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snore.box
Joined: 12 Feb 2008
Posts: 5
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 AHI high numbers
what is the highest ahi that anyone has heard of? mine was 63 but if memory serves me, a friend of a friend's was 78. that seems high to me.
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| Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:04 pm |
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BarryKaraoke
Joined: 30 Dec 2007
Posts: 616
Location: Patterson, NY
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I don't know if there is a world record AHI, but anything over 30 is considered "Severe"!
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| Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:51 pm |
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dave69
Joined: 08 Nov 2007
Posts: 21
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AHI
Is AHI the only indicator or is there also an issue of how long an apnea lasts? I have an AHI of 59 but my Dr said my arousals lasted from 20-30 seconds each.
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| Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:00 am |
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Resp Person2
Joined: 15 Feb 2008
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I am an RT and worked with CPAP's, and also read sleep studies. I do not know that there is a record high AHI but I can tell you that I have had them as high as 120's and mine was 118.
An apnea-hyponpea index is the indicator of Severity of Sleep Apnea that I patient has and also the number that Insurance goes by to approve your CPAP/BiPAP machine. In order for insurance to pay for your CPAP they usually require an AHI of 15 or greater, and there are also other factors involved as well. Of course there always is with Insurance. LOL!!
Here is the AHI Severity levels:
5 or less is considered normal;
5-14 mild obstructive sleep apnea;
15-29 moderate obstructive sleep apnea;
30 or above is considered severe
Thanks,
RT
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| Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:22 am |
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Mullerbrau
Joined: 09 Aug 2007
Posts: 44
Location: Troy, MI
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Mine was 87.
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| Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:18 pm |
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DJoker55
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
Posts: 21
Location: Rindge NH
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Mine was 99 66 - osa 33 - ca A Friend of mine clock in at 122 ahi
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| Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:45 pm |
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pseudonym
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Joined: 02 Jun 2007
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"FloppySleeper" on this board has an AHI of 120. Mine's a puny 53.6 by comparison!
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| Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:53 pm |
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ElleMarie
Joined: 21 Jul 2007
Posts: 178
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Mine was quite high. 100.7 and my husband's is also severe at 31.3.
_________________ ~ElleMarie~ One day at a time, ARE YOU KIDDING ME! Sometimes it's just a minute at a time.
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| Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:31 pm |
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BarryKaraoke
Joined: 30 Dec 2007
Posts: 616
Location: Patterson, NY
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pseudonym wrote:"FloppySleeper" on this board has an AHI of 120. Mine's a puny 53.6 by comparison!
And I was 29.9. I still felt like !@#! every day.
My take is that it's like comparing how many packs of cigarettes you smoke daily. It's all bad!
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| Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:00 am |
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pseudonym
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Joined: 02 Jun 2007
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BarryKaraoke wrote:My take is that it's like comparing how many packs of cigarettes you smoke daily. It's all bad!
Spot on!
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| Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:19 pm |
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Kinbote
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
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Mine was 121.3 -- and the sleep tech said that she'd seen a few higher than that.
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| Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:34 am |
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tiredinOC
Joined: 24 Feb 2008
Posts: 27
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Mine is 107
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