I just completed my first full month with my CPAP machine. My cumulative readings are Apnea Index - 2.7, Hypopnea Index 2.4, AHI 5.1 - I had heard that during my Sleep Study (will get the report soon), that the first two hours my AHI was around 80. It does appear that over the last week my Hypopnea'...

When I look at my detailed data I see what type of "Events" I have during the night. Each obstructive event is shown with a box with a number in it. What does that number mean? Is it duration in seconds that the event lasted? What does the CPAP machine do differently during this time. Thanks..

I'm curious to know what options there are to capture nightly oximetry data and feed that into ResScan software. I saw the SleepTV video and everything they mentioned appeared to cost about 1k. What hardware/software options are available and is it silly to even consider integration into ResScan sof...

Eddie, you have to look carefully at the AHI graph. First, notice that it climbs up a notch every time you have an event, then stays there until the next event. But since the graph is events per hour it counts events for one hour, and then resets to zero, and counts events for the next hour, and so...

I am also new to the process - last night was number 19. For the first week I woke up every 2 hours, I took off the mask and got a sip of water and perhaps a bathroom break. I put the mask back on (ramp of level 6) and could fall asleep with 5 minutes or so, and repeat the process two hours later. A...

Leak wasn't bad enough to account for all those events. Flow limitations go hand in hand with events so not surprised by those. Was this the only night that showed such an awful grouping? Rest of the nights pretty standard? You say this one is unique then maybe just could have been a fluke maybe. I...

I don't have a copy of my original Sleep Study; I'll be getting it next week. I always sleep on my back; confused as to where those large #'s were coming from..have not seen anything like them during my treatment so far. Question - did the information I posted provide anything that could cause the l...

Lizistired wrote:What do your leak line, flow limitation, and snore line look like?
Can you post a screenshot?

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Ok veterans; I need some help. My AHI numbers have steadily dropped from night one of 18 down to 2 or 3 the last five days. Last night for the first 5 hours AHI was between 1-3 and then in the beginning of hour 5 my AHI steadily ramped during the hour up to 42. The AHI then dropped back to 1immediat...

Regarding the webmd article it would be great if they expanded on the premise of how testoserone replacement therapy could actually make apnea worse. I could certainly understand that if upper body and muscle mass increases particularly around the shoulders and neck that it is certainly plausible th...

Congrats to you; I couldn't agree more with you about the support we new users are able to get from veterans like Pugsie and others. I just finished night 16 last night and this site has been vital in helping me to understand the process. The treatment would be a lonely journey full of uncertainty f...

Guys, over the years I have attempted to begin taking various Statins to lower my Cholesterol levels. The side effects were severe muscle cramps to the point that I felt like I had been run over by a truck. I quickly stopped taking the medicines. I heard from one of the assistants at the Sleep Cente...

gpap wrote:I too am in the same situation. I have blood work tomorrow so will some idea in a few weeks.

How long ago was it that you were diagnosed with low T-level and how long have you been a CPAP user? I will be having my t-level checked in mid-April...

I have been on my CPAP machine for 3 weeks, I'm fortunate that I have taken to it like a duck does to water. It appears that my Apnea most likely started about 5 to 10 years ago. I was chronically fatigued most of the time. For years I visited my doctor and we looked at everything but Apnea as a cau...