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Sleep study 5 years ago ahi of 14, rem ahi of 84 cpap ineffective 2 years of 24/7 intractable migraines medication ineffective why is rem ahi so high?
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See below: When in rem phase of sleep, your body is the most relaxed (lowest muscle tone). This allows for more collapse of the muscles in your neck causing more obstruction during this phase. It is very common to have an increased ahi during rem sleep for this reason.
Answered 5/3/2014
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