Ya'll! I slept good last night! I took the mask off after 4 hours & 15 mins, but that's double the amount of time I've been able to tolerate it. I only had 2 CA's and 2 OA's with an AHI of 1.18! I'll try harder to keep the mask on longer/through-out the night. I'm actually pretty comfortable in the ...

Auto bilevel mode....if Minimum EPAP is 9 and PS is 4 then you have 9 cm for exhale and 13 cm for inhale and what it might go to will depend on maximum IPAP setting. If max IPAP is set to 18 then IF IPAP has to go up then it will drag EPAP up with it and the difference is always going to be 4....li...

Kind of off-topic... but I informed my doctor of my findings and he changed my settings to PS of 4, EPAP of 9 and IPAP of 18... According to what I have learned, since the PS is set to 4, my IPAP pressure will never get to 18, it will cap out at 13. Because 9+4 = 13. Is this right? Just curious beca...

Is it helping at all?

I think so. I'm only about a week in, but I've turned off Ramp Mode. Seems like a common suggestion.

Thank you Pugsy. I'm going to try my best tonight to keep the mask on longer tonight. Now that I can see the PS of 2 is helping, I feel better about keeping it on. I think I was used to taking it off due to all the CA's, but now that I can see my CA's are way lower, I will just keep it on and see. T...

The data from last night appears to be better! I could only tolerate the mask for 2hours, but better thank nothing, I guess. OSCAR chart: https://i.imgur.com/hnWY0y6.png Last night my settings were: PS of 2 with EPAP at 7 (Vauto on). I had 5 Central Apnea events and 1 Obstructive Apnea event. The ni...

Ok! Thanks again!

lets see what happens tonight with more normal settings and go from there. Last night seemed a little better with the new settings(Vauto mode, 7EPAP with PS of 4). But ultimately I had the same issue of waking up as soon as I doze-off, because I'm not taking a breath. Here's my report from last nig...

End result is still the same...just a different way of getting there. Gotcha, thank you for the clarification. How do you know you were forgetting to breathe? Well, I could be mistaking it for something else, but it happens every time i try to sleep with the mask on. I doze-off...then I gently wake...

Not sure if this is helpful but I have an AirSense 11 and I'm able to turn off the ramp time. It's still on auto but instead of waiting til I go to sleep it starts upping the air as I need it right away. I was having the same issue of waking up all the time when I quit breathing. I am starting to a...

Thank you! I am learning so much. Please excuse any stupid questions. I don't understand your problem with 5/9 and PS of 4 but changing it to 7 EPAP and 15 IPAP ends up with PS of 8 and it is a prime recipe for central apnea production because of carbon dioxide wash out. A better choice IMHO would h...

Is it possible the BiPAP is causing more Central Sleep Apnea events? Highly possible... With bilevel fixed mode...that's the 7 EPAP and 15 IPAP....equals PS (pressure support) of 8 and pretty much guarantees central apneas popping up. How did you come up with that much PS??? It's actually not a goo...

Thank you! I will fill out all my info and upload my studies and OSCAR data. Thanks again! i see you have! please post your oscar charts right here in this thread. see the stickies at the top of the forum for more info. if you have any trouble, feel free to ask about it. we've all been there. good ...

If you will post an OSCAR chart (or SleepHq.com for the less technically inclined) in this thread, some members will give you some informed advice. OSCAR instructions are pinned on the index page. Thank you! I just reposted with all my info. I hope it's helpful. I really appreciated everyone's time...

Thank you! I will fill out all my info and upload my studies and OSCAR data. Thanks again!