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Re: Just how "bad" is my OSA?


Posted by Jeanne on January 10, 2001 at 21:15:36:

In Reply to: Just how "bad" is my OSA? posted by Tiggaroo on January 10, 2001 at 18:16:47:

Tracy - my AHI was 21 (1 apnea, 20 hypopnea's) per hour (up to 75 AHI when in REM, weard, huh? Wish I could remember what I was dreaming about :-)and my O2 went down to 86%. My CPAP pressure is set at 8 cm 02. Although, my case appears to be mild, I really suffered from the hypoxia (memory loss, problems with word recall, balance & dizziness problems, which have all gone away with CPAP treatment, 3 mos now). You can't really judge by the numbers if my case is as bad as yours (or compared to anyone else) or vice versa. However, I read somewhere (not sure where!) if your AHI is greater than 5, you should consider treatment, 10 or higher, definitely yes and above 20 you can expect significant health problems if you don't seek treatment. I'll try and figure out which book I read that in. Jeanne

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