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by Tonk
Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:02 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BiPAP ASV - Different, but still not great results
Replies: 14
Views: 3493

Re: BiPAP ASV - Different, but still not great results

An update: The doctor reviewed my oximetry stats and concluded that while some of my nights were okay, I had some nights with > 8 minutes at under 88% oxygen saturation. He added Oxygen 2L to my current BiPAP ASV therapy. The first night was wild - AHI 16.2 - though my oxygen sats were improved. But...
by Tonk
Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BiPAP ASV - Different, but still not great results
Replies: 14
Views: 3493

Re: BiPAP ASV - Different, but still not great results

I'm using a CMS50E . Could you post a zoom in of your best night during the desaturations? Especially 01:45-02:00 and 05:00-05:15? And add your pulse rate to the chart? At this zoom level I can't tell how long your CAs are or whether it's feasible that you'd desaturate that much during those events...
by Tonk
Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:43 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BiPAP ASV - Different, but still not great results
Replies: 14
Views: 3493

Re: BiPAP ASV - Different, but still not great results

I am too new to all this to be able to help. I'm still trying to figure out my own charts. I posted some graphs about a week ago and only got one response. I wonder how many on the forums are using ASV's? I've been thinking about trying to figure out who is using a ASV and then message them to see ...
by Tonk
Fri Nov 28, 2014 11:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BiPAP ASV - Different, but still not great results
Replies: 14
Views: 3493

Re: BiPAP ASV - Different, but still not great results

What are you using to record your SpO2? I'm using a CMS50E . I've used it nearly every night since mid January 2104. I temporarily "lost" part of my SpO2 data prior to my previous posting, but reindexed it in SleepyHead and the whole chart is below: The numbers under 80 are typically due to the dev...
by Tonk
Thu Nov 27, 2014 8:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BiPAP ASV - Different, but still not great results
Replies: 14
Views: 3493

BiPAP ASV - Different, but still not great results

Hi Guys - I was on straight CPAP for 7 yrs (old style - smartcard system). Wasn't sleeping as well last year as in the beginning with CPAP so I had the card read - running over AHI 11. Doc ordered an new Auto-CPAP with SD card in January. Slight improvement but hard to tolerate constant high pressur...
by Tonk
Sat Sep 20, 2014 4:07 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ASV - trying not to get excited
Replies: 26
Views: 3352

Re: ASV - trying not to get excited

Wow, Tonk, you must really be exhausted - your data is much worse than mine! I'll be interested to hear how you do on your new machine. For quite some time most of my incidents have been centrals with very few ostructives. It looks like you have a ton of both. Tuza Thanks for the feedback. I've bee...
by Tonk
Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ASV - trying not to get excited
Replies: 26
Views: 3352

Re: ASV - trying not to get excited

Thanks, Archangel, I do have centrals. Sometimes quite a lot and other times not so many. It was the reason I thought I needed to go back to the doctor because most of my AHI would be central not obstructive. I don't have the ASV yet but they have ordered it. The night with the 62 snores was a nigh...
by Tonk
Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:51 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ASV - trying not to get excited
Replies: 26
Views: 3352

Re: ASV - trying not to get excited

I have the same history and results as Flappy. I am hoping that I will get the same results, too. Straight CPAP 9.5cm for 7 yrs (Respironics M-Series) - I took the card in occasionally to be read & sent to Dr, but no contact from sleep doctor based on the reports. Over time, I wasn't feeling as wel...