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by btrslp
Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:00 am
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

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...
by btrslp
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...
by btrslp
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...