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Sleep event indexes
#1
Sleep event indexes
Hello, 

Please can u inform me what  are the acceptable indexes and at which level they are risk:

- Average percentage of Night in Cheyne - Stokes respiration (CSR)

- Average percentage of Night in RERA Index

- Average percentage of Night in Flow Limitation (FL) Index

- Average percentage of Night in Vibratory Snore (VS) Index

- Average percentage of Night in Large Leak

- Average percentage of Night in periodic breathing (PB)
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#2
RE: Sleep event indexes
Have you read the wiki linked at the top of the page? That will explain a lot of the terms.
SleepyHead's Help section explains a fair bit and gives links to some useful info, too.
Also, the setup manual for your machine may explain some of the settings and what they do.

When the Apnea-Hypopnea Index, AHI, is < 5, you are considered treated.
                                                                                                                          
Note: I'm an epidemiologist, not a medical provider. 
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RE: Sleep event indexes
Yes i did but i need more details about breathing disorder..
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RE: Sleep event indexes
If you're willing to use a medical dictionary, pop over to http://www.medscape.com and do a search on specific questions.
The results will be written for medical personnel, however it is possible to decipher it into regular language with a good dictionary.

For explanations more oriented to non-medical people, WebMD is a good site to search and read.
ex. 'apnea' results in this page of results: http://www.webmd.com/search/2/results?query=apnea
                                                                                                                          
Note: I'm an epidemiologist, not a medical provider. 
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