Pugsy and Robysue, Thank you for the information and the opinions. I’ll try to provide a little more information: The device my mom is using is the REMStar BiPAP AutoSV Advanced <the first of the two photos in your reply>, (i.e. not the PR system 1 version). I assumed (quite possible incorrectly) th...

My elderly mom is attempting to use a BiPAP machine to get relief from complex sleep apnea. She was diagnosed with sleep apnea about 3 months ago and has been using the machine every night during that period. She still feels very fatigued during the day and we're trying to determine if there is valu...

Hi Brenda, Thanks for your reply - I kind of had a feeling that was the answer. I know that my mom has an ongoing leak rate but I didn't think it would be enough to account for the drastic change in her AHI count. I'm frustrated as she seemed to finally be heading in the right direction. Back to the...

groan - how much IS too much?

Hello all, Issue: my mom's leak/LPM has gone up the last 2 nights and her AHI (especially her centrals) have gone way up - I'm wondering if there's a connection. The Details: She's about 2 months into an attempt to treat what has been diagnosed as severe sleep apnea. She started with a CPAP machine ...

John, Thanks again for looking at my mom's data. Sorry for the late reply but I've been away from my pc for most of the week. I just looked at my mom' data for the last couple of days and it would appear that she's headed back in the 'wrong' direction (and I can tell that she's really fatigued). I'l...

Hello all, I’m hoping to get comments from any of you that have seen a trend in data similar to what my mom has been experiencing following adjustments made by her doctor to her BiPAP autosv advanced machine. She’s been using the machine for about 7 weeks and her AHI rating seemed to be staying up a...

Greetings all, Thanks for your interest and input. I'll attempt to answer the questions that have been posed and fill in the information blanks where possible. My mom has been using the BiPAP autoSV advanced machine for about 5 weeks. She's wearing it faithfully but her AHI numbers have remained hig...

Hello all, I hope I've managed to include images of my mom's data generated by EncoreBasic. She's been diagnosed with complex sleep apnea and we're having a heck of a time getting any relief. I'd be grateful if anyone has any insight, thoughts, or shared experience that they can offer. I'm a beginne...

Pugsy, JohnBFischer,and all, Thank you all for your thoughts and suggestions. I'm getting a handle on the terminolog and concepts behind complex sleep apnea but it I'm afraid my mom is kind of ebbing on the whole sleep apnea adventure. Between fussing with the mask, not seeing much or any improvemen...

Hi John, Thanks a million for your reply. Pugsy alerted me to your presence and your experience with complex sleep apnea. I'm going to follow your links this morning and try to bring myself a little closer to 'up to speed' on what this stuff means. I'm a little ashamed to admit that as of yesterday ...

Hi - I would be interested in the link for the provider manual if you have it handy. I don't know if it would be greek to a layperson such as myself but maybe there's something in there I could use to move the ball forward a few yards.

Thanks,

artimus60

re: One thing you want to look at, is she only sleeping about 6 and a half hours a night? She needs to use the machine all night, and for naps. Anytime she sleeps --------------------------------- She's had a hard time summoning the will to put the mask back on after she gets up to use the bathroom...

Thanks to you both - I've reposted. There are probably some users grinding their teeth at my spamming the site with my msg; I hope I haven't soiled my name here before I've even begun.

Kind regards,

artimus60

Hi all, I'm a new and rather awkward user on this site and I posted a msg yesterday looking for help for my mom. She is being treated obstructive and central sleep apnea. In the subject line I vaguely referred to the machine she's using as a Respironics BiPAP machine rather than the more specific 'R...