First night using CPAP

[Johnathansmith69]

Last night was my first night using the CPAP and I got 6.5 hours sleep and my AHI is 3.6 is that good??

[Iflyacrj]

I would say so. Give it a few weeks and you'll start feeling better. I went most of my life untreated, so when I started using a CPAP at 48, it was a huge shock to my body. But now I feel better than ever

[Johnathansmith69]

Thanks... On the test I did Ahi 17 so this looks good to me... Let's see if my blood press goes down and my weight..

[Nick Danger]

That is incredible!! Great job. I'm jealous - took me the better part of a year to get 6.5 hours of sleep with the machine.

[TorontoJewel]

Last night was my first night using the CPAP and I got 6.5 hours sleep and my AHI is 3.6 is that good??

My machine says that I slept 6.7 hours, and AHI is 3.1

What is AHI?

[Pugsy]

My machine says that I slept 6.7 hours, and AHI is 3.1

You might want to take a stroll through my SleepyHead Tutorial thread ....links in my signature line.

AHI is just Apnea Hypnea Index or an average per hour of all the events you had over the entire sleep period.
Example
AHI of 3 would be you average 3 per hour and if you slept 7 hours that would mean over the 7 hours you had a total of 21 events.
They may have been spread out over the 7 hours or they may have occurred in short clusters in segments.

Glossary of common terms you may see mentioned here and/or on software reports
http://sleepyhead.sourceforge.net/wiki/ ... p/Glossary

When you have time could you post your equipment to your profile (see mine below) that way if you have problems later we can easily see what your equipment is and tailor our responses better.

[library lady]

AHI is your apnea/hypopnea index, you want it to be less than 5. Think of it as the number of breathing cessations you have per hour with the machine.

[TorontoJewel]

Thanx Pugsy & Library Lady. That glossary will come in handy as I learn more about this condition