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by Ghost754
Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:59 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: rate this night :)
Replies: 9
Views: 952

Re: rate this night :)

It's really hard to pull out a number based on 1 report. If it wasn't for that one brief pressure increase that you see then I would think 7.5 or 8.0 would probably be a good starting point but something changed during that time frame to cause a need for more pressure. We don't know what it was...l...
by Ghost754
Sun Apr 26, 2015 11:15 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: rate this night :)
Replies: 9
Views: 952

Re: rate this night :)

You said you wake up tired and dizzy - do you mean actual real dizziness vs fogginess, etc? Do you get lightheaded e.g. when sitting/standing? after a night of 8-9 hours, i wake up like if i slept 30 minutes, headache, lightheaded, tired, stare blanky, i cant do major physic effort for hours. no me...
by Ghost754
Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:06 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: rate this night :)
Replies: 9
Views: 952

Re: rate this night :)

Mentally remove the Clear Airway Index from your AHI because you aren't going to reduce them with any pressure tweaking. More pressure won't fix them using your machine and you aren't having enough of them to come close to needing a different machine. So if you remove the Clear Airway Index your AH...
by Ghost754
Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:16 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: rate this night :)
Replies: 9
Views: 952

rate this night :)

Hi guys, first off id like to thanks the people on this forum who helped me by suggesting raising my pressure to 7. my ahi is now between 2 and 4 instead of 6+ I recently found the hybrid mask, which seem to work well for my case. Im trying to improve my therapy by myself since it take forever to se...
by Ghost754
Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP not working correctly ?
Replies: 17
Views: 1723

Re: CPAP not working correctly ?

hi guys, when changing the pressure to 7, the memory card overwritten the setting because the prescription was on it, i had to format the card to get it work and now sleepyhead only give me the summary with no detailed result, with a AHI of 0 for my last night (which i REALLY doubt) anything im doin...
by Ghost754
Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP not working correctly ?
Replies: 17
Views: 1723

Re: CPAP not working correctly ?

These sites will help you post what is most helpful. https://sleep.tnet.com/resources/sleepyhead/shorganize https://sleep.tnet.com/resources/sleepyhead/shscreenshot https://sleep.tnet.com/reference/tips/imgur Thank you guys here is the complete report http://i.imgur.com/3yhyIWX.png http://i.imgur.c...
by Ghost754
Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP not working correctly ?
Replies: 17
Views: 1723

Re: CPAP not working correctly ?

palerider wrote: yes! the machine should only be set wide open for a night or two, to get an idea what the lower pressure set point should be.

what do you mean by wide open for a night or two ?
by Ghost754
Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP not working correctly ?
Replies: 17
Views: 1723

Re: CPAP not working correctly ?

Thanks for the answer guys, ill try to set the min pressure at 7

Meanwhile if someone could explain a little about my report data, i dont really know how it work. Does the clear airway mean that everything was fine ?

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by Ghost754
Sat Apr 04, 2015 1:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP not working correctly ?
Replies: 17
Views: 1723

CPAP not working correctly ?

hi guys, im Patrick and just joined your community i've been diagnosed moderate sleep apnea problem 2 years ago, between 7 and 10 AHI when i slept at the hospital for the treatment. ive used the CPAP for 2 years and didnt find any benefit, so i was thinking about the oral appliance. ive always broug...