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Re: Diagnosis of Central Apnea

Posted by Mark Biegert on March 21, 1998 at 05:13:18:

In Reply to: Re: Diagnosis of Central Apnea posted by Sandman on March 20, 1998 at 16:12:38:

During my sleep study, I had bands around my chest and stomach that I assumed gave some indication of respiratory effort. Is that correct? Are there shortcommings to the measurement method? Under what conditions is the balloon method considered appropriate?

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