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Sleep event indexes - Jihadhakim - 03-29-2017
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)
RE: Sleep event indexes - Beej - 03-29-2017
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.
RE: Sleep event indexes - Jihadhakim - 03-29-2017
Yes i did but i need more details about breathing disorder..
RE: Sleep event indexes - Beej - 03-29-2017
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