I don't understand CPAP readings?

julianjose · Post by **julianjose** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:55 pm

Hi!,

Does anyone know what the following readings mean: AHI , AI , HI ?

Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:07 pm

julianjose wrote: Does anyone know what the following readings mean: AHI , AI , HI ?

AI Apnea Index the number of apnea events per hour
HI Hypopnea index the number of hypopnea events per hour
AHI the sum total of the AI plus HI numbers per hour

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:31 pm

Welcome to the message board, julianjose.

Pugsy gave you the definitions you asked about.

Here are links to definitions of some more words you may encounter as you continue reading about OSA and cpap therapy:

Types of machines:
viewtopic.php?p=56836
"Whats the differences in BIPAP, XPAP, APAP, CFLEX"

Common abbreviations and definitions:
viewtopic.php?t=14902
"Learning lexicon of cpap terms"

Another very comprehensive glossary:
http://www.sandmansleep.com/resources/glossary.cfm

http://www.smart-sleep-apnea.blogspot.com
Mile High Sleeper's great information resource for cpap users.

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