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lcole
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Post by lcole » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:12 pm

I don't know how to post the graphs. Can someone tell me what the below means? It seems I have a problem with a mask leak???




Details Most Recent Last Week Last 30 Days Last 6 Months Last Year
CPAP Usage
Average Hours per Night 05:37 05:37 05:37 05:37 05:37
Compliance 100% 86% 86% 86% 86%
Therapy Efficiacy
AHI 2.84 2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66
Obstructive Index 1.95 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60
Hypopnea Index 0.18 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
Clear Airway Index 0.71 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99
RERA Index 0.53 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79
Leak Statistics
Average Leak Rate 10.34 6.52 6.52 6.52 6.52
90% Leak Rate 19.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
% of time above Leak Rate threshold 2.99% 1.26% 1.26% 1.26% 1.26%
Pressure Statistics
Average Pressure 12.13 11.44 11.44 11.44 11.44
Min Pressure 4.02 4.02 4.02 4.02 4.02
Max Pressure 15.26 17.76 17.76 17.76 17.76
90% Pressure 13.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Re: Results

Post by palerider » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:38 pm

lcole wrote:I don't know how to post the graphs. Can someone tell me what the below means? It seems I have a problem with a mask leak???
learn: https://sleep.tnet.com/reference/tips/imgur

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Re: Results

Post by Pugsy » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:46 pm

How to post images...screen shots are what we use
https://sleep.tnet.com/reference/tips/imgur
and this thread with examples
viewtopic/t103468/Need-help-with-screen-shots.html
lcole wrote:Average Leak Rate 10.34 6.52 6.52 6.52 6.52
90% Leak Rate 19.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
% of time above Leak Rate threshold 2.99% 1.26% 1.26% 1.26% 1.26%
You have a Respironics machine (please add your machine equipment to your profile) if unsure what you have tell us the model number off the bottom of the blower unit and we will tell you which to choose. It's a 3 digit number with maybe DS, REF or P in front or behind it.

Respironics machines have a generous leak allowance where the machine can still compensate.
You went above the line where the machine can still effectively compensate a small % of the time. That's what the % of time above leak rate threshold is telling you. Personally, if the leaks aren't waking me up I don't give that small of a % a second glance.
Otherwise your statistics look good.
An evaluation of the leak graph itself might be useful. You may have only had a brief big leak when removing the mask or re-seating it.

Looks like you might be using the ramp feature which probably accounts for the 4 cm minimum we see in the statistics. Not a big deal.

How are you sleeping? Takes a little bit to get used to having all this stuff attached to us.
I don't see anything that I would worry about at this point. AHI is well below 5 and leaks aren't horrible and the big leak could simply be mask fitting leaks.
Now if you are finding that you are waking up because of leaks...even if they are small we want to fix them because they are disturbing your sleep but if you are sleeping decently then I wouldn't worry overly much about anything at this point.
Heck...even after over 5 years of cpap use I still see some time occasionally in large leak territory...I don't worry about it unless I start seeing double digit % in large leak territory on a consistent basis....I sleep right through some massive leaks.

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