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- Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:23 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: stroke and original ahi 53
- Replies: 8
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Re: stroke and original ahi 53
I am trying to understand this. Pls bear with me. Some background: We started on cpap early June. Then move on to bipap and now asv as my hb needed more than pressure 20 and he had Centrals. Prior to current settings we have had 1. Backup rate was set at AUTO and that was the worst night ever and my...
- Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:01 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: stroke and original ahi 53
- Replies: 8
- Views: 695
Re: stroke and original ahi 53
Yes I will. Thank you all! Discovering Oscar and this help forum helped us a lot during this journey. I am thankful.
I am hoping with the drop in ahi, to see a increase in energy level. At the moment, my hb is still sleepy in the day.
I am hoping with the drop in ahi, to see a increase in energy level. At the moment, my hb is still sleepy in the day.
- Wed Jul 27, 2022 6:32 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: stroke and original ahi 53
- Replies: 8
- Views: 695
stroke and original ahi 53
Background: My hb is a stroke patient and his spo2 will move up and down to below 60% at night when he sleeps. Started on a philips asv recently and ahi drop from 53 to current. I would like to seek your help a) are my leaks acceptable? or the low ahi coud be misrepresented cos of my leaks? b) often...
- Mon Jul 18, 2022 12:09 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Centrals up and on asv
- Replies: 4
- Views: 428
Re: Centrals up and on asv
Yes. I downloaded Oscar. What shd I be looking at? I check my hb mask the moment he sleeps and the only constant air flow out is through the exhaust holes. I don't hear any ssh ssh sounds that is associated to leak. Even at the Ng tube area, I don't feel any leak. I am puzzled and worried too It sho...
- Mon Jul 18, 2022 11:48 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Centrals up and on asv
- Replies: 4
- Views: 428
Centrals up and on asv
My hb's sleep test results.: ahi 53. We started cpap and then bipap and now it has been a week on asv. However nos are still high. Yesterday, for the first time his spo2 stayed generally above 90%. Usually it drops till 60% and then back up and then down and up again. However his ahi shot up to 53 w...
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:10 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: New auto sv user needs helps
- Replies: 1
- Views: 339
New auto sv user needs helps
My husband had a severe stroke and one month back we discovered he had severe sleep apnea ahi 54 with osa, central and mixed apnea. We went on cpap and then bipap and a week back on Philips autosv advanced system one. Settings are Max p 25 Epap min 9.5 Epap max 13 Bpm auto Ps min 4.0 Ps max 11.0 But...
- Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:17 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Stroke and need help
- Replies: 1
- Views: 477
Stroke and need help
I am caring for my husband who had a stroke. He is on Ng tube and just got fitted with a bipap. I am facing 2 issue 1. He is using F&P Vitera but I am facing leakage especially at Ng tube area. Is there a mask that is more suitable for those on tube feeding 2. Even on bipap, his oxygen level fluctua...