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- Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:00 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Buying Bipap for UARS & self titration
- Replies: 7
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Re: Buying Bipap for UARS & self titration
Ah, I was hoping there were non-surgical options. Also, do you know the answer to the ahi and rdi calculation? Should the denominator be the time spent in bed or the time actually sleeping? The former seems what my sleep lab is using but it seems wrong to me because I could cut it in half by just st...
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 3:27 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Buying Bipap for UARS & self titration
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6949
Re: Buying Bipap for UARS & self titration
Thank you for the quick replies! Regarding the sleep hygiene, I'm doing all of that for many years already, but none of it seems to have a significant effect on my sleep. I do sleep a bit better at home than the sleep study would reveal (i.e. it doesn't usually take me a couple of hours to fall asle...
- Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:22 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Buying Bipap for UARS & self titration
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6949
Buying Bipap for UARS & self titration
Hi, I did a sleep lab test and got AHI=2.9 and RDI=12.9 In total I had 1 obstructive apnea, 22 hypopneas and 91 RERAs. I spent 8 hours in bed, but only slept for ~4 hours. First, I think that the AHI and RDI numbers are underestimated, because it seems that they simply divided 23/(roughly 8 hours in...