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A Good News Story and an AHI Question?
Just wanted to give everyone an update, I saw my Sleep Dr yesterday for my first 6 monthly review and he was please with my progess. My average AHI was 4.1 a little higher than my first 3 months which was 3.1 but much better than the 30 at my sleep study. He advised that he didn't subscribe to using AHI figures from the machine only a sleep study due to accuracy and I told him it was my way of measuring how I am going. He works on how the patient feels rather than the figures. I was a little disappointed because I look at my results on my machine every morning and see how I am progressing and set myself smell goals. I don't take the data off the machine daily but review it regulary (every couple of months)with my DME.
My question is if Dr's don't use these figures why do machines have them. This maybe an Australian thing or just this specific Dr, he said he is also trying to change the way DME's advise patients and not use the data.
My question is if Dr's don't use these figures why do machines have them. This maybe an Australian thing or just this specific Dr, he said he is also trying to change the way DME's advise patients and not use the data.
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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope on
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I took it to mean Vibratory Snore Index?
RockRpsgt said:What is VSI?
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Yep you are right.
Kath Hope said:I took it to mean Vibratory Snore Index?
RockRpsgt said:What is VSI?
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Not a problem Terry. I live for this stuff. Some of these questions need to be debated. The folks need to see or hear the different sides of it all. I just don't want to see anyone hurt themselves physically or financially. Honestly Im surprised that only one of the my post were debated at all. I said some stuff that most PAP tweakers hate to hear. Had I been on the U.S. site it would already have somehwere between 50 and 100 replies. There are some out there that put alot of faith into the machine's AHI reading. They hate to hear that the data is isignificant by itself and may not reflect on the true accuracy of their sleep.
Terry Vella said:Thanks Kath for the encouragement and the continued support from everyone on here and other forums. Without out that I think I would still be where I was 6-9 months ago. Thanks Rock for your answer sorry it created a bit more discussion. Just for both your knowledge in Aus if you have private health insurance you get 25% of the CPAP equipment back so I had to pay roughly $2000 for mine but it is the best $2000 I have ever spent. I don't think or I should say I know I wasn't going to live much longer if I hadn't been diagnosed when I was and started treatment urgently. I said to my Dr the other day, I don't feel a 100% now but I do feel 100% better than I was if that makes sense. I'm not sure if I will ever be 100% again but who knows what that is anyway? I am slowly tapering off the antidepressant that I am on and that is going to be a long journey in itself. After 1 month I am taking 25% less than I was and feel much better for it. I don't even know if I ever had depression or it was sleep debt. Oh well, you live and learn, hopefully by the end of the year I will be off it all together and starting the new phase of my life. To everyone in the UK and US have a good weekend, get a good nights sleep and remember we are all in this together with one thing in common - Sleep Apnea.
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