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- Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:47 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do I really need a new titration study??
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7306
Re: Do I really need a new titration study??
AHI of 5.0 or greater is considered positive. I get patients all the time that have been on CPAP for 10 years or more but the doctor orders a diagnostic followed by titration if positive. IMO its dumb because apnea doesn't usually go away without surgery of weight loss. But in order for insurance t...
- Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:22 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do I really need a new titration study??
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7306
Re: Do I really need a new titration study??
AHI of 5.0 or greater is considered positive. I get patients all the time that have been on CPAP for 10 years or more but the doctor orders a diagnostic followed by titration if positive. IMO its dumb because apnea doesn't usually go away without surgery of weight loss. But in order for insurance t...
- Thu Mar 10, 2016 4:02 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do I really need a new titration study??
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7306
Re: Do I really need a new titration study??
Thanks for your reply HST. I agree a study would be more effective but I'm questioning it because of the high costs involved. I also would need to sleep a night without the machine, which for me would probably mean very little sleep. From reading other posts, its seems like the most common adjustmen...
- Thu Mar 10, 2016 4:00 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do I really need a new titration study??
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7306
Re: Do I really need a new titration study??
I like that idea a lot but this machine is an older style and it uses a card that can't be read on a normal computer . Is it correct that the newer machines use SD cards?
- Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:09 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do I really need a new titration study??
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7306
Do I really need a new titration study??
I am new to this forum but not new to CPAP. I have been using a VPAP AUTO 25 successfully for about 10 years. I use it every night and also travel with it. At my last physical, my GP suggested I visit a sleep specialist to have them see how Ive been doing. I went to a local sleep specialist who read...