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help with chart
Can someone explain what this AHI graph means. And There are a lot of graphs, but I don't really know the meaning of 1/2 of them. Is there a site that explains all this?
Thanks in advance
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That's graph, the AHI one, is a breakdown by time. Which means at that time when the graph is marked, at the current rate you are having events, your AHI is X. It is a confusing graph and I've never paid it any attention. Time is one of the components of determining AHI and is the most variable.

As for what it all means,
http://sleepyhead.sourceforge.net/wiki/i...sers_Guide (may refer to older versions but the information should be the same)
http://sleepyhead.sourceforge.net/wiki/i...p/Glossary
http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php?title=Acronyms

Also take a look at this thread:
http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-...SleepyHead
PaulaO

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(12-14-2015, 03:44 PM)I_will_never_sleep_again Wrote: Can someone explain what this AHI graph means. And There are a lot of graphs, but I don't really know the meaning of 1/2 of them. Is there a site that explains all this?
Thanks in advance

Sure, the AHI graph is your AHI (which is an average) over the one hour period shown on the x-axis.

It's a good general indicator but not "the last word" in how you feel or if anything specific needs a little help.

I have never understood the "by pressure" graph and never even look at it.

A couple of other important graphs to take a look at are "Leak Rate" and "Pressure" and most importantly "Events" since this will give you a good overview.

Also, you can rearrange the order the graphs are shown in, pin them to the top if you want, and hide those that you're not interested in.
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I_will_never_sleep_again,
If you haven't read enough, here is another link that will probably be the same as the other links.

The Beginners Guide to SleepyHead by RobySue:
http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php...SleepyHead

I hope it helps.
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Thanks to all for the info, I will check it all out

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