Does anyone know the correct PES range in the diagnoses of UARS syndrome.  Mine was -6 cm of water, but the diagnoses is still "The recording is consistent with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with RDI of 11 and RDI of 25.5 in REM."  Any thoughts would be great.  I know I am a type A person, but this is my second sleep study post op tonisils ect and pre op for my MMA surgery.

Scott

There are a lot of factors taken into account besides the PES range.

http://www.websciences.org/cftemplate/NAPS/archives/indiv.cfm?ID=19979624
and
http://www.websciences.org/cftemplate/NAPS/archives/indiv.cfm?ID=19979386

may offer you some insight into the Stanford procedure.  Hope this helps.

Blessings,
--pseudonym

pseudonym wrote:

There are a lot of factors taken into account besides the PES range.

http://www.websciences.org/cftemplate/NAPS/archives/indiv.cfm?ID=19979624
and
http://www.websciences.org/cftemplate/NAPS/archives/indiv.cfm?ID=19979386

may offer you some insight into the Stanford procedure.  Hope this helps.

Blessings,
--pseudonym

Hi pseudonym!

Do you know if a positive PES range (among other factors) can indicate UARS?

I’m scheduled for a new sleep study, and will try to get a PES measurement.

I know that I have positive pressure in my esophageal, because of my expiratory apneas. (I think that we have talked about this before).

My problem is that I’m very sensitive about apneas. If I only have 2-3 apneas for the whole night, I got problems with my inner ears. So I think that I maybe have some underlying sleep problem.

If I set up my minimum APAP pressure to 8 cm H2O my apneas disappears, but my Hypopnea increase very much. But my Hypopnea is not a problem for my inner ears.

But I can’t take this pressure, so I’m also waiting for a coblation on my turbinate’s.

Henning