Are huge flow rate variations normal?

At some points during the night I have a very hight flow rate......then it shrinks down, then jumps back up in a cycle.

Does this look normal? This cycle and flow rate of 120 seem high to me..

that's some mighty heavy breathin you're doing there, podnah!

palerider wrote:that's some mighty heavy breathin you're doing there, podnah!

So it's abnormal? There are nights where it gets even worse....

I have NO idea. But, looking at that last report, they're in about 1 1/2 - 2 hour cycles, so maybe they're related to REM (or dreaming).


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justinjustin wrote:

palerider wrote:that's some mighty heavy breathin you're doing there, podnah!

So it's abnormal? There are nights where it gets even worse....

well, it's far greater than what I see on other machines.

it's interesting that the line seems to be offset from center, also.

what version of SH are you using?

palerider wrote:

justinjustin wrote:

palerider wrote:that's some mighty heavy breathin you're doing there, podnah!

So it's abnormal? There are nights where it gets even worse....

well, it's far greater than what I see on other machines.

it's interesting that the line seems to be offset from center, also.

what version of SH are you using?

The screen shot is from SleepyHead v0.9.5, but I upgraded to SleepyHead v0.9.8 and the offset was fixed back to centre.

Still not sure about why I'm taking such huge breaths and whether it's normal. Maybe my pressures are too high?

justinjustin wrote:The screen shot is from SleepyHead v0.9.5, but I upgraded to SleepyHead v0.9.8 and the offset was fixed back to centre.

Still not sure about why I'm taking such huge breaths and whether it's normal. Maybe my pressures are too high?

what do they look like with the less buggy software?

you were saying the peaks were at 120/140 but that was when they were far offcenter.

palerider wrote:

justinjustin wrote:The screen shot is from SleepyHead v0.9.5, but I upgraded to SleepyHead v0.9.8 and the offset was fixed back to centre.

Still not sure about why I'm taking such huge breaths and whether it's normal. Maybe my pressures are too high?

what do they look like with the less buggy software?

you were saying the peaks were at 120/140 but that was when they were far offcenter.

Yep, still really high.

Maybe you dream of running a marathon -- every night!

justinjustin wrote:

palerider wrote:

justinjustin wrote:The screen shot is from SleepyHead v0.9.5, but I upgraded to SleepyHead v0.9.8 and the offset was fixed back to centre.

Still not sure about why I'm taking such huge breaths and whether it's normal. Maybe my pressures are too high?

what do they look like with the less buggy software?

you were saying the peaks were at 120/140 but that was when they were far offcenter.

Yep, still really high.

heavy breathing, question is, why?

how's your o2 at those times?

palerider wrote:
heavy breathing, question is, why?

how's your o2 at those times?

I dont have oxygen recording, but my studies never had much desats

justinjustin wrote:

palerider wrote:
heavy breathing, question is, why?

how's your o2 at those times?

I dont have oxygen recording, but my studies never had much desats

I just figured it might be interesting what's happening with your heart rate and o2 sats during those breathing episodes.

palerider wrote:

justinjustin wrote:

palerider wrote:
heavy breathing, question is, why?

how's your o2 at those times?

I dont have oxygen recording, but my studies never had much desats

I just figured it might be interesting what's happening with your heart rate and o2 sats during those breathing episodes.

Hmm yeah good ideas. I wish I had more data!

What pressures are you using or at what pressures are these charts/reports being recorded?


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Wulfman... wrote:What pressures are you using or at what pressures are these charts/reports being recorded?


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