High snores but low AHI

blake · Post by **blake** » Thu May 11, 2006 11:03 am

At 12cm H2O CPAP, my AHI is 1.5-3 (down from 50 at the sleep lab!), and vibratory snore index 2-3.

I lowered the pressure to 10cm H2o which is MUCH more comfortable. My AHI remains low (1-2), but vibratory snore index has risen to 30s.

Should I be worried about isolated snores if there are no singifcant AHI at 10cm h2O? I thought snores lead to apneas? Will they over time?

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu May 11, 2006 11:26 am

blake,

No.
No.
No.

Best wishes,

Den

DaveMunson · Post by **DaveMunson** » Sat May 13, 2006 10:55 pm

Sheesh.

I'm running at higher pressure. Uncomfortable snores at lower pressures. AHI vs. pressure looks good at lower pressure.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Sun May 14, 2006 12:46 pm

DaveMunson wrote:Sheesh.

I'm running at higher pressure. Uncomfortable snores at lower pressures. AHI vs. pressure looks good at lower pressure.

Dave,

I'd opt for where tha AHI looks best....or maybe a compromise somewhere in between.

I was doing real well at 10 until this year. Started getting some higher spikes and a few more apneas.....got worse in March, so I bumped my pressure up to 12 and that helped quite a bit (I think) on the apneas and really dropped my Snore Index. Took me a couple of nights to get used to the increased pressure, but I'm pretty comfortable with it now. Actually, once I got the mask tension tweaked, I've actually had fewer large leaks at 12 than I did at 10.

YMMV

Best wishes,

Den

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