What is your AHI?
What is your AHI?
Hi - I just had an appointment with my sleep doctor and she said my AHI was far too high, along with me also having central apnea. She adjusted some settings on my machine and I am hoping it helps. Last night my AHI was 13.3, she said it should be 5 or lower.
What is your AHI usually? I am new to CPAP treatment so I did not know that it should be much lower.
Joel
What is your AHI usually? I am new to CPAP treatment so I did not know that it should be much lower.
Joel
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Re: What is your AHI?
13.3 is horrible, 5 is pretty crap. I'm not happy unless mine is < 2, preferably < 1.5. last nights was .54joeljjk11 wrote:What is your AHI usually? I am new to CPAP treatment so I did not know that it should be much lower.
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Re: What is your AHI?
In general, <5 is considered acceptable. I personally want to see mine closer to 1. The idea is to achieve the best results with the least problems. Some settle for a little higher AHI if higher pressure cause problems. Ideally you can watch your machine data and adjustments can be made to optimize treatment. Do you know if your doctor looked at detailed machine data or just the AHI breakdown?
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Re: What is your AHI?
Joel, what is your actual diagnosis? You mention central apnea above -- there is a difference between having some central apnea events (a certain number are not necessarily a big concern), and a diagnosis of central sleep apnea (CSA).joeljjk11 wrote:Hi - I just had an appointment with my sleep doctor and she said my AHI was far too high, along with me also having central apnea. She adjusted some settings on my machine and I am hoping it helps. Last night my AHI was 13.3, she said it should be 5 or lower.
What is your AHI usually? I am new to CPAP treatment so I did not know that it should be much lower.
Joel
What were your pressure settings before the adjustment, and what are they now?
When central apneas do become a significant problem the issue becomes not just what the pressure settings are, but what machine should the patient be using. If you post your AHI event breakdown -- A (obstructive apneas), H (hypopneas), and CA (central or clear-airway apneas) we can give you more and better feedback. Your machine has all this information available. Let us know if you need help accessing the data on your machine.
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Re: What is your AHI?
for what it's worth, I'd say that <5 is *medically* acceptable, but, that still means you're getting roused from sleep on average every 12 minutes,... and that's pretty crap.kteague wrote:In general, <5 is considered acceptable.
as with most things, we strive to do better than what's 'good enough' for the doctors
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Re: What is your AHI?
Last night my AHI was 0.84. AHI of 13 is terrible.. You need to address this.. What kind of events are you having?
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Re: What is your AHI?
I average most nights less than 1. I have gone up to 2.5 as my highest one time when trying a diferent mask (pillow type).
My DME therapist said I am doing really well.
My DME therapist said I am doing really well.
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Re: What is your AHI?
Average between .1 & .3
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Re: What is your AHI?
Ditto, but I can go all the way up to 0.8hobbs wrote:Average between .1 & .3
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Re: What is your AHI?
kteague wrote:In general, <5 is considered acceptable. I personally want to see mine closer to 1. The idea is to achieve the best results with the least problems. Some settle for a little higher AHI if higher pressure cause problems. Ideally you can watch your machine data and adjustments can be made to optimize treatment. Do you know if your doctor looked at detailed machine data or just the AHI breakdown?
Hi - my doctor plugged my SD Card into their computer and I would assume she looked at detailed data. I could not see the monitor. She said I had some central apnea (I believe she said 5 as a number). My machine shows 1 for Central and 9 or so for Obstructive apnea. My doctor also turned off the ramp feature and adjusted my pressure settings so that I start out at a higher pressure.Joel, what is your actual diagnosis? You mention central apnea above -- there is a difference between having some central apnea events (a certain number are not necessarily a big concern), and a diagnosis of central sleep apnea (CSA).
What were your pressure settings before the adjustment, and what are they now?
When central apneas do become a significant problem the issue becomes not just what the pressure settings are, but what machine should the patient be using. If you post your AHI event breakdown -- A (obstructive apneas), H (hypopneas), and CA (central or clear-airway apneas) we can give you more and better feedback. Your machine has all this information available. Let us know if you need help accessing the data on your machine.
She changed my pressure from 10-19 so since this is a range won't it still 'ramp' up from 10? I am honestly not sure how it works really. She also said that I may have to switch to a different machine and she is thinking I have more complex apnea than just obstructive.
Do you think her changing the settings will lower my AHI?
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Re: What is your AHI?
It's probably apples and oranges since I have CompSA and am on ASV but my AHI averages between 1 and 2 with 99% being HYP.
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Re: What is your AHI?
How long have you been using this therapy?joeljjk11 wrote:Hi - I just had an appointment with my sleep doctor and she said my AHI was far too high, along with me also having central apnea. She adjusted some settings on my machine and I am hoping it helps. Last night my AHI was 13.3, she said it should be 5 or lower.
What is your AHI usually? I am new to CPAP treatment so I did not know that it should be much lower.
Joel
What are your settings? (ALL of them)
Are you using software to monitor your own therapy? (doesn't sound like it)
And, if you're Central Apnea was known by them when they prescribed your machine and settings, it sounds like you may have the wrong machine (if your Centrals are significant).
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Re: What is your AHI?
There seems to be some confusion here -- Are you saying that your pressure was 10 and your doctor increased it to 19? Or is 10-19 the new pressure range (10 Minimum, 19 Maximum)? If it's the new range, what were your pressure settings before the doc adjusted them?joeljjk11 wrote:Hi - my doctor plugged my SD Card into their computer and I would assume she looked at detailed data. I could not see the monitor. She said I had some central apnea (I believe she said 5 as a number). My machine shows 1 for Central and 9 or so for Obstructive apnea. My doctor also turned off the ramp feature and adjusted my pressure settings so that I start out at a higher pressure.kaiasgram wrote:Joel, what is your actual diagnosis? You mention central apnea above -- there is a difference between having some central apnea events (a certain number are not necessarily a big concern), and a diagnosis of central sleep apnea (CSA).
What were your pressure settings before the adjustment, and what are they now?
When central apneas do become a significant problem the issue becomes not just what the pressure settings are, but what machine should the patient be using. If you post your AHI event breakdown -- A (obstructive apneas), H (hypopneas), and CA (central or clear-airway apneas) we can give you more and better feedback. Your machine has all this information available. Let us know if you need help accessing the data on your machine.
She changed my pressure from 10-19 so since this is a range won't it still 'ramp' up from 10? I am honestly not sure how it works really. She also said that I may have to switch to a different machine and she is thinking I have more complex apnea than just obstructive.
Do you think her changing the settings will lower my AHI?
Complex apnea (CompSA) can develop when positive airway pressure (PAP) starts causing central apnea events. If your doctor suspects this is what's happening for you, then I'm not sure why she would start you out at a higher pressure and raise the maximum pressure to 19. Higher pressure can worsen centrals.
I'm going to assume that your doctor meant that 5 is your Central apnea Index (hourly average), not the total number of centrals. That is not insignificant. Neither is the 13.3 AHI that your doctor mentioned. And the numbers you're seeing on your machine are not low numbers -- the machine is displaying your hourly index, not the total number of events for the night. An obstructive apnea index of 9 is not low. If the central apnea index of 1 was a typical night for you we would not be overly concerned, but your doc was looking at higher central index numbers and mentioned 5 to you, and she is wondering if yours is a case of CompSA.
The best thing to do at this time would be to get SleepyHead set up: https://sleep.tnet.com/resources/sleepyhead Post a screenshot like the example you'll see on the website I linked to. Also post the Statistics page which will show us your pressure settings and the changes to those settings, as well as leak and AHI information since you started using your machine, like below. It's worth doing especially since you may have a more complicated case -- you will appreciate feeling more on top of what's going on with your apnea and your therapy.
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Re: What is your AHI?
My situation as well. Though sometimes I will have a string below 1.0.Uncle Flapp wrote:It's probably apples and oranges since I have CompSA and am on ASV but my AHI averages between 1 and 2 with 99% being HYP.
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Re: What is your AHI?
My AHI varies between 1.0 and 2.5. In my 6+ years on CPAP I have been below 1.0 only about 10 times. It doesn't bother me a bit. Most of my events are HI and CAs.
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