Snore Index

felineperson3 · Post by **felineperson3** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:01 pm

My question relates to the extremely high snore index reading that I saw when I downloaded my data this a.m. Normally my snore index ranges anywhere from 1 to 8 in any given pressure column. Last night it indicated a snore index of 64 at a pressure of 7 and 18 at a pressure of 8. This was such a different reading that it caught my attention even with being my being new at trying to interpret the software data. Does anyone have any explanation for such an off-the-wall reading and should I be concerned? I am using a RemStar auto with pressure setting of 5-10, heated humidifier set at 2 and a Breeze interface. My AHI was 1.5 and all the other data readings looked within the normal range of what I'm used to seeing since I obtained my Encore software. Thanks for any help or info you might be able to give me.

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:44 pm

It could be any number of things.

Last week I was on a business trip and I drank more than I usually do. (Heck, I drank more in any one night than I usually do in a week! ) I could really see the results on my downloads; my AHI was about the same but my pressures were higher in compensation and a higher snore index.

Maybe allergies were bothering you. Maybe stress. Maybe something you had (a drink, some medicine) affected you. Maybe it was just the relative humidity.

I wouldn't get worked up about a single night being different. It happens. If it happens a lot, especially a number of nights in a row, then I'd start trying to figure out what is going on.