A little worried about numbers

[SleepyHead09]

i went to the dme and got a print out from my card. am a little worried about some of the numbers the date that has me concerned is the ones printed today.

6/10/09
average time in apnea per day 15 seconds
average ahi 1.2

6/24/09
average time in apnea per day 13 seconds
average ahi 1.0

7/07/09
average time in apnea per day 28 seconds
average ahi 1.3

[BleepingBeauty]

i went to the dme and got a print out from my card. am a little worried about some of the numbers the date that has me concerned is the ones printed today.

6/10/09
average time in apnea per day 15 seconds
average ahi 1.2

6/24/09
average time in apnea per day 13 seconds
average ahi 1.0

7/07/09
average time in apnea per day 28 seconds
average ahi 1.3

I'm confused. What are you worried about?

[Babette]

These are VERY GOOD NUMBERS.

I know folks on this forum who would KILL for such good numbers.

You are doing GOOD. Please don't worry. I'm sorry no one there reading your data could tell you that.

For reference, the "Magic Number" is 5.0 AHI. If you are below that number, MOST doctors will tell you you're fine. Most of us here try to stay below 3. Some of us are super geeks and work for Zero. I've decided I'm really happy with under 2.

Huggers,
Barbara

[SleepyHead09]

i was worried about my average time in apena going up to 28 seconds

i went to the dme and got a print out from my card. am a little worried about some of the numbers the date that has me concerned is the ones printed today.

6/10/09
average time in apnea per day 15 seconds
average ahi 1.2

6/24/09
average time in apnea per day 13 seconds
average ahi 1.0

7/07/09
average time in apnea per day 28 seconds
average ahi 1.3

I'm confused. What are you worried about?

[Babette]

Eh.... (shrugs)

Keep working on your variables - humidity, mask, chinstrap, etc. I don't worry about that length of time, but I'm not your doctor, either.

Best ask your doc if he/she thinks that number is out of line.

Good luck!
Barbara

[BleepingBeauty]

i was worried about my average time in apena going up to 28 seconds

i went to the dme and got a print out from my card. am a little worried about some of the numbers the date that has me concerned is the ones printed today.

6/10/09
average time in apnea per day 15 seconds
average ahi 1.2

6/24/09
average time in apnea per day 13 seconds
average ahi 1.0

7/07/09
average time in apnea per day 28 seconds
average ahi 1.3

I'm confused. What are you worried about?

That's an average time in apnea per day, not the length of your average apnea. So you're experiencing apnea for 28 seconds over the whole night. An apnea, by definition, lasts more than 10 seconds, so that equals less than 3 per night. (AHI is reported as an average of apnea and hypopnea events per hour.) I wouldn't be worried, personally, but ask your doctor if you're concerned about it.

[Wulfman]

And, even if you had an apnea or two in any given night that lasted for 28 seconds, that's not all that bad, either. I've had some that lasted that long and longer.


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