WHy Don't I have near apneas

om15 · Post by **om15** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:34 am

In the last 4 months I have had only 1 near apnea. Does this mean the my remstar autopap is not working well. My oai varies from 1-4 and I feel very good using the machine but I would think there would be more cases where I almost had an apnea and the machine would stop it.

NightHawkeye · Post by **NightHawkeye** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:55 am

I'm confused. Are you referring to the NR flag in Encore Pro. If so, it would be good that you aren't seeing many as this would be an indication of possible central apnea.

Regards,
Bill

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Tue May 02, 2006 12:06 pm

NR in Remstarese stands for non-responsive.

O.

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:27 pm

As NightHawkeye and ozij have said, if you're mistaking the term "NR" (non-responsive) for being "something a little less than an apnea", NR doesn't mean that at all.

But, if by "near apnea" you mean an "hypopnea", there's no reason why those would have to occur for you.
It's perfectly possible to have sudden apneas that happen so quickly there would be no precursor events. A person could have complete apneas without having hypopneas. Also, the pressure may be keeping your throat open well enough that there are no air flow limitations or hypopneas, but perhaps in certain sleep stages and sleep positions some full blown apneas hit you quite suddenly.

You're getting a very nice, low AHI if your AHI has been in the 1 - 4 range for the past 4 months. Sounds like your machine is doing a fine job for you.

om15 · Post by **om15** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:46 am

Thanks to all who responded thought they were near apneas. Nothing like posting to really show how uniformed you really are.

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Fri May 05, 2006 12:11 am

Hey, om15...posting and asking questions is how we all keep trying to learn this stuff. You did right to ask. Keep asking!!

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Fri May 05, 2006 9:38 am

Nothing like posting to get the info you need!
Keep it up, and welcome.

O.

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