The problem here is a slight closure in the airway often causes microarousals. This would be the issue to look at with this woman. UAR has been around for quite some time but insurance often doesn't like to pay for their therapy. The sleep study, if it was a home sleep study, won't have the brain wa...

Your apneas appear to mainly occur during REM sleep, which normally comes about every one one-half hour to three hours, resulting in higher mask pressures and showing slightly elevated mask leaks. Don't know if this helps any but your increased apneas are primarily in REM sleep and you have less apn...

Central apneas are complicated. Usually you have three options: live with it, have your BiPAP set to auto or get a more expensive machine (ASV - specifically designed for the treatment of central apneas). Central apneas aren't understood very well by most physicians and are correlated with several f...