Great stuff, deltadave. I just toned down my ASV Advanced to make it run a bit more like an Auto CPAP. That's one nice thing about this machine, is that you can do that. I was having some horrible nights of sleep but last night was so much better with an AHI of 2.0 and reasonable energy/motivation s...

Nice to see this thread. Man CPAP can be hard work. Some nights I want to rip the mask off and just say FORGET IT, but I never do. When I get to that point, I revise the settings or switch masks. Whatever it takes. Before CPAP, I was on a lot of (expensive) medication, I slept 12 hours/night, I had ...

...you'll be taking the risk every night for the rest of your life. You'll be doing it as you get older, as your medications change, etc. What happens if you take a prescription pain killer or sleep aid later in your life? What about various other medications? What if you drink or do illegal drugs?...

Thanks for sharing your insight NightMonkey. I really appreciate it. As I was thinking about sleep hygiene and the awakening component of the RDI, it does seem that RDI should decrease with good sleep hygiene. Excessive naps in themselves, can make it harder to stay asleep at night.

This was an ARES Home Sleep Study.

Overall AHI 4, RDI 16
Supine AHI 7, RDI 20
Non-supine AHI 2, RDI 13
REM AHI 6, RDI 32

Oxygen saturation
Mean 95.3
Min 84.6
<90% 2.3
<85% 0.1

Supine position for 45% of sleep time
Sleep efficiency 81.9%
REM 5.5%

Pulse
Mean 66
Min 48
Max 90
Arousal/hr 65

EDITED I agree with many of the suggestions... sleep hygiene, limiting caffeine. I think trying to sleep on one's side or stomach is okay but it can cause joint discomfort, etc. I had been an exclusive stomach sleeper but it has been nice since starting CPAP to be able to sleep on my back and side.....

Thanks everyone for all of the helpful info!

I realize the above update doesn't answer the reasons why this thread has resurged -- namely, the deal with residual hypopneas on an ASV device. I've come to believe these are pretty common on Respironics ASVs, based on the testimony of lots of people on these forums, and that it's unclear how prob...

Could someone direct me to a thread or outline some of the best taping options out there? What are people using successfully? I have fairly sensitive skin. Right now I am using a full face mask but I want to wear my Swift FX which is SO much more comfortable. The nights I tried to wear my Swift FX, ...

My sleep physician checked my vitamin D levels which were low. He had me take 50,000 IU once a week for 8 weeks. I retested in the normal range and have continued to take vitamin D3 daily. I noticed a subtle difference in my pain levels. I had much less pain the day after a day of hiking. Basically,...

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If anyone has seen guidelines that recommend Provent or a dental appliance as first line, I'd like to see them. My understanding is that an oral appliance can be considered a first line option for patients who are unable or unwilling to try CPAP. Not sure about Provent.

EDITED My husband's sleep doctor recently recommended Provent or a dental device as first line treatment for mild sleep apnea. A CPAP prescription was offered after I brought it up, but there was encouragement to try Provent first. Reasons given were that is was less cumbersome, much easier to accep...

This device sounds interesting. Thanks for posting on your experiences corky. We are lucky to learn directly from a participant in the study. From what I have read, with Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (my problem), palatal/pharyngeal discrimination and the ability to detect and prevent an impendin...

This discussion has been interesting and relevant to my situation. I just switched from a RemStar Bipap AutoSV to a RemStar Bipap AutoSV Advanced. On the older AutoSV model, my apneas were nicely reduced and often there were no hypopneas (settings: EPAP 10, PSmin 2, PSmax 20, Backup rate OFF) compar...

JDS74, Congratulations on the weight loss and decreased AHI! I'm wondering if an AutoSV machine would also help you? At an AHI around 5, maybe your sleep breathing disorder was still affecting your body with respect to your mystery illness. My doctor suggested that bipap can induce more centrals tha...