Sleep Apnoea Results

[gordiescotland1]

a few weeks ago I was sent home for the night with several monitoring devices as i had been breathless at night for a while. I got the results by letter copied me in to the GP. It says "overnight sleep study shows evidence of mild sleep disturbed breathing with an apnoea/hypopnea index of 13.9 events per hour associated with 14 oxygen desaturations per hour.

I have an appointment to see consultant on monday is oxygen desaturation a problem?

[Sqad]

\\\I have an appointment to see consultant on monday is oxygen desaturation a problem?\\

A bit on the high side...........but no big deal.

[penelope2]

It depends at what level the oxygen desaturatins are. i.e 90%-96% is normal.
80%-89% is midly troublesome, below 80% is considered severe.

[Sqad]

pene.......i think that the 13.9 is the Oxygen Desaturation Index (ODI), something that is entirely different from the Oxygen Saturation.

[Mamyalynne]

Using the AHI - apnoea/hypopnea index , 13.9 falls into the mild category of 5-15 per events hour.

[penelope2]

Squad. :-))

[Sqad]

pene.....no big deal, it is confusing.

Mamy is our expert here.

[Mamyalynne]

Not an expert in the least bit and have not claimed to be, experience of these test results are recent within the family hence having had them explained was able to pass that much on.


Hope the Consultant can explain in clear terms both the results and any help for the future Gordie.

[gordiescotland1]

it said on the letter i am overweight with a bmi of 36 is being overweight a contributory factor and do people who are overweight get this as well

[Sqad]

Not necessarily, but they are more prone to OSA.

[Sqad]

Mamy......my post was not meant to be sarcastic or derogatory.

[Mamyalynne]

Thank you.

[Buenchico]

>>>it said on the letter i am overweight with a bmi of 36 is being overweight a contributory factor and do people who are overweight get this as well

Quote:
"It's normal for the muscles and soft tissues in the throat to relax and collapse to some degree while sleeping.

For most people this doesn't cause breathing problems, but in people with OSA the airway has narrowed as the result of a number of factors, including:
being overweight or obese ;
having a large neck ;
taking medicines that have a sedative effect, such as sleeping tablets ;
having an unusual structure in the neck, such as an narrow airway, large tonsils, adenoids or tongue, or a small lower jaw ;
smoking or drinking alcohol, particularly before going to sleep"

Source:
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Sleep-apnoea/Pages/Introduction.aspx

[Buenchico]

PS: If you've got a BMI of 36, I'm surprised that the report used the word 'overweight'.

The NHS generally recognises BMIs of between 25 and 30 as 'overweight', whereas anything over 30 is classed as 'obese'.

You can check the healthy weight range for your height here:
http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Healthyweightcalculator.aspx