Chest congestion = more apneas?

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Red70
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Chest congestion = more apneas?

Post by Red70 » Tue May 03, 2016 4:43 am

I have a cold and chest congestion. Last night I had 10.8 AHI while wearing my mask. Is it normal to have more apneas when you have chest congestion even though your mask is on and fitting properly?

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Re: Chest congestion = more apneas?

Post by LSAT » Tue May 03, 2016 6:19 am

When you have a cold/congestion, your breathing changes.

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Re: Chest congestion = more apneas?

Post by Pugsy » Tue May 03, 2016 8:37 am

In general we just have to ignore the AHI results when we are ill with either cold or flu symptoms. It's just not reliable due to congestion/coughing etc which can and will confuse the machines sensors.

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Re: Chest congestion = more apneas?

Post by Red70 » Tue May 03, 2016 3:48 pm

Oh good, so I'm not backsliding with my results then!

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