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by xistos
Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.
Replies: 15
Views: 3830

Re: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.

I have been running 7.5cmH2O - 15cmH20 as suggested. The first couple of days the VS / VS2 was way down, at the end of this week, the number is slowly climbing. The AHI is generally below .40. I still am waking up multiple times a night and last night just got so annoyed that I shut the machine off ...
by xistos
Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.
Replies: 15
Views: 3830

Re: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.

The Wisp is usually packaged with the "original" size headgear but has a reduced size and a large size available as a separate purchase. https://www.cpap.com/productpage/headgear-wisp-nasal-cpap-mask-pr.html I have no idea if the size is marked anywhere...I returned the only Wisp I ever tried becau...
by xistos
Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:23 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.
Replies: 15
Views: 3830

Re: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.

It is a Nuance gel mask. I'll check my profile. The sleep center kept the bag so I though the blue gel thing was it I also have a Phillips wisp they gave me but I am pretty sure the head gear is the wrong size. The mask won't seat right and makes it hard to breath through and the machine goes crazy ...
by xistos
Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:12 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.
Replies: 15
Views: 3830

Re: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.

Prior to the machine I typically woke up once a night typically around 3am. Most of the time I can just turn over and go back to sleep. Last night I woke up at 1:30, 3:15~3:30, 5:30ish. On the machine, I have noticed a pattern in general that I seem to wake up around 11:30, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 +- 15 mi...
by xistos
Tue Mar 21, 2017 6:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.
Replies: 15
Views: 3830

Re: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.

Here is last nights sleepyhead screen shot. I didn't sleep all that well and woke up a lot but the VS and VS2 is way down. Do you think it is just "getting used to the pressure?"

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by xistos
Tue Mar 21, 2017 12:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.
Replies: 15
Views: 3830

Re: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.

Looks like you're using a minimum pressure of 6.0, and your AHI is under control, but plenty of snores and flow limitations, that seem to be related to the dip in SpO2. Nothing serious, but I agree with Pugsy that an increase in minimum pressure looks like a good idea. I would go for a minimum of 7...
by xistos
Mon Mar 20, 2017 9:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.
Replies: 15
Views: 3830

Re: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.

Thanks Pugsy. I did a sleep study, the doctor called in an order for those setting. I was never attached to a CPAP during the study itself. From the study (sorry if I miss something) 0 Apneas, 0 mixed Apnea, 0 Central apnea, 111.0 hypopneas for AHI of 13.9. Diagnosis OSA 327.23. There as also 1 puls...
by xistos
Mon Mar 20, 2017 7:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.
Replies: 15
Views: 3830

New to cpap, 3 weeks in, now falling asleep at work.

I am starting week 4 of being on my CPAP. I have been lurking on this forum for a while and I see a lot of posts about feeling worse for a few days being normal etc. My question is that my AHI is generally low <1. I have been using the machine religiously because I have been sick and tired of being ...