Tidbit of AHI info

SnoreNoMore2005 · Post by **SnoreNoMore2005** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:58 pm

I had an appointment with my sleep doc today and he reviewed my Encore Pro reports.

He told me that people who do not have sleep apnea will normally have an AHI up to 5.0. That is considered "normal". If your AHI is not at least 15, they will not even consider treating you for sleep apnea.

Not sure if everyone knew that, so I thought I'd pass it on.

SnoreNoMore2005

Janelle · Post by **Janelle** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:50 pm

Thank goodness there are doctors out there who do not go by these "rules" and take into consideration other parts of the sleep study, like )2 desat rates, lack of stage 3/4 sleep, or REM, frequent awakenings, etc. There is, experts know, a lot more to diagnosing sleep apnea than just the AHI

Me: AHI 3.3 5.9 on side 1.9 on back
Epworth Sleepiness Scale: 15
UARS: ICSD: 786.09
Absence of Slow Wave Sleep
Pathological Sleepiness
Hypersomnolence
Oxcygen: 93.1 high, minumum 83.8
Snores 2755 resulting in 43 arousals PER HOUR
Sleep Efficiency: 87.7%

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:55 am

Wow. Interesting. I had only a 4 HI and a zero OAI at my first sleep study with a 14.something PLDM average, but moderate oxygen desats. My AHI now never has gone over a 1.2 since as long as I can remember, averaging usually 0.1-0.5. I need to talk to someone to see what is going on with me...