Periodic Breathing

[Trichar66]

Does anyone know what percentage of periodic breathing should be concerning? I normally have either 0% or 1%. Last night I had 9 hrs of sleep, an AHI of 3.9 and 4% periodic breathing. Should I be concerned?

[Sleep2Snore]

It does not sound a lot, but.................

Medical Definition of Periodic breathing. Periodic breathing: Clusters of breaths separated by intervals of apnea (no breathing) or near-apnea. As opposed to normal breathing which is usually regular. ... Periodic breathing during sleep occurs typically in patients with congestive heart failure.
Periodic breathing is a normal variation of breathing found in premature and full term infants. It occurs when the infant has pauses in breathing for no more than 10 seconds at a time followed by a series of rapid, shallow breaths. Then the breathing returns to normal without any stimulation or intervention.
Periodic breathing is a normal variation of breathing found in premature and full term infants. It occurs when the infant has pauses in breathing for no more than 10 seconds at a time followed by a series of rapid, shallow breaths. Then the breathing returns to normal without any stimulation or intervention. These pauses in breathing may be accompanied by minor oxygen desaturation and bradycardia. It usually occurs when the infant is sleeping deeply, but may occur with light sleep or even when awake. Studies have shown that 78% of healthy full-term infants experience episodes of periodic breathing in the first two weeks of life, which typically resolves in the first six months of life.

[Trichar66]

Thank you. Is there any kind of chart that indicates whats a good % or bad %?

[Sleep2Snore]

I have not seen one, but if I were you I would discuss it with your doctor and get the ticker checked out as well.
I wouldn't want to see a high number.  You slept for 9 hours, I think that works out around 21 minutes of it, that is not good.  But I was never good at maths at school and I am a lot worse these days.

[Walla Walla]

There's no chart that I know of. Often Periodic readings on the Dreamstations are just misreadings by the machine. If your not getting more than 10% or more every night I wouldn't worry about it. It's not uncommon for many people to get an few percent of period readings on their machines from time to time.

[Sleep2Snore]

Machines can be stupid at times, so unless you are constantly getting it I wouldn't worry about it to much.
I would get a heart trace and if it shows nothing, stop worrying.

[Trichar66]

Thanks for the info everyone. I'll keep an eye on it.