(04-14-2020, 06:48 PM)kuacc912 Wrote: Thanks for chiming in.
I've had braces so teeth are not crooked. No overbite, but I have an "open bite." Can't comment on palate arch.
Here's yesterday results with flow limit graph
Thank you. As I suspected there are flow limits throughout the entire night. I'll let the experts on here chime in but generally you want to minimize those through higher pressure.
Do you have a tongue tie? It can cause an open bite, as your tongue hits against your front teeth rather than against the roof of your mouth while swallowing. This same inability to rest against the roof of your mouth can cause breathing problems.
And last question, did you have 4 pre-molars extracted when you were getting your braces?
Thanks
Edit: ODI (Oxygen Desaturation Index, usually number of >4% oxygen desaturation) is one part of the RDI (Respiratory Disturbance Index). The way my RDI was scored was by adding up my ODI (which was 3 per hour) to my RERA (2-4% oxygen desaturation, which was 12 per hour) to give me an RDI of 15. My AHI was only 3.
An RDI above 5 can indicate Upper Airway Respiratory Syndrome. Jaw abnormalities, such as narrow jaws, high palate, overbite, etc. can lead to UARS. Patients are commonly young, healthy weight. They can present with excessive daytime sleepiness, anxiety, depression, heartburn.
Sorry to hit you with so many acronyms and such, feel free to ask me any questions :-)