Table 2.
Subject | VNS activationa |
PAP treatmenta |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
VNS Amplitude (mA), Frequency (Hz) | VNS AHI | Non VNS AHI Baseline | Non VNS AHI with PAP | |
1 | 2 mA, 10 Hz | 22.6 | 27.3 | 12 |
1.5 mA, 10 Hz | 6.4 | |||
1 mA, 10 Hz | 1.4 | |||
Off | 1.3 | |||
2 | Not titrated | 13.8 | 4 | |
3 | 2.25 mA, 10 Hz | 13.8 | 0.8 | n/a |
1.75 mA, 10 Hz | 5.9 | |||
1.25 mA, 10 Hz | 2.4 | |||
Off | 0 | |||
4 | 1.75 mA, 10 Hz | 20 | 23.5 | 17.8 |
1.25 mA, 10 Hz | 7.8 | |||
Off | 0 |
Abbreviations: VNS: vagus nerve stimulation; PAP; positive airway pressure.
VNS titration and PAP treatment were performed on the same sleep studies but sequential in timing.