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Vibratory Snore ???
What would be considered the "limit" on vibratory snores before they become an issue to deal with or be concerned about?
When would you expect the VS to affect the AHI and in what manner would you expect it to affect the AHI? Lower or higher AHI when the VS is extremely elevated?
I recently have had reported VSs of 153.7 and 102.7 which I know are excessive, but in between I've had a VS 30.6 and 64.
I've been on this PS S1 BPAP Auto for several months and the VS was always negligible. Recently I seem to have developed an allergy or sensitivity to something in the bathroom off our bedroom. I think to Gold Bond powder or baby powder and 2 days were so horrendous I could barely breathe in that area. I've run the bathroom ceiling fan to air it out as much as possible but the fan is not vented to the outside and it has just been too hot to open the window and run the fan. We're supposed to get a break mid week this week and I will do so then for sure.
Meanwhile, the inside of my nose is stuffy and inflamed. I've been using a saline spray and drops. I haven't been plugged up at all but nose does feel stuffy due to the swelling of the passages. I have an appointment w/my family doctor for another issue coming up and will address the nasal passages problem w/him.
But meanwhile, my AHI data is great but the VS data not so great so I don't trust the AHI data. It seems like I've been getting one night of pretty decent sleep then a night of crappy sleep, not much more than snoozing all night, and then another night of relatively decent sleep.
When would you expect the VS to affect the AHI and in what manner would you expect it to affect the AHI? Lower or higher AHI when the VS is extremely elevated?
I recently have had reported VSs of 153.7 and 102.7 which I know are excessive, but in between I've had a VS 30.6 and 64.
I've been on this PS S1 BPAP Auto for several months and the VS was always negligible. Recently I seem to have developed an allergy or sensitivity to something in the bathroom off our bedroom. I think to Gold Bond powder or baby powder and 2 days were so horrendous I could barely breathe in that area. I've run the bathroom ceiling fan to air it out as much as possible but the fan is not vented to the outside and it has just been too hot to open the window and run the fan. We're supposed to get a break mid week this week and I will do so then for sure.
Meanwhile, the inside of my nose is stuffy and inflamed. I've been using a saline spray and drops. I haven't been plugged up at all but nose does feel stuffy due to the swelling of the passages. I have an appointment w/my family doctor for another issue coming up and will address the nasal passages problem w/him.
But meanwhile, my AHI data is great but the VS data not so great so I don't trust the AHI data. It seems like I've been getting one night of pretty decent sleep then a night of crappy sleep, not much more than snoozing all night, and then another night of relatively decent sleep.
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Permalink Reply by Judy on
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Yeah, no need to remind me, Rock my dear, no need at all. *sigh* So - Nasonex nasal spray (steroid), Dulera inhaler (steroid) started yesterday after visit to family doctor. *sigh* You KNOW how thrilled I am to take any steroid in any form. *sigh*
Weather gave us a break today, tho, FINALLY. Opened the bathroom window, closed the door, turned the fan on continuously all day long whenever I thought of it. (20 minute maximum on the timer).
Got the proper length tubing for the concentrator humidifier and that should help as well. The PR EverFlo concentrator uses the same humidifier bottle as the DeVilbiss and Invacare concentrators and same size tubing - but needs about an extra inch in length. After going over and over the EverFlor (I thought) looking for a "trap door" that I thought I remembered my DME provider showing me when they delivered I gave up and made a few calls. FINALLY found the "secret door" - and still amost missed the tubing!! Found this gray box in the cubby hole which MIGHT be some kind of filter and almost missed the tubing tucked into the door itself. At least the DeVilbiss and Invacare didn't hide this stuff from the patient!!! Sheesh!
So - now I am supposed to remember to re-route the concentrator and humidifer tubing every time I use my BPAP or switch to just 02. Yeah, right!!! You know darn well, sooner or later, I am going to forget and end up running concentrator to humidifier bottle to 02 tubing to BPAP humidifer. That should prove interesting when it does happen I would think.
Ya gotta admit, Rock dear heart, that life is NEVER boring! Always something.
So any way, you did NOT answer my questions:
1] What would be considered the "limit" on vibratory snores before they become an issue to deal with or be concerned about?
2] When would you expect the VS to affect the AHI and3] in what manner would you expect it to affect the AHI? Lower or higher AHI when the VS is extremely elevated?
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