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by Carry On
Thu Dec 17, 2015 6:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Best measure of CPAP effectiveness
Replies: 3
Views: 1064

Best measure of CPAP effectiveness

Does an overnight study using a WM50 at home provide a better indication of CPAP effectiveness as compared to the API values on the machines screen? Or is the average API over a week or 30 days more meaningful.
by Carry On
Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CFLEX AND CFLEX+
Replies: 3
Views: 2133

Re: CFLEX AND CFLEX+

Thanks I can't tell the difference between cflex and cflex plus. Except with either one sometimes air collects in my cheek. I wonder if that is because of some asynchronousity between my breathing pattern and the machine's. Is that an unavoidable aspect of CFLEX? Would using just CPAP be better. The...
by Carry On
Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CFLEX AND CFLEX+
Replies: 3
Views: 2133

CFLEX AND CFLEX+

IS ONE BETTER THAN THEORY OTHER? SET CFLEX PER THE DR. POST SLEEP STUDY, SHOWING MILD TO MODERATE SLEEP APNEA, TO 12 PRESSURE AND 1 FLEX. NOTICED BIG DROP IN APNI BUT SOMETIMES HAD TO EXHALE SLIGHTLY FROM MY MOUTH WHEN THE PRESSURE BUILT UP THERE. I USE THE DREAM PADS ON THE NOSE ONLY. NOT A MOUTH B...
by Carry On
Fri Nov 27, 2015 6:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Supplemental Oxyge
Replies: 11
Views: 1911

Re: Supplemental Oxyge

Overnight sleep study did not confirm low O2 at any point but suggested after titration that CPAPshould be fixed at 12 Cflex+. Took a few days to adjust to higher pressure. AHI down from 7 to 3 now.
by Carry On
Sun Nov 22, 2015 7:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Supplemental Oxyge
Replies: 11
Views: 1911

Re: Supplemental Oxyge

I hope a typo in my initial post did not confuse. The time less that 88% was 5 minutes over over seven hours or about 1.2%. As stated, no worse than a cabin on a mountain or a flight. Cannot appreciate the doctor's concern or motives.