Hypopnea

[Escapee]

I am a newbie on APAP. Using Dreamstation for 10 days . My AHI was 36. With machine it has been ranging from 3 - 9. With more use I am hoping to bring it down further. What I am noticing though is that my total hypopnea is much higher than total obstructive apnea. Is there a particular pressure setting or anything else in the machine or mask that is more effective for hypopnea versus obstructive apnea? Let me know. Thanks.

[jimbud]

Hypopnea and Obstructive are the same thing.
Only difference is severity.
Airway pressure can/will treat both.

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[LSAT]

It's not unusual to have more hypopneas than obstructive. Almost all of my events are hypopneas. Hypopneas are events where there is only a partial blockage of your airway...I think that's better than having a complete closure..don't you? I don't know what your sleep detail looks like and you haven't mentioned what your pressure settings are, but you might try increasing your minimum pressure and see if your AHI drops a little.