General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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by roster » Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:28 am
jskinner wrote:Arizona-Willie wrote:Unfortunately, AHI is not the be all .. end all measurement. My sleep doc is most concerned ( properly so ) about the percentage of time spent below 90%.
AHI completely ignores the length of each apnea. Two people can have exactly the same AHI and one can be very sick and the other perfectly healthy. We need a better measurement.
Never forgot: You might have a single apnea all night (which most doctors would ignore) but if you never start breathing again during it then your dead.
