Thank you all for your feedback over the last few weeks. As per advice here, after using EPR at 1 for a week, turned it off. Also, the next night increased minimum pressure to 6 from 5 as the median had been closer to 7. Might be too early to tell but my AHI and CA's have dropped below 5 for 2 conse...

That said, according this sleep study, the OP has an AHI of 42.3 but an arousal index of 19.1? So, there's something I don't know about what they call an arousal, what they call a "respiratory arousal" and what they call a RERA. From a practical perspective, every obstructive event results in an ar...

That said, according this sleep study, the OP has an AHI of 42.3 but an arousal index of 19.1? So, there's something I don't know about what they call an arousal, what they call a "respiratory arousal" and what they call a RERA. From a practical perspective, every obstructive event results in an ar...

Rubicon wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 20, 2024 1:02 pm

JCFlorida wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:18 pm

Sure. The O2 desaturation details was on previous post. That is all I have from that.

Needed to know the number of desats.

As the oil driller said....

Rubicon,
That report is all I have from the sleep study.

The codes that have been used are 95810, 99214, and 94660. I have had one face to face and one zoom call with him, and one other visit with their APRN. Time with them has not been longer than 20 minutes. The CPTs for office visits (E&M) are the 9921x. https://i.imgur.com/A5t8OaW.jpg 99214 is for 30...

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Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:39 pm

Please provide the link to a typical night (one night, not historical data) at the most current settings.

Of course. Here is a typical night:

SleepHQ: https://sleephq.com/public/d97cf32e-8db ... bdcc86ee8f

I can share what that looks like on Oscar once I have a week of data on the new EPR setting. That does sound reasonable? Don't wait a week if there is any significant change. Hi, These are changes made in last 2 1/2 weeks to settings: 12/30 settings and prior: Min 5, Max 20, EPR 2 - Original settin...

So how much time is your MD actually spending with you? On your paperwork, what are the billing codes for the office visits? If he/she is sending in a code for like 40 minutes of face-to-face time and they're only spending like 2, then Houston, We Have A Problem... Thank you for your feedback. The ...

Your average heart rate in the diagnostic study was reported as 46 BPM. That's low. Any idea why? Are you an endurance athlete? Given that, I definitely lean toward wanting to give the apap a little more time before I introduce new medication or try the ASV machine. I can't disagree with that. When...

Thank you for your advice. I will get the doctor's opinion on my next appointment. I do feel like I sleep more soundly and don't recall waking up as much as I use too. Also, my wife is a light sleeper has told me I barely move now. Whatever was reported during the sleep study might have been allevia...

Thanks for your help. Here is the original diagnostic appended below, as well as last night's data. I also use SleepHQ (link provided). Leaks still a bit higher than usual, been experimenting with different mask liners. Though numbers are trending in right direction. Marked improvement AND I felt le...

Hi, Thanks again for all the advice. It is a challenge to accept that doctors really don't help you track this. You are taught to follow their advice, but when it comes to sleep apnea they just seem too busy. My doctor said his practice handles 300 new patients a month. They expect you to set someth...

Thank you for your response. On cpap all of the apneas, except centrals, dropped immediately below 1 event per hour. My centrals have remained consistently above 6-7 an hour, at 10 to 24 seconds each. I have been 100% compliant with wearing mask. How have I felt? In the beginning, a lot worse then b...

Posted response on other thread.

Will do. Thank you. This is pretty new to me. I am averaging over 5 AHI then sporadically under 5. Confusing. Anyway, look forward to getting any advice.