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=== Complex Sleep Apnea ===
For [[Complex sleep apnea|Complex Sleep Apnea ]] the Medicare requirements for issuing an ASV machine.
* Therapy Optimization should be discontinued and the original settings, from the doctor, restored.
* Titrate to minimize OSA, that is the obstructive AHI to less than 5 per hour. '''''This typically is raising EPAP or pressure until obstructive AHI is less than 5 per hour, we expect this to make the Central and Complex Apnea worse thus failing the current treatment'''''
# Witnessed apneas '''''Most of us have this one with our significant others''
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=== For Central Sleep Apnea ===
For Central Sleep Apnea the Medicare requirements for issuing an ASV machine.
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