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Can someone help with AHI score for MyAir? It changes even when awake. - Joeyk74 - 09-12-2024
The other night I slept about 3 hours. Had to use the bathroom so turned the APAP off and the score came up as 0.5 (then within seconds went up to 0.8). I put it back on after but couldn’t fall back asleep. Then I noticed the air got stronger and I couldn’t breath in an out so I turned it off and on again. Seems to settle to a lower setting if I do that. When I turned it off the AHI said 2.5. How did it change from 0.8 to 2.5 when I hadn’t gone back to sleep? Tonight I was up again after 3 hours and it said 3.5. Barely could sleep then it said 5.
RE: Can someone help with AHI score for MyAir? It changes throughout the night awake. - Old Steve - 09-12-2024
When people change position and they are still awake or partially awake will sometimes hold their breath, the CPAP machine doesn't know that they are awake, it thinks it's a Clear Airway because they were not breathing. The machine counts it as an apnea. This is not uncommon...