Centrals vs hypopneas vs obstructive

...So I have more centrals and hypopneas than I do obstructive...can too high a pressure cause central Apneas and hypopneas? I just got results of a sleep study and it showed 2 Apneas per hour - 1 OSA, 5 centrals and 5 hypopneas...what causes the centrals and hypopneas? Also notes that centrals were post arousal...does that mean I'm waking up n then having a central...or that the central is causing the wake up? Does any of this make sense?

Toonces wrote:2 Apneas per hour - 1 OSA, 5 centrals and 5 hypopneas

That doesn't add up. Can you elaborate?

Toonces wrote:Also notes that centrals were post arousal

Can you post a copy of the summary of your study? It's usually one or two pages. Block out any identifying information such as name and address.

From you other post it looks like this was from a titration study. Is that correct?

Hi CG...12 Apneas for the entire night...2 per hour

Toonces wrote:Hi CG...12 Apneas for the entire night...2 per hour

That is excellent CPAP therapy. Nothing there to worry about.

The only caveat would be about leak. If mask leak is very high, you might have apneas that the machine can't detect.