Central Apneas

is it strange that when I was diagnosed with sleep apnea they didn't mention anything about any centrals... and my results appear to have more centrals than OAs...

are these results worthy of a trip to a sleep doc?

Clear airway events are not always central apneas. You only average a little over two a night. Your AHI is good. I would mention it at your next appointment with the sleep doc, but I don't think it's anything worth worrying about. To diagnose a central apnea you need to be in the lab.

Almost everyone gets a few CAs during the night. They usually come when you are restless and turning over during the night or just before you get to sleep or wake up. Nothing to get concerned about.

Another night of increased CA's.... This one worse than last. I wonder what's going on...

LSAT wrote:Almost everyone gets a few CAs during the night. They usually come when you are restless and turning over during the night or just before you get to sleep or wake up. Nothing to get concerned about.

I find that to be true too. Its usually nothing unless you are diagnosed with central sleep apnea to start with.

However, your latest central apnea index of 4.03 is really high and might be a cause for concern!

My sleep doc said not to worry about "centrals" unless the number goes above a nightly average of 5/hour. OP is still below that. Some of mine are around 10 seconds or less, so I wonder how well they are actually being recorded - could be that they are not really "centrals" at all. Added to which, you need to have additional monitors to tell if they are real central apneas (the brain forgetting to tell you to breathe) or just effects of getting ready to sleep, rolling over and holding your breath. How long are these "centrals"? How well does the Sleepyhead report compare with what the machine is showing?