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Re: Startin CPAP Therapy This Week

Posted by sickntired on November 07, 2007 at 13:07:46:

In Reply to: Re: Startin CPAP Therapy This Week posted by StevieB on November 07, 2007 at 09:50:07:

Yes, this is very severe. AHI of 72 means you are waking up 72 times an hour. That is more than once a minute.

Your oxygen levels also dropped to 72% which is very low.

16 is a relatively high pressure. If you have problems dealing with it you may want to look into a BiPAP. This machine will blow a lower pressure upon your exhale, making your high in halation pressure more tolerable.

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