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The Ear Nose Throat Allergy Sleep Center
Conroe Office:
936-539-9322
Spring Office:
281-376-1188
Franklin Douglis, MD
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The Apnea Hypopnea Index
A methodology to measure sleep apnea
The Apnea Hypopnea Index or AHI is one measure of the severity of a patient's Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). It is defined as the number of episodes of Apnea (breathing is completely blocked) and Hypopnea (breathing is partly blocked) occurred on average every hour during the sleep study.
Snoring & Sleep Apnea
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