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by madgirl
Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:26 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: One month Dr visit and change in pressure
Replies: 13
Views: 2300

Re: One month Dr visit and change in pressure

If you are using an auto set machine, why the settings make a difference? Isn't the machine supposed to automatically adjust the pressure, i.e. increase it if necessary, so that you really do not have to worry about pressure settings? Just asking…...
by madgirl
Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:20 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Very confused on AHI and doctor increasing air pressure
Replies: 21
Views: 2688

Re: Very confused on AHI and doctor increasing air pressure

Unraveling the mystery - I found some discussion online of a summary data problem with ResMed machines and Sleepyhead. Likely that unless Sleepyhead has the detail data for each day that the total AHI number will not be correct - and the detail data is clearly missing from those days with the low AH...
by madgirl
Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Very confused on AHI and doctor increasing air pressure
Replies: 21
Views: 2688

Re: Very confused on AHI and doctor increasing air pressure

Let's give this a go……here are two images showing data.

One from a night before the Doc adjusted the machine and one showing data the night after…..

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I've never used Ingmur before so I hope this works!
by madgirl
Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Very confused on AHI and doctor increasing air pressure
Replies: 21
Views: 2688

Re: Very confused on AHI and doctor increasing air pressure

Thank you for the quick replies. The machine is a ResMed AirSense10. He started with a pillows mask for 2 weeks and then switched to a Fisher and Paykel Simplus full face mask. Going back to Sleepy Head (not Sleepytime, sorry!) I noticed that the doc must have changed some settings on the machine. L...
by madgirl
Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Very confused on AHI and doctor increasing air pressure
Replies: 21
Views: 2688

Very confused on AHI and doctor increasing air pressure

Hi - a total newbie here - My husband is the CPAP user - Resmed AirSense10 - first 2 weeks with a pillows mask and then switched to a full face one for the last 8 weeks. Monday, we had our check up with the sleep doc. She looked at the data and showed us that a number was averaging around 7 and that...