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I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. I have been on the Resmed Airsence 10 machine for 3 months. My scores keep coming down but my symptoms have not changed. I still don’t have a lot of energy. I am still a poor sleeper. I wake up in the middle of the nite and wait for 2hours to get back to sleep. I still pee twice a night. No other improvements. Last nite I had .2 events and ahi of 1.6and a central score of .6 I do have some events of AF and experience out of breath if I run or climb. But I can walk just fine. I was hoping that the machine would have changed my life but it has not. I never did snore nor wake up gasping for breath. I am wondering if I just had one bad night during the lab test. Is it any surprise given that you are wired up and anxious. I will get an overnight O2 test without the machine to see if that is a problem.
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First of all, thank you George for your reply. I thought my numbers were good. I did buy an oximeter! At the lab I was 86% and the Dr. said 90% was the threshold and he did not like my reading. I have scored 97% on the meter almost everytime. It makes me think the thing is broken. How are you doing with your O2 measurement? I have the Airsense 10 for her. Right, I'm a guy. Oh well, maybe that's the only machine they had there. I think I have it set up for CPAP. I am using the nasal mask, Airfit 20 which I liked better than the nostril thing I tried. My numbers have been coming down .1 every night it seems. Can you tell by my numbers how much central SA I have compared to OSA? I am curious how the machine helps Central by filling the air passages with air? How does that tell your brain to tell you to breathe?
I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea as a result of an overnight sleep test followed by three 20 minute tests the following day. I don't snore, not overweight, don't fall asleep driving and can not recall ever waking up gasping for breath. Needless to say I was shocked to hear the results. I went 61 sec. at one point between breaths. I am on the ResMed 10 machine and after struggling to cope with it for a couple of weeks, I can now tolerate it. My scores seem good but I don't really understand them. I have 2.2 events per hour. AHl of 5.1 Total 4.3 and central 2.3 and a score of 24 leaks.
Would someone please explain what this all means?
Thank you Dave
Hello Everyone,
I am quite new, about 2 weeks. What is a good AHI number. Mine is 5.9 I don't know what that means .
Dave
