Periodic breathing %

[CTyankee]

I use a Respironics System One Remstar Auto A-Flex. Reading for AHI is 2.7; Periodic breathing 2%. Is this good or bad? Have no idea what these numbers mean. Neither my doctor nor my insurance company has asked for any info from the machine in six months. Seems strange.

[Pugsy]

It means that for 2 % of the night (time asleep) there was some Periodic Breathing.

Defined in PR S1 clinical manual as
"A persistent waning and waxing breathing pattern which repeats itself between 30 and 100 seconds. The nadir of the breathing pattern is characterized by at least 40 & reduction in air flow from an established baseline flow. The pattern must be present for several minutes before it can be identified as periodic breathing. No therapy adjustments are made in response to periodic breathing."

2% is not bad... I don't recall ever seeing a "normal value". But abnormal is much, much higher percentage.

AHI 2.7 this is good..we want to see less than 5.

Do you have the software or are these numbers off the LCD screen on the machine?

Neither my doctor nor my insurance company has asked for any info from the machine in six months. Seems strange.

This doesn't surprise me at all unfortunately.

[ameriken]

Doesn't surprise me either, when I went to see the VA "sleep doctor", I brought the data card and asked if he wanted it and he flat out said "NO".

[CTyankee]

I got those readings off the LCD panel on the CPAP, don't have any software. Thanks for the info!

[Pugsy]

There are some software options if you would like to see your reports in greater detailed.
Explained here with some examples.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=64906&st=0&sk=t&sd= ... re+options