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by Pod153
Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:31 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

An update of sorts. After more nights of zero sleep with the VAuto, I decided to take a break from treatment entirely. I'm back to 7 hours of very broken, mouth-breathing sleep, and have returned to my baseline level of mild to moderate autonomic dysfunction and feeling vaguely wired-but-tired. Whic...
by Pod153
Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:55 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

It's great the machine has arrived! Do take it out of S mode, though. For some reason, in S mode, flow limitation data aren't generated or displayed in Oscar. In regular VAuto mode, simply set your minimum pressure at 4, your PS at 3.4, and your maximum pressure at 7.4. Stay with those settings for...
by Pod153
Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

The VAuto has arrived. I think I've got it set to approximately mimic my Airsense 10 settings - it is definitely a bit more complicated than CPAP (and I don't have ResMed phoning me every two weeks to 'help' this time). I had the Airsense in fixed pressure mode set to 7.4, EPR of 3, which was just a...
by Pod153
Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:43 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

I'm the opposite, I need to stay on my left side otherwise I go downhill. I have UARS too. I have built a device that has a gyroscope and is battery powered. This straps around your chest and will vibrate and wake you if you deviate from the preprogrammed angles. If you're unable to work out how to...
by Pod153
Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

The other anatomy 'mechanics' solution for such a roll-over begin with the raising of the torso via the arm and elbow – which gets a person half way. The rest of the roll is via the pelvis, as above. So a pyjama jacket which was affixed to the bed by large Velco patches under the shoulders might di...
by Pod153
Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Using eucalyptus with CPAP for persistent blocked nose
Replies: 21
Views: 1584

Re: Using eucalyptus with CPAP for persistent blocked nose

I am someone with a horribly blocked nose and currently trying to problem-solve it like it’s my full-time job. I really feel for you. It’s profoundly frustrating. This is not what you asked, but it made me think. Since the benefit of eucalyptus is sensory — it activates neurons that make your nose f...
by Pod153
Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:02 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

Pondering. My congestion is hugely (hugely) influenced by position, confirmed at my last ENT appointment. I am naturally a side sleeper, but this completely blocks one of my nostrils and partly blocks the other. If I sleep on my back, my nose (mostly) clears. Back sleeping also worsens my apnea sinc...
by Pod153
Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:10 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

Long overdue update, I suppose, though also not really much of an update at all. I have managed to get a slight improvement in my sleep time by setting the CPAP to fixed pressure (I settled on a pressure of 7.4 with EPR at 3, which feels like it's not quite enough but it's the maximum I can tolerate...
by Pod153
Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

I would do literally anything at this point to get my life back but — I think in part because I am young and look relatively well (for now) — I cannot get the NHS to intervene at all (I am paying for all of this out of pocket now because the NHS ‘no longer does turbinates’), and frankly I would prob...
by Pod153
Wed Dec 28, 2022 6:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

Tried a nasal mask. Experimented with chin straps, eventually figured out a soft neck brace would keep my mouth closed. Woke up choking with blue lips and nails because my nose was so blocked and the pressure on the machine had just pushed the mask off my face. So I don’t think I can use a nasal mas...
by Pod153
Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Does Anyone Hate their CPAP?
Replies: 90
Views: 6545

Re: Does Anyone Hate their CPAP?

There are cheap over the counter MADs available, at least in the USA, but I don’t know how effective or comfortable they are. There are some here too, and lots that are semi-custom boil-and-bite type deals, but I unfortunately have super crooked teeth which makes all but the fully custom ones impos...
by Pod153
Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

I am now slightly more awake, sorry for the earlier post. Unfortunately I am also having difficulty sleeping without the machine now too. I've taken a few days off here and there (and am barely using the machine for an hour a night anyway now) but it seems like my nose is just inflamed no matter wha...
by Pod153
Wed Dec 14, 2022 3:28 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Does Anyone Hate their CPAP?
Replies: 90
Views: 6545

Re: Does Anyone Hate their CPAP?

Insurance may cover part of the MAD. Mine paid for half of it. I can pay for the other half with Pretax money in Flexible Savings Account, so that helps as well. Hopefully I will be able to use it. I’m in the UK where the healthcare model doesn’t revolve around insurance. We have fully socialised h...
by Pod153
Wed Dec 14, 2022 3:17 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

I slept about 40 minutes last night. Nose seems to be getting more and more blocked. I have what feels like a sinus headache 24/7 now. I can’t get care. My consultant is too busy to see me and my appointment to see if I need turbinate reduction has been moved back to the new year. My GP says to spea...
by Pod153
Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the UK...Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up
Replies: 97
Views: 13242

Re: Pod153’s Big Mild OSA/UARS Adventure - ready to give up

If you're being checked again for turbinate reduction, that means some of your flow limitations could be a result of the structure of your airway. CPAP therapy can't do a thing about structural problems. ResMed machines on auto mode are extremely responsive to what they identify as flow limitations...