hypopnea

Hey all, I've been having troubled sleep the past few years and i just went in for a sleep study. I have preliminary results. Im too anxious to wait for my appt. with the sleep doctor so i hope you good people can help me interpret the results.

i have 11 hypopnea/hour, 1.2 apnea/hour.

140 arousals.
21 respiratory arousals
119 spontaneous arousals

any idea how severe my hypopnea is? what type of treatment will it require?

Welcome, John.

IMHO, the apeas are what matter the most and anything under 5 per hour is acceptable. Hypopneas are partial closures and thus are less important than apneas and there is apparently some variation in how hypopneas are counted by different machines.

We usually see the numbers expressed as apneas+hypopneas per hour (the AHI - or apnea-hypopnea index). The AHI should be less than 5. 5-15 is mild, 15-30ish is moderate and higher is severe.

So based on the info you provided, your AHI is 12.2 which would be in the mild range.

I would guess that CPAP therapy would be suggested. My AHI was a little less than that.

Good luck!
Mindy

John

From that brief data, it seems yours is a mild case of OSA but more significant in terms of hypopneas. I am assuming those last 3 lines relate to the whole night. The total of AI & HI (Apneas and Hypopneas) gives you a score of AHI=12.2 (mild). 5 is considered acceptable.
Cpap therapy is required - I'd be looking at a Bilevel for your requirements myself but lets see what the lab comes up with.

Good luck

DSM

dsm wrote:John

From that brief data, it seems yours is a mild case of OSA but more significant in terms of hypopneas. I am assuming those last 3 lines relate to the whole night. The total of AI & HI (Apneas and Hypopneas) gives you a score of AHI=12.2 (mild). 5 is considered acceptable.
Cpap therapy is required - I'd be looking at a Bilevel for your requirements myself but lets see what the lab comes up with.

Good luck

DSM

Hey dsm, I'm still always learning .. why would a bilevel be needed?

thanks!
Mindy