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Re: Just how "bad" is my OSA?


Posted by RenoTom on January 11, 2001 at 21:47:16:

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

According to the RDI, you have severe apnea. Recent studies indicate that an individual with an RDI in this range will have a much higher (I believe something like 300%) likelyhood of developing hypertension, and of course the related problems.
You have a low (but not extremely low) oxygen desaturation, which creates it's own problems and causes various damage to organs.
The main problem, and what effects you the most is indicated by the "RDI" or "Respiratory Disturbance Index". This is an indication of fragmented sleep, which results in sleep depravation.
Sleep is something that is very much taken for granted, but as more and more is learned about it, we are understanding the severe problems that depravation caauses.
For this reason, the rest of what I wrote doesn't really matter! Getting sufficient quality sleep to prevent sleep depravation, and pay off your sleep debt is what counts. You must control the apneas (and hypopneas) in order to get the quality sleep.

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