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by Stardustor
Thu Jun 11, 2020 7:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Increasing AHI
Replies: 17
Views: 765

Re: Increasing AHI

https://imgur.com/a/v0yCUDM

There's a new link to last night's OSCAR chart.
For some reason, the initial link included Xylomint...???
My apologies.
Stardustor
by Stardustor
Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Increasing AHI
Replies: 17
Views: 765

Re: Increasing AHI

https://imgur.com/a/kVv6ryyXylomelts Here's yet another OSCAR chart from last night. A much, much better night...!! Dry mouth again during the wee hours, 3 a.m. - 6 a.m. I will look up those Xylomelts, Zonker. Thank you for the suggestion...! I still cannot figure out the leaks, tho....?? Trying to ...
by Stardustor
Wed Jun 10, 2020 5:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Increasing AHI
Replies: 17
Views: 765

Re: Increasing AHI

https://imgur.com/a/ODCFmIC

Here's an edited chart depicting a different set of graphs...

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by Stardustor
Wed Jun 10, 2020 4:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Increasing AHI
Replies: 17
Views: 765

Re: Increasing AHI

https://imgur.com/a/ebeAX66 Thank you for looking and commenting. Here's a copy of last night's chart Today, I've raised the upper pressure limit from 16 to 19. I've also increased the lower pressure limit from 10 to 12. We'll see what happens. Existing humidity level was 2. I've reduced that to 1. ...
by Stardustor
Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Increasing AHI
Replies: 17
Views: 765

Re: Increasing AHI

Thank you for your response/ Lately, it's representative of a typical night. AHI has more typically been in the 2.0 area on my OSCAR charts. I'm almost certain that my issues are related to nasal congestion, which leads to mask leaks, dry mouth and screwy OSCAR chart readings. How might I provide ad...
by Stardustor
Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Increasing AHI
Replies: 17
Views: 765

Increasing AHI

https://imgur.com/a/2LlSUMh I'm using a ResMed P30i nasal pillow mask. I also use 2" - 3M Micropore tape to keep my lips and mouth closed. Nightly, I'm experiencing significant nasal congestion, especially during the early morning hours. Upon waking and leaving my bed, I'm often completely blocked w...
by Stardustor
Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Burning Question.....
Replies: 12
Views: 3808

Re: Burning Question.....

Thank you all for the suggestions.

My hair is short. A conventional, traditional style. Even showering and shampooing don't help

What are 'Strap Pads'....? Skull cap, Do-Rag & Hair net all sound plausible. I'll give 'em a try.

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by Stardustor
Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:52 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Burning Question.....
Replies: 12
Views: 3808

Burning Question.....

I have an important, serious, life altering situation that is crying out for a solution.......... I have been using, with a fair degree of success, a DreamWear mask arrangement along with Nasal Gel Pillows. Over the past few months, my barber has expressed concerns about her inability to produce a s...
by Stardustor
Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie here saying hi!
Replies: 12
Views: 3726

Re: Newbie here saying hi!

https://imgur.com/a/nOVCm Hi Newbie, You sound just like how I felt a year ago when I initially received my Sleep Study results. Bewildered and apprehensive. Throughout the following ordeal, there were many ups & downs. Fortunately, I discovered this forum...!! Immediately, many of the forum partici...
by Stardustor
Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: FFM extremely annoying
Replies: 24
Views: 2285

Re: FFM extremely annoying

https://imgur.com/a/oDoFk Leaking, nasal congestion and dry mouth..... Dream Station CPAP - fixed pressure setting - 10 I'm relatively new to this forum and sleep disturbances. I can say that I have gotten more and better info from this forum than I ever received from drs or dme I'm beginning to rea...
by Stardustor
Sun Dec 10, 2017 8:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DreamStation Pro Auto Trial
Replies: 8
Views: 1889

Re: DreamStation Pro Auto Trial

May I ask what you had to pay for the "Lightly Used" machine...??
by Stardustor
Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Amara View - nose numbness
Replies: 18
Views: 11125

Re: Amara View - nose numbness

https://imgur.com/a/yDlbE 12 days (nights) with the Amara View mask. I've heeded advice from forum members and have begun to loosen the tension on the facial straps and reduced pressure marginally, from 12 down to 10. My morning numbers are beginning to reflect positive changes in lower ahi values a...
by Stardustor
Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Amara View - nose numbness
Replies: 18
Views: 11125

Re: Amara View - nose numbness

https://imgur.com/a/zz4aM I've just been switched to an Amara View, ...one week now. Very uncomforatble....!! I, too, have noticed a sore nose/nostril. It fades after leaving my bed in the morning. Like others, I've experienced difficulties with this mask. Trying to get it properly and comfortably a...
by Stardustor
Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:41 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: [url=https://imgur.com/0UmRLm0][img]http://i.imgur.com/0UmRL
Replies: 12
Views: 3529

Re: [url=https://imgur.com/0UmRLm0][img]http://i.imgur.com/0UmRL

Here's a chart from last night.... https://imgur.com/a/PQppd The humidity level has been lowered still another notch & pressure has been increased. Sleeping with my mouth securely taped. No air leaks, no dry mouth awakenings. Nasal congestion seems to be improving. Since taping began a few days ago,...
by Stardustor
Thu Nov 16, 2017 4:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: [url=https://imgur.com/0UmRLm0][img]http://i.imgur.com/0UmRL
Replies: 12
Views: 3529

Re: [url=https://imgur.com/0UmRLm0][img]http://i.imgur.com/0UmRL

https://imgur.com/a/431mq Last night, I took forum advice and lowered my humidity settings from '4' to '2'. Went to bed 10 p.m., with a securely taped mouth. Still had significant nasal congestion that awakened me 5:30 a.m. or so. 100% mask fit.... I did sleep thru the night with no 'Dry mouth' awak...