Understanding Oscar Report

[lisaloubags]

As a complete novice and someone who is to meet the Doctor for the first time in one year and three months, (I have a letter to say that I have 27 AHI Moderate Apnoa, so decided to get a travel machine in November and do it myself), can anyone look at my stats and give me any guidance please?

[Dog Slobber]

There is little that can be done based on the statistics page you've posted.

However, looking at the graphs available on the Daily tab, can often lead to improved therapy.

Go through this topic:
viewtopic/t158560/How-to-post-images-for-review.html

to see the preferred format of posting graphs, so the proper detail is visible.

[harrywr2]

Medicare/Insurance definition of 'good enough' is an AHI < 5.
There is no shortage of doctors that will declare 'you are doing great' with an AHI < 5.
You have two nights with minimum pressure at 7 which is a good 'starting point' for adjusting adult minimum pressure.
As other have said in order to make construction suggestions as to improvements the daily charts are necessary. Averages don't show important details.

[palerider]

Medicare/Insurance definition of 'good enough' is an AHI < 5.
There is no shortage of doctors that will declare 'you are doing great' with an AHI < 5.

Why even bring that up, since we all know it's not good enough?

[nee]

Medicare/Insurance definition of 'good enough' is an AHI < 5.
There is no shortage of doctors that will declare 'you are doing great' with an AHI < 5.

And yet, I'm sure hundreds of thousands of people go on suffering without treatment because they didn't meet such arbitrary criteria. I would know - I am one of them.

[harrywr2]

Why even bring that up, since we all know it's not good enough?

Because OP is preparing to have a meeting with a Doctor to discuss an AHI of < 5. We all know 5 is crap and a lot of us have paid good money only to be told that 5 is 'doing great'.

[palerider]

Why even bring that up, since we all know it's not good enough?

Because OP is preparing to have a meeting with a Doctor to discuss an AHI of < 5. We all know 5 is crap and a lot of us have paid good money only to be told that 5 is 'doing great'.

Well, that's valid, but I'd suggest you make it clear that those arbitrary lines in the sand are really far too out in the surf, I usually say "an AHI of 5 is the rough of equivalent of being poked with a stick every 12 minutes, all night long... there's no way you can get any good rest that way".