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One person's OSA is another's good night's sleep.

Posted by GBoogie on February 08, 2002 at 17:33:32:

In Reply to: Does everyone have some OSA? posted by HowardH on February 08, 2002 at 16:50:01:

Very few people, if any, have an AHI of 0.0

Treating OSA, even with CPAP does have some risks. If your AHI was 1.0 and you showed no symptoms, why bother treating it?

We aren't really sure what the effects are of forcing air down your nasal passages for years and years. Especially if you get lazy about cleaning your filters and hoses.

My AHI was 9.9, which falls below the 'cutoff' according to some people. (Some say 5.0, others say 10.0) However, I had Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, recent weight gain and trouble taking the weight off. My Mom has severe OSA and dementia which responds to effective apnea treatment and my Dad died from cardiac disease, probably made worse by his untreated apnea. It makes sense for me to treat my apnea, even if it didn't hit the magic cutoff of 10.0

I feel much better since treating my apnea, by the way.

Sure, the insurance companies may be doing it because they are cheap, but it may not make sense to treat everybody just because they have the slightest bit of apnea.

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