Thanks for replys.
Leaks for the last 3 night have been

7 day ave. 3%
30 day ave. 7%

I guess that part is getting better.

My DME will print out my smart card every week. Don't think I will get download program and stuff until I am sure this think is going to work.

Bob

Hey all form members. I would like any comments on my post "Not Sleeping" as I am seeing my Sleep Dr. at 11:30 today and any question or comments could help me.
The "Not Sleeping" should be below this topic.
Thanks all
Bob

Thanks Robysue. I would like more comments from the board before my meeting today with the Dr.
Thanks all
Bob

Thanks Robysue for your suggestion. One important point for me is that I felt really good and slept well before this whole thing started. I will be 70 in Oct. Is this worth it to give up QUALITY OF LIFE?? I think that sleep apnea does effect your heart, but so does a lot of other things. How much ef...

It is now May 12 and I am still not sleeping well. I did get slow release sleeping pills Zolpidem Tart Er (Generic for Ambien CR) Took them for 6 day and felt worse with them so quit the sleeping pills. Got data from the DME for the period 5/2 thru 5/9 I had Ave AHI 12.8 Ave CA 7.5 Clear airway Apne...

Can't get this quote thing figured out. I did add the leak in one of the above messages I sent. I saw the Internal Dr. Wed. and he thought the shortness of breath was due to the fact that I had not gotten much excerise during the winter. Now that we are getting nice weather I will be more active. Su...

Another consideration is that you only slept a little over 2 hours in the study, and probably did not reach REM sleep. So your actual AHI may be much higher than indicated by the limited parameters of your study. And what of your titration study--were they able to observe you in different positions...

Something doesn't look right. Now with therapy on your machine you are getting 18.1, 31.6, and 31.6. For 18.l I had 13.0 mins of large leak - For 31.6 had 9 mins of large leaks and for the other 31.6 had 145 mins of large leaks. For the 7.3 had 12 mins of large leakss Did you sleep on your side dur...

Shortness of breath could be related to the pressure set on your CPAP if it is hi. But you don't give details of it nor your age. I am on BiPAP with the setting at 8 and 12. I will be 70 in Oct. and have been very healthy up until I started this BiPAP thing. Before I started BiPAP I would sleep 8 t...

I have thought all along that my AHI number was 40. Yesterday I visited my ENT Dr. and he looked at the sleep study and said my AHI is 18.5. Here is what my sleep study says "The patient initially slept for a total of 133 minutes out of time in bed of 203 with a sleep efficiency of 66%. The patient ...

Thanks all -

Talon I will ask my sleep Dr. on Tue. for a time release sleeping pill.
Bob

Took Lunesta sleeping pill for the second night and woke up about every 2 hours. Going to see a ENT specialist tomorrow and talk to the DME lady. Also scheduled to talk to my Sleep DR. on Tuesday. Thinking of seeing the Heart Dr. and if nothing is wrong gettting off this BiPAP thing and try to contr...

DWE says I can bring the card to them to read. I will do that next week. Thanks for the suggestion
Bob

I have been on BiPAP since 13 April. This Monday I changed DME and have a new mask that works and fits better. I stop taking over the counter sleeping pill and no longer have dry mouth. I slept 4 or so hours and can't go back to sleep for an hour of so. Saw the sleep Dr. Thur and he wants me to at l...

Hey schneider4 - I am also new to the forum. (Joined yesterday) I started my BiCAP on the 13th. If your are taking any kind of sleeping pill or other medicine you need to look at the side effects. I just found out that my sleeping pill side effect was dry mouth. Stop taking it last night and did not...