I was diagnosed with OSA 12 days ago, with an AHI of 24.5, mostly hypopneas, even though I am a pretty skinny guy. It was shocking to discover I have this condition, but also a relief because now I know why I'm tired in the afternoons and can do something about it.
Immediately after diagnosis, I got myself a BiPaP machine and masks out of pocket, and started playing around with the settings and lurking here. I'd like a bit of help in understanding my data, here are my questions (with an attachment after each):
1. About 3 - 4 times an hour, there is a peak on my inhalation graph. Is this normal or should I count this as some sort of 'event' or abnormality. It's just odd that it shows up randomly.
2. During the night, many of my apneas (hypopnea, OA) show up right after strong/uneven breathing, or soon after I go to sleep. Are these events real or just due to me waking up or being awake? Should I remove them from my score? Sometimes they also include a desaturation event and/or increased HR.
3. Related to my previous question, I see ~4 'awakenings' per hour, where my respiration and heart rate increase dramatically for about 60s, then my respiration goes back to normal. These events appear out of the blue and don't seem to be related to sleep apnea. Is it normal to see this many arousals/hour, and to have my heart racing to 85+ bpm?
4. Some of the hypopneas shown by Sleepyhead look like normal breathing variations (to me at least). Can you guys comment? Here's an example:
Thanks for the help! I still have a few more, I will keep posting them