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Definition of "awakenings and arousals" - shewhorn - 02-18-2016
"The patient's sleep EEG was abnormal. Sleep onset occurred in 22 minutes; normally it is 15 to 20 minutes. He slept 4.7 out of 6 hours in bed. While he was asleep though, he had at least 191 awakenings and arousals, averaging out to 40.1 per hour of sleep, well above the normal of 5 per hour of sleep.
REM sleep onset was delayed at twice as long as usual at 186 minutes and made up just 3% of the night's study. Did have 18% spent in slow-wave sleep."
Alright, so I asked professor Google for a definition of "awakenings and arousals", and I searched here as well, but I didn't come up with anything. So, how is A&A defined and how is it related to apnea?
RE: Definition of "awakenings and arousals" - OpalRose - 02-18-2016
Welcome to the forum shewhorn,
Here is a helpful link which includes the definition of "awakenings & arousals."
http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php?title=Definitions
RE: Definition of "awakenings and arousals" - metsfan302 - 02-19-2016
Thanks Opalrose that link helped me a lot also!
RE: Definition of "awakenings and arousals" - Dawei - 02-20-2016
My thought is that A&As could be the result of apnea events (when one is partially or totally awakened by the stress of a blocked air passage) in the case of obstructive apnea. I recall the time I was awakened gasping for air which led me to take the idea of apnea seriously and got me to a sleep clinic. At the same time, A&As could also be due to other reasons.
Does the report also indicate any findings about apnea, AHI in addition to AAs?
David