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A 45-year old asked:
What does an apnea/hypopnea index of 1.9 mean?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: apnea-hypopnea index?
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A 33-year old asked:
I have apnea-hypopnea index of about 32, is this considered bad?
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A 46-year old asked:
What is a good apnea-hypopnea index using a cpap?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is a good apnea-hypopnea index number to aim for while using a cpap?
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A 31-year old asked:
Apnea-hypopnea index, how bad an index must one have to have to go on cpap?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Apnea hypopnea index is 23 on bipap machine. I have mostly central brain apneas.I aalso have obstructive apnea and hypopnea?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Can a Sleep Physician explain why an Apnea Hypopnea Index less than 5 per hour is considered normal? For example if someone stops breathing 4 times per hour during sleep how is that normal, doesn't the oxygen drop during those episodes?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Can chronic rhinitis cause mild sleep apnea? My Apnea Hypopnea Index is 8, and both nostrils are always at least partially blocked due to deviated septum. What can I use on a regular basis to clear my nasal airflow?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Had a sleep study. 99 episodes of arousal and woke many times in under 6 hours. No apnea nor hypopnea. Why? What is going on? Fixes?
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A 46-year old female asked:
At sleep study i had zero apnea's, 2 centrals and 14 hypopnea's resulting in pulse ox lowest of 83. How is this considered mild? Very overweight :(
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A 39-year old male asked:
Can sleep apnea or hypopnea events under 5 per hour (which is scientifically considered normal but you still stop breathing for 10 seconds or more causing an oxygen dip) cause or aggravate hypertension?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Sleep study just revealed i have: moderate sleep fragmentation, leg movement, mild apnea, and sleep disordered breathing (hypopnea). Can this be treated? Nurse said a cpap machine wouldn't help me, but referring to respirology. Anything i can take (supp
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A 35-year old female asked:
I had a sleep apena test and the results apena 0 and hypopnea 6. Lowest oxygen 88% oxygen desaturation odi 1.9 total 14. Snores 53. What could it be?
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A 53-year old female asked:
I have sleep apnea and a hypoxia index of 17. Is 17 bad or good? I am going on cpap and oxygen. Looking for an answer. Thanks!
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A 31-year old asked:
Can central apnea be treated?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What is obstructive or central apnea?
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A 50-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of sleep center apnea?
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A 38-year old asked:
I have central apnea. It isn't just when I am asleap. Why?
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A 47-year old asked:
Central apnea--do I need drug or cpap?
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A 40-year old asked:
Why deglutition apnea occurs swallowing?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What causes apnea?Can stress be a reason?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can one have both sleep apneas & narcolepsy?
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A 47-year old asked:
What are the tests for premature baby apnea?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Can obstructive sleeep apnea cause mild autism?
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A member asked about a 33-year old male:
What can you do for chest pain caused by apnea?
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A 37-year old asked:
Could a swollen gallbladder cause obstructive apnea?
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A 38-year old asked:
Diagnosed with severe apnea should I stop trazodone at night?
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A 36-year old asked:
What does a sleep study apnea score of 46 mean? What are my next steps?
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A 57-year old asked:
I have recently started gasping for air. I also gasp for air when I am on my apnea machine.?
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