What influences the AHI?

[Zelman]

I've been getting typical AHI readings of 3.0 to 4.0 every night, for about 8 hours of sleep. I tried to reduce this by quitting caffeine, exercise, early to bed, blah blah. Yesterday though, I thought "ah, so what", and indulged in an evening of Scotch, pizza, sex, and a vampire movie. Promptly, my AHI went down to 0.9. Is it relaxation-related?

[Emilia]

still giggling.... Yes, I think relaxation probably helps a lot. And your story also points out the need to have a sense of humor and maybe not being so pre-occupied with it all. Thanks for the chuckle.

[Wulfman]

I've been getting typical AHI readings of 3.0 to 4.0 every night, for about 8 hours of sleep. I tried to reduce this by quitting caffeine, exercise, early to bed, blah blah. Yesterday though, I thought "ah, so what", and indulged in an evening of Scotch, pizza, sex, and a vampire movie. Promptly, my AHI went down to 0.9. Is it relaxation-related?

It also helps if your pressure setting is correct, too.

Sometimes those other things help and sometimes they don't. (although sex USUALLY does)


Den

[jweeks]

Hi,

Many of the regulars here say that you should try something for a week to 10 days before trusting the results. As a result, you might want to head to the liquor store and stock up. You are going to need more Scotch to test this theory.

-john-

[DoriC]

And give a heads up to your significant other! We'll be watching for some interesting updates.

[sleepmba]

LOL....good thread!

[JOR7]

You should not try 4 changes at the same time. Maybe one of those is bad. So start with sex only.