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by FrankDaly
Sat Jun 14, 2025 1:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie of Six Weeks Requesting Data Review and Advice
Replies: 3
Views: 1326

Newbie of Six Weeks Requesting Data Review and Advice

... a bit all over the web, if I understand correctly, the Central Sleep Apneas (Clear Airway events in OSCAR) can still really be the main/major ... and I'll upload those as well: https://imgur.com/a/oscar-june-13-2025-frank-UaH0cBR And here is a link to my SleepHQ data: https://sleephq.com/public/teams/share_links/4a132889-d37d-4e78-a275-fb6860954bd1 ...
by robysue1
Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How do I help my Father with CPAP
Replies: 111
Views: 115953

Re: How do I help my Father with CPAP

... and there is no flow limit or snoring near that flag. Some obstructive apneas happen without any prior warning signals that the upper airway is in danger of collapsing. I think they're sometimes called frank obstructive apneas . I believe you are right that 4 is too low for the ...
by Frank Drebin
Fri Aug 23, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie to Forum Long Time CPAP user Looking to Improve Therapy
Replies: 39
Views: 16493

Re: Newbie to Forum Long Time CPAP user Looking to Improve Therapy

... down. The machine's auto adjusting pressure algorithm is designed to increase the pressure in response to snores, flow limitations, obstructive apneas and hyponeas. So the machine's increase in the pressure isn't the cause of the flow limitations.....the flow limitations come first and they ...
by Pugsy
Fri Aug 23, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie to Forum Long Time CPAP user Looking to Improve Therapy
Replies: 39
Views: 16493

Re: Newbie to Forum Long Time CPAP user Looking to Improve Therapy

... down. The machine's auto adjusting pressure algorithm is designed to increase the pressure in response to snores, flow limitations, obstructive apneas and hyponeas. So the machine's increase in the pressure isn't the cause of the flow limitations.....the flow limitations come first and they ...
by Dog Slobber
Wed Jul 24, 2024 12:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to improve?
Replies: 24
Views: 17867

Re: How to improve?

... (that are likely Central in nature). Notice how the clusters of apneas are present when the machine is at higher pressures. While you were ... the root cause of your sleep problems. You should: Switch back from the Frank(low)enstein to ResMed In the mean time, cap you max pressure at 15, ...
by ApexAZ
Sun Sep 12, 2021 7:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help with Pressure Settings for New APAP User
Replies: 61
Views: 17668

Re: Help with Pressure Settings for New APAP User

... refuses to go to a higher pressure and he's having a lot of obstructive apneas still. All oscar is doing in this case is proving that 12 cmH20 is ... just needs support more than anything and maybe needs someone to have a frank conversation about the danger he is in by insisting 12 is the max. ...
by ChicagoGranny
Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Need help, suspect UARS. Want to try APAP - need advice and guidance.
Replies: 367
Views: 225806

Re: Need help, suspect UARS. Want to try APAP - need advice and guidance.

... apnea. If you are asking whether a high RDI with no hypopneas and no frank apneas can make a person very ill, the answer is YES!!! (Furthermore, appropriate CPAP treatment ...
by jnk...
Fri May 25, 2018 11:24 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Flow Limitation
Replies: 6
Views: 2435

Re: Flow Limitation

... and the second group treated with CPAP pressures targeted to treat apneas, hypopneas and snores. The pressure requirements for the first group ... limitation] in certain patient populations that do not present with frank apneas. Standardized IFL scoring should lead to better detection and ...
by kteague
Fri May 04, 2018 3:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Please help cpap friends
Replies: 34
Views: 5830

Re: Please help cpap friends

... There are factors in sleep disordered breathing that may not be frank apneas. Again, without knowing your specifics, that's probably not a needed conversation. When ...
by Captain_Midnight
Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Getting a Respironics Dreamstation auto pap
Replies: 8
Views: 4937

Re: Getting a Respironics Dreamstation auto pap

... the user has many flow limitations and/or snores and few hypopneas or apneas, the pressure can run up further than what it needs to be. Sometimes ... on. Having a lower pressure too low means that you get to experience frank occlusive apnea before your machine algorithm decides to up the pressure, ...
by TASmart
Fri Oct 06, 2017 5:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: nih on flow limitation
Replies: 37
Views: 3130

Re: nih on flow limitation

... SDB has shown that scoring flow limitation events in addition to apneas and hypopneas has a better sensitivity and specificity of correlating ... SDB such as IFL in certain patient populations that do not present with frank apneas. Standardized IFL scoring should lead to better detection and ...
by Arlene1963
Wed May 10, 2017 6:16 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie advice -Resmed AirSense10 autoset
Replies: 29
Views: 5481

Re: Newbie advice -Resmed AirSense10 autoset

... of us don't exhibit the classic "symptoms" of gasping for breath and frank apneas (stopping breathing). (I don't even snore) So you are fortunate to have had an astute ...
by Captain_Midnight
Sun Apr 02, 2017 8:41 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Why is an AHI below 5.0 considered normal?
Replies: 34
Views: 9420

Re: Why is an AHI below 5.0 considered normal?

... 5.0 is considered normal, if a person sleeps for 8 hours and gets 40 apneas that night how can that not be a problem? What am I missing? I thought ... low of a low pressure range setting means that the patient must go into frank obstructive apnea before the level nudges up. Ick. And, too high of ...
by palerider
Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: any advice greatly appreciated
Replies: 51
Views: 7967

Re: any advice greatly appreciated

HOLY CRAP!!! (Channeling Frank Barone) You used the term "frank apneas". Somebody get me some smelling salts!!! Quick!!! I did that, just for you... using the correct meaning ...
by Wulfman...
Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:18 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: any advice greatly appreciated
Replies: 51
Views: 7967

Re: any advice greatly appreciated

... without all the wires connected, it's not assured. well, she's having frank apneas , and there's no massive intakes of air before or afterwards, before would suggest a ...