Up and Down AHI number

[SleepyonMagnoliaSt]

So last week daughter's AHI was under 4-5 the entire week. But this week it's creeped back up. We do see her Pulmo/sleep doc on August 19. What things should I ask her?

Should we try a new mask?
Ask if she should be retitrated?

She seems to be doing good. She's sleeping really well and falls asleep almost as soon as the mask is on her face. Still doing 10 hours of therapy time a night. I personally no longer hear her horrible 'death gasps' as I call them. She used to make this god awful wheezing choke that seriously reminded me of someone's last breaths as they died.

No more snorting either!

[robysue]

So last week daughter's AHI was under 45 the entire week. But this week it's creeped back up. We do see her Pulmo/sleep doc on August 19. What things should I ask her?

Is that 45 a typo???

An AHI = 45 on a diagnostic sleep test lands the patient well into the "Severe OSA" category.

An AHI = 45 with CPAP means therapy is NOT WORKING and you need to get a new titration test ASAP.

[SleepyonMagnoliaSt]

So last week daughter's AHI was under 45 the entire week. But this week it's creeped back up. We do see her Pulmo/sleep doc on August 19. What things should I ask her?

Is that 45 a typo???

An AHI = 45 on a diagnostic sleep test lands the patient well into the "Severe OSA" category.

An AHI = 45 with CPAP means therapy is NOT WORKING and you need to get a new titration test ASAP.

Yes it's a typo sorry. Doing this all from my phone as I'm without net currently. 4-5 is what it should have said. Anything over 1 in children is classed as mild . Daughter's original AHI during her sleep study was 7.5

So it IS helping some.

[DoriC]

Any leaking going on?

[SleepyonMagnoliaSt]

Any leaking going on?

Mild leaking but nothing crazy major that I see. But THANK you! That did remind me! One day she had a 12+ AHI and that was the night her hose disconnected so I can throw out that number. It was the only one that was completely odd