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RAMBLINMAN · Post by **RAMBLINMAN** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 5:38 pm

Can someone explain why the before and after titration numbers is such a wide margine, is this normal....????

SUMMARY: BEFORE

AHI/RDI 304
Arousals 380
PLMs 20
Lowest saturation 85%
Mean saturation 94%
All values are during sleep)

SUMMARY: BEFORE INDEX

AHI/RDI 61.9
Arousals 77.4
PLMs 4.1

All values are during sleep)

SUMMARY: AFTER

AHI/RDI 2
Arousals 13
PLMs 38
Lowest saturation 90%
Mean saturation 96%
All values are during sleep)

SUMMARY: AFTER INDEX

AHI/RDI 2.6
Arousals 11.2
PLMs 5.4

All values are during sleep)

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:43 pm

I'm confused why you have two for each. But it is great that the afters are so much improved. I'll KNOW you can't wait to get started already. Let me know how things went today, PLEASE!!! I've been dying to hear. After seeing those numbers, you are very smart to not have given up. You need this therapy.

RAMBLINMAN · Post by **RAMBLINMAN** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 7:48 am

The 2 numbers Lori are one's during my first sleep study and the other is after they connected a mask on me during the 2nd sleep study

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:06 am

RAMBLINMAN wrote:The 2 numbers Lori are one's during my first sleep study and the other is after they connected a mask on me during the 2nd sleep study

What thick skulled me isn't getting is, there are two sets of the same types of values. I don't know why. If they did one set with and one without CPAP, that I could understand. But why do you have two sets for each night? I'm telling you, I can be thick...sorry. I'm just not getting it.

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:34 am

RAMBLINMAN wrote:Can someone explain why the before and after titration numbers is such a wide margine, is this normal....????

If I understand correctly your "Before" is your sleep study and your "After" is the titration results. If so, yes it is normal for someone who responds well to this treatment.

As TxKajun says, "This treatment works!" It certainly did for you. Congratulations.

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:37 am

Bill,

Would you explain to me why he has two different sets of the same values for the before and after CPAP studies? I am confused on that. Yes, the treatment is working great in his case, but what's with two sets of values for the same night's study? I only had one set each night, not two. And they seem to be the identical value categories.

RAMBLINMAN · Post by **RAMBLINMAN** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:43 am

Lori,

The BEFORE numbers was the first nigh...

The AFTER numbers was the 2nd night.

The 2nd set on the before was under a title of INDEX

so 61.9 77.4 4.1 were the INDEX numbers for the first 3 catogories

And the same for the AFTER numbers

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:52 am

Ramblinman,

Thank you for clearing that up. Now I get it...

RAMBLINMAN · Post by **RAMBLINMAN** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:55 am

Now are theses numbers suppose to have such a large margine....?

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:01 am

Ramblinman,
The Index number is the total of events, divided by the hours you slept.

Thus AI - Apnea Index ( average no. of apneas for hours of sleep in the sleep lab)

AHI - Apnea Hypoapnea Index (average no. of apneas + average no. of hypopneas for hours of sleep in the sleep lab)
etc.

No margins reported in your data.

By the way - the sleep lab can calculate the index for hours of sleep. The home software does it for hours of use - which is not always the same.

O.

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 10:02 am

Not sure what all y'all are sayin', but I only see one set of "Before" numbers (broken down into what seem to be total counts and indexes [events per hour]) and, similarly, one set of after numbers.

Yes Ramblin, when it works, you should see enormous, huge improvements.

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 11:16 am

Ramblinman,

It is a very good thing that there is a big difference in your numbers before and after CPAP. It would be better, of course, if you didn't need to have CPAP. But if you do, it's wonderful that the numbers improved so much after using it. That means you are very responsive to therapy, or will be HOPEFULLY in the very near future.

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