Very Strange Breathing Pattern

ups4 · Post by **ups4** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:47 am

I have had a couple of "different" nights of sleep lately. Two days ago, my AHI shot up to 4.5, and the following day it was much higher than normal at 2.9. Then last night it was back down to near normal at .99, but there were several CA detected at over 30 seconds each. I think the longest I've ever noticed in the past has been around 15 seconds.

Now, I do have COPD and when I use my maintenance inhaler I'm supposed to hold my breath for at least 10 seconds for the medication to be absorbed. Most times I can do this with little problem, but occasionally it's very difficult. So how in the world am I not breathing for over 30 seconds at a time on several occasions during the night?

Could this be a one-off type thing with the machine....or my breathing? I should probably drag out my Contec O2 monitor and use it for a couple of nights and see if there are any significant O2 desats.

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Dog Slobber · Post by **Dog Slobber** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:53 am

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ups4 · Post by **ups4** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 9:03 am

Dog Slobber wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:53 am
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Thanks. I just saw the sticky and attached my chart.

Miss Emerita · Post by **Miss Emerita** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 11:40 am

That's a long CA, all right! Nothing to worry about, though, if CAs of that length happen just occasionally. By all means check your O2 for your peace of mind.

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