Unable to stop apnea

General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
rin
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Joined: Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:41 pm

Unable to stop apnea

Post by rin » Sun May 29, 2005 12:02 pm

Has anyone had a study where they were unable to find a pressure level to
stop there apnea?

Treatment?


Thanks

rin

SleepyGuy
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Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:06 pm

Post by SleepyGuy » Sun May 29, 2005 12:37 pm

What is your AHI? An AHI below 5 is considered good.

Here is a study of patients that were unsuccessful after initial treatment:

http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/spa/4752/page3.html

(Scroll down. The page is full of errors, but the article can be found down the page.)