sleep apnea

I am 19. I have EDS, constant yawns and extreme sleepiness when trying to focus on any task (studying, lectures). Basically I felt crap. You can see my earlier post explaining my symptoms here.

I did not have any other symptoms like gasping/ choking/ nighttime arousals, etc. I only had daytime sleepiness. My dad noticed that I was grinding my teeth at night many times and I had a fitness band which showed only 20-30 minutes of deep sleep throughout the night. These are the 2 reasons why I thought that sleep apnea is the problem.

Finding a sleep doctor here in India was another challenge. I am from a small town and there is only one sleep doctor in Mumbai. Fortunately, Resmed India provided an online sleep study test. There was some discount going on and I got the test in $22. Results came today and turns out I don't have sleep apnea. I don't even know how I am feeling. I don't know whether it is a good thing or not.

I had a total 5 apneas and 18 hypopneas in the whole night. I had an AHI of 3.0. Supine AHI: 2.8, Non-supine: 3.2

Main thoughts going in my mind are:

• There's a part of me telling to accept the illness and just live with it. Suffer through life.
• I am worried to tell the results to my parents. I am convincing them for a long time that I am not lazy; I feel tired and sleepy and there is something wrong. I kept on telling them that it has to be sleep apnea. And I don't even know how will they react now.
• I am thinking about what to do next. Probably get full blood tests done to check for thyroid or any other deficiencies.
• Worried about the expenses but want to push for an in-lab test.
• Another thought is to give CPAP a shot. I can get 2 weeks of CPAP trial for $35 online. It sounds kind of foolish to get CPAP even when reports are showing that there is nothing.
• Super tensed about studies and career. I was a bright student growing up. Had big dreams. I was exceptional at studies, public speaking, etc. Parents, teachers, relatives, friends, almost everyone believed that I was gonna do something big. Even I believed the same. But this illness has crippled me so much that even passing the subjects of this semester has become a challenge. So super depressed about how things are going.

I am quite lost now. If anyone has any suggestions or wants to help me in any way, please go ahead.

Here is the link to my report: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1F8CL4HmN6cqK2G6fs1QZdjYjzRJMilIx

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