swimming tripling AHI

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swimming tripling AHI

Post by Shnorky » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:13 am

Hi everyone!

Trying to reduce my weight I started to go swimming after work. and it seems like every time I go swimming, it triples my AHI from approximately 4 to approximately 12.
Do you have any idea what might be causing this?
Anybody had anything similar happen to them?
Ideas: tired throat muscles somehow? or firmer muscles pushing the fat into the airway? stuffy nose from the chlorine? or...?

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Re: swimming tripling AHI

Post by ChicagoGranny » Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:22 am

Shnorky wrote:
Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:13 am
triples my AHI from approximately 4 to approximately 12.
What is the breakdown of your AHI? Obstructive apneas, hypopneas, clear airway?

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Re: swimming tripling AHI

Post by Julie » Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:16 am

When's the last time you had a regular cardiac work-up?

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Re: swimming tripling AHI

Post by Shnorky » Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:19 am

Thank you for your answers!
ChicagoGranny wrote:
Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:22 am
What is the breakdown of your AHI? Obstructive apneas, hypopneas, clear airway?
About 1/3 each, with slightly more obstructive events than the other two.
Julie wrote:
Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:16 am
When's the last time you had a regular cardiac work-up?
About a year? I broke both knees and a hand last year. Why, what's the reason?

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Re: swimming tripling AHI

Post by Julie » Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:46 am

Just making sure your problems are not new ones of e.g. ageing and/or new cardiac developments, but strictly about OSA - we do all get older unfortunately and things not OSA related do show up.

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Re: swimming tripling AHI

Post by ChicagoGranny » Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:43 pm

Shnorky wrote:
Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:19 am
About 1/3 each, with slightly more obstructive events than the other two.
For further suggestions, post a Sleepyhead chart of one of the swimming nights in this thread. See Pugsy's Sleepyhead Tutorial near the top of the index page.

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Re: swimming tripling AHI

Post by jimbud » Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:47 pm

ChicagoGranny wrote:
Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:43 pm
Shnorky wrote:
Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:19 am
About 1/3 each, with slightly more obstructive events than the other two.
For further suggestions, post a Sleepyhead chart of one of the swimming nights in this thread. See Pugsy's Sleepyhead Tutorial near the top of the index page.
I like that look!!! :D
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Re: swimming tripling AHI

Post by chunkyfrog » Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:50 pm

Isn't CG cute! I almost expect her to scold Sylvester for bothering her canary.

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Re: swimming tripling AHI

Post by jimbud » Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:53 pm

chunkyfrog wrote:
Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:50 pm
Isn't CG cute! I almost expect her to scold Sylvester for bothering her canary.
:lol: :lol: :lol: !!!
This is an example of why I love it here!
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