Respectfully, Rubicon's assessment is correct. I agree that Rubicon is abrasive at times, but his delivery doesn't invalidate biological fact. If you were to reduce your calorie intake to zero calories for 7 days, would you lose weight? ------ Or would your body be able to counteract this caloric r...

I switched from the base of my thumb to a kids O2Ring and attaching it at the tip of my ring finger. My SpO2 is now really stable throughout the night except for when I turn on my back and right as I fall asleep. My baseline also increased from 96-97% to 98-99%. My theory is that the base of the fin...

Thank you for your response. I apologize if my previous explanations did not meet your expectations. I assure you that I have been genuinely trying to engage in a meaningful discussion and understand different perspectives. However, I must emphasize the importance of maintaining a respectful and con...

Thank you for your response and clarification. It seems that we have been expressing similar viewpoints from the beginning, and I appreciate your further explanation. When I mentioned that weight loss is not as simple as a straightforward equation, it is because the factors of the equation you menti...

Thank you for your input on the topic of weight control. While it's understandable that you support the notion of a simple formula for weight loss based solely on calorie deficit, it's important to consider that the human body's response to calorie restriction can be more complex than a straightforw...

For anyone who has nose-tickle issues, I can absolutely recommend doing nasal waxing. I trimmed my nasal hair before, which didn't help much, but waxing is awesome! So now I have fewer mask off events, but I'm still tired. Can anyone spot anything in my charts that looks suspicious? https://i.imgur....

That's good to know. I'll keep it on my thumb - not in possession of any larger fingers unfortunately.

I feel like the Wellue O2Ring isn't very accurate and fluctuates up and down even when I just sit awake.

What other devices record and are more accurate?

I am using the Wellue O2Ring. Would love to get a different device to compare, but can't find any others that have proper recording support. I do have more SpO2 dips (but to your point still above 88%) since switching to ASV, which makes me think my therapy is not fully dialed in yet or the device h...

SpO2 levels are in the screenshot above, I assume those are OK?

Trying to dial in my ASV to the right EPAP and Min PS. Switched to AutoASV w/ Min EPAP 4.0 and Min PS 3.0, Max PS 15.0 to see what the machine thinks. I had a stuffy nose from allergies, so I sprayed some Afrin before bed. The long awake time in the middle is due to the Afrin making my nose over-sen...

Makes sense - any risks from that happening for prolonged periods? 8bpm is below what is a healthy RR from what I understand.

Is it normal for respiration rate to jump between two values (in my case 15bpm and 8bpm) on ASV?

Here's another comparison of MV on ASV (blue - top) vs VAuto (red - bottom). This shows pretty nicely that the ASV resolves most of the really bad MV drops but still has some remaining that go down to the high 3.0s: https://i.imgur.com/uB4dmDC.png Any thoughts on how I can increase my MV just a litt...

Longer-term comparison of 7 days BiPAP vs most recent night on ASV. ASV clearly stabilizes my Minute Ventilation significantly: