Wondering if CPAP necessary

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Wondering if CPAP necessary

Post by cobra888 » Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:41 am

I been getting average AHI readings of around 0.5 - 3.5 while the pressure rarely gets above 6.0. It seems like the CPAP doesn't have much to do. Do I really need it?
Any input would be appreciated.

thanks!
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Re: Wondering if CPAP necessary

Post by Sleepy Pete » Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:48 am

Maybe another sleep study would tell you for sure?

Or, if you have the sleepyhead software, have a look at the graphs to get a better picture of what is happening during the night instead of just looking at the average for the whole night.

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Re: Wondering if CPAP necessary

Post by LSAT » Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:22 am

cobra888 wrote:I been getting average AHI readings of around 0.5 - 3.5 while the pressure rarely gets above 6.0. It seems like the CPAP doesn't have much to do. Do I really need it?
Any input would be appreciated.

thanks!
What you are showing are TREATED results. Without the CPAP you would most likely be much higher or else your doctor would not have prescribed CPAP. What were the results of your sleep study?

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Re: Wondering if CPAP necessary

Post by englandsf » Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:23 am

Duplicate post - see here for more answers

viewtopic/t102519/Do-I-need-a-CPAP.html

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Re: Wondering if CPAP necessary

Post by cobra888 » Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:23 am

Sleepy Pete wrote:Maybe another sleep study would tell you for sure?

Or, if you have the sleepyhead software, have a look at the graphs to get a better picture of what is happening during the night instead of just looking at the average for the whole night.

I do use sleepyhead. Again, there doesn't seem to be much happening. What graph(s) do you suggest I look at and look for on them?
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Re: Wondering if CPAP necessary

Post by cobra888 » Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:24 am

LSAT wrote:
cobra888 wrote:I been getting average AHI readings of around 0.5 - 3.5 while the pressure rarely gets above 6.0. It seems like the CPAP doesn't have much to do. Do I really need it?
Any input would be appreciated.

thanks!
What you are showing are TREATED results. Without the CPAP you would most likely be much higher or else your doctor would not have prescribed CPAP. What were the results of your sleep study?

My sleep study, which was about 2 years ago, showed mild apnea (AHI about 15 at worst case and when I was on my back).
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Re: Wondering if CPAP necessary

Post by chunkyfrog » Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:15 pm

Unfortunately, AHI is only an hourly average of the number of times you were not able to breathe,
not the total amount of time you spend without oxygen. One apnea, if long enough, could be your last.

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