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by TheOtherApnea
Sun Nov 25, 2018 12:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement
Replies: 18
Views: 5106

Re: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement

Or any helpful threads of people who do well with Adaptive Servo Ventilation. Thanks!!!
by TheOtherApnea
Sun Nov 25, 2018 11:37 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement
Replies: 18
Views: 5106

Re: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement

Thanks again for all the advice. Still working on sleeping beyond 2 hours a night with ASV.Does anyone have an ASV success story such as how great they eventually felt, or how they were eventually able to sleep through the night? I don’t want my husband to give up. This is too important, and I know ...
by TheOtherApnea
Mon Nov 05, 2018 2:10 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement
Replies: 18
Views: 5106

Re: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement

a tip for your husband (I use an ASV) if it seems to be forcing a breath on him blow back at the machine forcefully when the machine is blowing at you and it will back off for 3 minutes and hopefully will then fall in sync with him. ASV does take time to get used to I find it best if i breath gentl...
by TheOtherApnea
Mon Nov 05, 2018 2:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement
Replies: 18
Views: 5106

Re: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement

JDS74 wrote:
Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:19 pm

Because my machine is different, I can't tell you what parameters you can set (or have the DME set for you) but here are a couple that might be looked into
That is very helpful... I will bring that up with the DME company.
by TheOtherApnea
Sun Nov 04, 2018 7:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement
Replies: 18
Views: 5106

Re: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement

greenall wrote:
Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:06 pm
I switched from a cpap to an ASV about a week ago. Best thing I ever did.
Great! Could you expand on your experience?
by TheOtherApnea
Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement
Replies: 18
Views: 5106

Re: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement

Thank you both! I’ve already learned a lot. Starting to feel more excited than nervous about tonight’s sleep.
by TheOtherApnea
Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement
Replies: 18
Views: 5106

Brand new to ASV for Central Apnea. Need encouragement

I’m making this post for my husband... to show him there is hope. I’d like to get started and then turn the profile over to him. He has been tired for as long as he can remember. 6 months ago we started the sleep study journey after an oral surgeon had concerns. Sleep studies confirmed that over 50%...