Posted by Bird Watcher on June 06, 2008 at 06:55:30:

In Reply to: Re: Help interpret my sleep study posted by bfpsu on June 06, 2008 at 02:14:05:

Sleep breathing disorders cause fragmented sleep and it is usually the deeper stages of sleep that take the hit and suffer, otherwise the person would not complain and seek medical advice. Your results of 7 AHI have a much higher hypopnea component than apnea component. Hypopnea is 50-75% reduction in ventilation for 10 seconds or more.

So think on why the hypopnea and you might stumble on better sleep. Hypopnea could be too much obstruction or not enough effort. It may help to think of sleep apnea as 'too much effort to breathe while sleeping syndrome' because the lab measurements of apnea and hypopnea are just that, measurements, and events may have been fewer and further between if the body had a stronger breathing effort exerted during sleep. Good health brought on by proper diet and exercise promote better breathing.

Again, the idea of a dental appliance may help but also think change in diet and more exercise and/or physical activity. At 39, you're at an age where you can easily fall into a trap of assuming that the diet you've always eaten will be good for life. Reductions of red meat, dairy products, and processed wheat flour foods help the body along.

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