'Events per hour' (AHI) means the number of apnoeas and hypopnoeas you experience each hour of sleep.
The fewer events you have each hour, the more points you get. This score can help measure how well your treatment is working.
Events are also known as the apnoea-hypopnoea index (or AHI).
When you have an apnoea, air stops flowing to your lungs for 10 seconds or longer -- that is, you actually stop breathing. A hypopnoea is a partial blockage of the airway that lasts for 10 seconds or longer.
myAir measures how many times you partially or fully stop breathing each hour. If you have minimal events, you get 4 to 5 points.
Check with your healthcare provider or sleep doctor if you would like to know more about the number of events that you have per hour.
Events per hour | Points |
---|---|
0 - 6 | 5 |
7 - 9 | 4 |
10 - 12 | 3 |
13 - 15 | 2 |
16 - 18 | 1 |
19 or more | 0 |