Reduce hyponeas?

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alpha752
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Reduce hyponeas?

Post by alpha752 » Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:36 pm

How do we reduce hyponeas? Is it a pressure thing? My apneas are almost gone, this is the biggest issue I am having.

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Re: Reduce hyponeas?

Post by Bama Rambler » Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:49 pm

It could be pressure, but the best thing to do is post a graph of a few days and let the experts take a look at it.

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Re: Reduce hyponeas?

Post by djhall » Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:27 pm

alpha752 wrote:How do we reduce hyponeas? Is it a pressure thing? My apneas are almost gone, this is the biggest issue I am having.
Yes, a Hypopnea is essentially an Obstructive Apnea where airflow is reduced by 50% or more, but not completely (which would be an actual OA). A little more pressure usually holds the airway a little more open which typically reduces the number of Hypopneas.

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Re: Reduce hyponeas?

Post by djhall » Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:17 pm

Of course, that assumes nothing else is going on in your data. As pointed out above, the best thing is to post screenshots of your data for review when in doubt of what you need to do.