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by Toxinman7791!
Thu Jul 27, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Improving AHI
Replies: 8
Views: 1471

Re: Improving AHI

Insurance argues the surgery request lies too much in favor of improvement in quantity of life vs medical necessity.
by Toxinman7791!
Thu Jul 27, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Improving AHI
Replies: 8
Views: 1471

Re: Improving AHI

Hey folks, it's awesome to get some feedback. Yeah, three sleep studies=three AHI values. The 102 was without any sleep aids and the other two were with drugs. I do have sinus issues and septal issues. I take pseudoephedrine most nights, wear a breath right strip and neti 2xdaily everyday. These iss...
by Toxinman7791!
Thu Jul 27, 2023 10:35 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Improving AHI
Replies: 8
Views: 1471

Re: Improving AHI

They are not minuses. The are the about symbol. The imgur link does already contain the statistics in the last two slides. I'm looking to address why my CA is still sometimes 4x my OSA. The trend has been downward for each parameter. In fact, in a statistically significant manner. I'm a researcher, ...
by Toxinman7791!
Thu Jul 27, 2023 7:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Improving AHI
Replies: 8
Views: 1471

Improving AHI

Hey folks, I'm struggling to get my AHI any lower.despite being a pretty good healthcare area, it's really difficult to get in to see a sleep physician. My initial sleep tests had AHI = 102, ~45, and ~35. I do feel much better, but I think there is a lot of room to improve. [*]Central apneas seem to...