Stop Bang Questionair - Is There a High Risk of OS A?

The gold standard diagnostic test for obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep study also called polly somnography. The number of apnia and hypo apnia events are recorded per hour of sleep to calculate the apnia hypoapnia index, or a h i. You must have an ah i of more than five, plus evidence of daytime sleepiness and two other symptoms of o s a. Non phemicological treatment is the first line in o s a and can be very effective. Patients should be counselled on weight loss, smoking, cessation, avoiding c and s depressons, including sedative medications and alcohol,. proper sleep hygiene and treatment for nasal congestion.