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Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 4:12 pm
by zonker
huydts wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 3:03 pm
palerider wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 2:33 pm
TL;DR, but
2) if your AHI isn't under *TWO* while on cpap,
*it is not working for you* and needs to be adjusted.
Why are you giving such a worthless demotivating reaction?
I would love to see you explain it... So please pale Rider explain
why are you quoting only the very first response palerider made?
read through the rest and see how he tries to guide the user along the path.
an ahi of two isn't working for most people. i know that doctors want you to believe that an ahi of five is fine, but it's not. speaking most broadly, the lower your ahi is, the better your treatment and the better you'll feel.
but i shall wait and see what palerider has to say.
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 4:28 pm
by palerider
huydts wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 3:03 pm
palerider wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 2:33 pm
TL;DR, but
2) if your AHI isn't under *TWO* while on cpap,
*it is not working for you* and needs to be adjusted.
Why are you giving such a worthless demotivating reaction?
I would love to see you explain it... So please pale Rider explain
I couldn't possibly care any
LESS about what you would love, so feel free to FRO.
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 4:30 pm
by palerider
zonker wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 4:12 pm
but i shall wait and see what palerider has to say.
And, now you know
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 4:51 pm
by NewToSleepApnea
Guys - it all doesn’t matter. What matters is Everyone here on the forum is doing their best to help someone they don’t really know (ME) in their time of need.
Thank you all so much for the help. If I could only stop having an apnea / arousal whatever when I fall asleep - life would be so much better. But it could always be so much worse.
The anxiety of knowing it’s going to happen tonight til 4/5am is killing me currently. But I need to get it out of my head!
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 5:14 pm
by zonker
palerider wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 4:30 pm
zonker wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 4:12 pm
but i shall wait and see what palerider has to say.
And, now you know
fro?
OH .... right off.
got it.
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 8:32 am
by NewToSleepApnea
Best night yet! Still can't sleep for awhile but dozed off a few times early. And a great AHI. Hopefully the start of some better times! Down 27lbs in 7 weeks so far, so hopefully that is helping.
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Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 9:18 am
by DreamDiver
NewToSleepApnea wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 8:32 am
Best night yet! Still can't sleep for awhile but dozed off a few times early. And a great AHI. Hopefully the start of some better times! Down 27lbs in 7 weeks so far, so hopefully that is helping.
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Way to go, NewToSleepApnea!
Chris
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 10:22 am
by Julie
Hi - little caution - people who lose even a little wt (e.g. 15 lbs) may find their masks no longer fit as well because of course your face changes (faster than the rest of you), so just keep that in mind and adjustments, etc. may need to be made in future.
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 10:28 am
by NewToSleepApnea
Awesome! Good to know. I strap that thing tight as can be at night.
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 2:27 pm
by huydts
palerider wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 4:28 pm
huydts wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 3:03 pm
palerider wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 2:33 pm
TL;DR, but
2) if your AHI isn't under *TWO* while on cpap,
*it is not working for you* and needs to be adjusted.
Why are you giving such a worthless demotivating reaction?
I would love to see you explain it... So please pale Rider explain
I couldn't possibly care any
LESS about what you would love, so feel free to FRO.
This reply is as worthless as the One I quoted First.
You are giving ppl false information... Think about it.
You Arent explaining it because you Simply can't.
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 2:51 pm
by Pugsy
huydts wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 2:27 pm
palerider wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 4:28 pm
huydts wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 3:03 pm
palerider wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 2:33 pm
TL;DR, but
2) if your AHI isn't under *TWO* while on cpap,
*it is not working for you* and needs to be adjusted.
Why are you giving such a worthless demotivating reaction?
I would love to see you explain it... So please pale Rider explain
I couldn't possibly care any
LESS about what you would love, so feel free to FRO.
This reply is as worthless as the One I quoted First.
You are giving ppl false information... Think about it.
You Arent explaining it because you Simply can't.
And your reply wasn't any more worthwhile. Why does the pot have to continually to be the last person to call the kettle black?
Anyway folks....get back on topic. Further off topic bickering and such will be remove. I am not in a good mood today so don't push me.
One warning only.
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 4:11 am
by Julie
Do NOT strap your mask as tight as can be - it cannot do its job properly because the silicon can't inflate. It should just rest on your face comfortably without moving around, but you should not have to crank it to work.
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 9:08 am
by NewToSleepApnea
Starting to make some real progress. Got to sleep sooner, now looking for a couple days in a row for consistency. And hopefully eventually sleeping long than a 2 hours at a time. But can't complain at all with the progress.
Question - with my pressure mostly being at the minimum, should I attempt to lower the min at all?
My pulmonologist wants it at 9.5 - 20. My "Sleep Doctor" wants it from 6-18. Any suggestions? (Inclination is to not listen to the sleep doctor who hasn't given me on bit of confidence that he knows/cares yet)
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Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 9:14 am
by DreamDiver
NewToSleepApnea wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 9:08 am
Starting to make some real progress. Got to sleep sooner, now looking for a couple days in a row for consistency. And hopefully eventually sleeping long than a 2 hours at a time. But can't complain at all with the progress.
Question - with my pressure mostly being at the minimum, should I attempt to lower the min at all?
My pulmonologist wants it at 9.5 - 20. My "Sleep Doctor" wants it from 6-18. Any suggestions? (Inclination is to not listen to the sleep doctor who hasn't given me on bit of confidence that he knows/cares yet)
5-19-20.png
You had it at 9.5 on May 16th's graph. Your AHI was lower that day. You could go back to 9.5cm pressure and continue with that, or you could go up to 10cm of pressure to see if you can knock out those snores.
Chris
Re: New, Severe, Really Concerned
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 10:26 am
by palerider
NewToSleepApnea wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 9:08 am
Question - with my pressure mostly being at the minimum, should I attempt to lower the min at all?
Sure... if you want to sleep
worse.
NewToSleepApnea wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 9:08 am
My pulmonologist wants it at 9.5 - 20. My "Sleep Doctor" wants it from 6-18. Any suggestions? (Inclination is to not listen to the sleep doctor who hasn't given me on bit of confidence that he knows/cares yet)
Ignore the sleep quack, raise the min pressure.