0 Obstructive Events

I've been using my machine for a few weeks now. Well, the longest I've been able to sleep with it on is 3 hours before I inevitably wake up to the leak alarm going off. Working on it!

However, throughout 2 weeks of data SleepyHead says there's no obstructive events. Does this mean my pressure is (currently set Min 8 - 15) precluding Obstructive events? Or, does the fact that I'm not getting through a whole night mean this data's useless?

Fizzled wrote: However, throughout 2 weeks of data SleepyHead says there's no obstructive events. Does this mean my pressure is (currently set Min 8 - 15) precluding Obstructive events? Or, does the fact that I'm not getting through a whole night mean this data's useless?

The data means that during the three hours you sleep with the mask, the pressure is indeed precluding the obstructive events.

But once you start sleeping without the mask? The OSA comes back and your airway starts to collapse and you start having events again.

robysue wrote:

Fizzled wrote: However, throughout 2 weeks of data SleepyHead says there's no obstructive events. Does this mean my pressure is (currently set Min 8 - 15) precluding Obstructive events? Or, does the fact that I'm not getting through a whole night mean this data's useless?

The data means that during the three hours you sleep with the mask, the pressure is indeed precluding the obstructive events.

But once you start sleeping without the mask? The OSA comes back and your airway starts to collapse and you start having events again.

Thanks!

I should clarify my confusion a bit. I know most people with treated OSA still report events during the night. I self-diagnosed (or rather, am still in the process thereof) because my insurance is so slow, so I've never had a formal sleep study (home or otherwise). So what I'm really looking for I guess are signs that my initial thoughts about my fatigue are wrong. Though, I guess the only way to tell without the formal diagnostic is to sleep through the night with it for an extended period and notice any improvements in symptoms.

If you have 'positional apnea', where lying on your back provokes a handful of events but lying on your side pretty well eliminates them (especially using foam wedges behind you and between your knees), and/or you have GERD that adds to the problem, you really need to have a well monitored study, if not in a lab, because you might really not need Cpap, but a change in your sleep habits. You could explore that with help from family or friends, or experimenting with how you sleep.