09-04-2020, 01:34 PM
High AHI after weeks of use
Hi!
This is my first post on here so I'm sorry if I leave anything out:
I am a 29 year old male who was diagnosed with mild OSA earlier this month. My initial sleep study reported:
"There were a total of 12 apneas ( 3 obstructive, 1 mixed, 7 central) and 33 hypopneas. The
apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) was 5.4 events/hour. The central sleep apnea index was 0.8 events/hour.
Respiratory disturbances were associated with oxygen desaturation down to a nadir of 90%. The mean oxygen
saturation during the study was 95%. The cumulative time under or = 88% oxygen saturation was 0 minutes."
I have been using APAP for about two weeks and I feel as though it is helping. The problem I am having is my AHI has averaged about 12 over the past couple weeks of use with 100 percent mask fit. Last night I recorded over 8 hours of use and an AHI of 12.2 (62 Clear Airway Apneas, 10 Total Obstructive Apneas and 36 Total Hypopneas). I do wake up feeling rested but I would like to resolve some of these AHI issues. It's just puzzling to me that the initial sleep study had a much lower AHI than the machine has been reporting. Could it be an issue with the machine? I have tried the dreamware nasal mask and the "full" mask and I feel the full one has worked better since I do breath through my mouth occasionally during the night. My supply company increased the min pressure from 6 to 8 in an effort to lower AHI.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated! I do have OSCAR data I can upload, just let me know what would be helpful.
Thanks!
This is my first post on here so I'm sorry if I leave anything out:
I am a 29 year old male who was diagnosed with mild OSA earlier this month. My initial sleep study reported:
"There were a total of 12 apneas ( 3 obstructive, 1 mixed, 7 central) and 33 hypopneas. The
apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) was 5.4 events/hour. The central sleep apnea index was 0.8 events/hour.
Respiratory disturbances were associated with oxygen desaturation down to a nadir of 90%. The mean oxygen
saturation during the study was 95%. The cumulative time under or = 88% oxygen saturation was 0 minutes."
I have been using APAP for about two weeks and I feel as though it is helping. The problem I am having is my AHI has averaged about 12 over the past couple weeks of use with 100 percent mask fit. Last night I recorded over 8 hours of use and an AHI of 12.2 (62 Clear Airway Apneas, 10 Total Obstructive Apneas and 36 Total Hypopneas). I do wake up feeling rested but I would like to resolve some of these AHI issues. It's just puzzling to me that the initial sleep study had a much lower AHI than the machine has been reporting. Could it be an issue with the machine? I have tried the dreamware nasal mask and the "full" mask and I feel the full one has worked better since I do breath through my mouth occasionally during the night. My supply company increased the min pressure from 6 to 8 in an effort to lower AHI.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated! I do have OSCAR data I can upload, just let me know what would be helpful.
Thanks!
