OK! He slept on his regular pillow last night and his AHI was quartered.
Do you want to see a night with the CPAP pillow and one without?
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- Fri Sep 27, 2019 2:21 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Bed Pillows and CPAP
- Replies: 10
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- Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:40 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Bed Pillows and CPAP
- Replies: 10
- Views: 740
Re: Bed Pillows and CPAP
I have the Sleepyhead software - that's what we were advised to use when I visited last year. Is this other program preferred? How much data would you like to see?
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 5:26 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Bed Pillows and CPAP
- Replies: 10
- Views: 740
Bed Pillows and CPAP
Howdy folks... My husband uses a CPAP. (I may be joining him shortly but that's another story...) He's walking a delicate balance between AHI, aerophagia, and weight loss. As his weight drops, he finds his apnea gets worse. Weird, but it is what it is. However, raising the pressure causes painful ae...
- Thu Aug 02, 2018 8:27 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Increased AHI after large weight loss
- Replies: 7
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Re: Increased AHI after large weight loss
He dropped the EPAP down to 9 last night and slept on his back with the neck pillow holding his chin up. The machine stayed at low pressure all night, so that's something. He was only able to sleep 5.5 hours, but at least it was good sleep.
Hopefully we're on to something here!
Hopefully we're on to something here!
- Wed Aug 01, 2018 9:07 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Increased AHI after large weight loss
- Replies: 7
- Views: 26539
Re: Increased AHI after large weight loss
I know it's not considered "bad" as it were - according to his provider, anything under 5 is "OK" but he's miserable. The belly issues were a thing when he started getting used to the machine, but they largely went away until recently. It's incredibly painful for him. He does normally sleep on his b...
- Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:40 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Increased AHI after large weight loss
- Replies: 7
- Views: 26539
Re: Increased AHI after large weight loss
Thanks for the welcome! He did replace his mask and headgear recently but it was the same make and model. It did take a few nights to get it to fit exactly right, so some leakage was occurring at that point. However his AHI was rising well before that went into play. A typical night is sort of all o...
- Wed Aug 01, 2018 5:16 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Increased AHI after large weight loss
- Replies: 7
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Increased AHI after large weight loss
Hello everyone, I'm writing on behalf of my husband since he is not into forums much! He was diagnosed with OSA last year and started therapy in October with a Dreamstation. After a period of getting used to the machine, he was doing very well on it and started feeling refreshed again. Over the last...