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by epsilonD3LT4
Thu May 28, 2020 4:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Finding optimal CPAP settings
Replies: 6
Views: 427

Re: Finding optimal CPAP settings

Also, are there any subscription services where you can allow sleep specialists to access your data and make recommendations as and when needed based on the data?
by epsilonD3LT4
Thu May 28, 2020 4:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Finding optimal CPAP settings
Replies: 6
Views: 427

Re: Finding optimal CPAP settings

Thanks! I've installed it on my computer. Does it actively analyse the data to make recommendations or does it rely on the user experimenting with different things and seeing what works?
by epsilonD3LT4
Thu May 28, 2020 3:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Finding optimal CPAP settings
Replies: 6
Views: 427

Finding optimal CPAP settings

Does anyone have any recommended methods for finding *the* optimal CPAP settings to maximise sleep quality? Is there any sort of data-analytic tool that can be applied to data from a CPAP machine?

Furthermore, does the ramp time play much of a role in affecting someone's sleep quality?
by epsilonD3LT4
Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Waking up prematurely, stil feeling tired
Replies: 2
Views: 357

Waking up prematurely, stil feeling tired

Please see my introductory thread for a lot more context about my sleep situation. I use an auto CPAP machine, with micropore tape, a chin strap and an eye mask to prevent leakages and to help me get a good night's sleep. However, I find these days that I can never sleep longer than 8 hours, and the...
by epsilonD3LT4
Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!
Replies: 22
Views: 21199

Re: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!

The most common problem I am having right now is, now that I'm living back with my parents (as my university halls were vacated due to the virus), that I am waking up a couple of hours before I actually want to, and not being able to get back to sleep despite still feeling really tired. For instance...
by epsilonD3LT4
Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!
Replies: 22
Views: 21199

Re: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!

I may have overlooked it, but have you mentioned if you are making an effort to not back sleep in view of your report indicating your events increase with back sleeping? The other thing I noticed is in your history on the report it mentions your report your legs jerking. Are those jerks rare or reg...
by epsilonD3LT4
Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!
Replies: 22
Views: 21199

Re: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!

Yes, I do have the sleep study report - summary and 3 nights' worth of data. Something I noted today - when my CPAP machine is at the same height or above my head when I sleep, it seems to perform better. So, I'm setting my pressure settings from 15 to 20 now (to vary between those) and having it on...
by epsilonD3LT4
Mon Apr 13, 2020 5:31 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!
Replies: 22
Views: 21199

Re: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!

I think it's also probably worth mentioning that I currently take 30mg of citalopram to treat depression. I have heard from one or two sources that this can interfere with sleep apnea. Could this be having a negative effect on my treatment?
by epsilonD3LT4
Mon Apr 13, 2020 4:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!
Replies: 22
Views: 21199

Re: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!

What are your pressure settings? It says minimum of 0.0 but I wasn't aware that any auto adjusting machine would go to 0.0. I have my minimum pressure set to 18 right now, and the maximum is 20 (as high as it will go). Are you using any form of exhale relief? If so what setting? I'm not quite sure ...
by epsilonD3LT4
Sun Apr 12, 2020 6:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!
Replies: 22
Views: 21199

Re: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!

It looks like your report shows an overall average of 13% of the time with leaks above their red line number which appears to be reported like Respironics machines report leaks...total leaks which include excess leak. The red line appears to also increase as the pressure increases which is also lik...
by epsilonD3LT4
Sun Apr 12, 2020 5:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!
Replies: 22
Views: 21199

Re: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!

Before reading Pugsy's caution, I opened the pdf. (The first page is blank; the data start on p. 2.) The pressure settings are min 18 and max 20. Over a period of time, the index for OAs is 1.3, for obstructive hypopneas is 4.6, with a "FL runs" hourly index of 22.2. There's a fair amount of excess...
by epsilonD3LT4
Sun Apr 12, 2020 5:36 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!
Replies: 22
Views: 21199

Post-quarantine sleep results...any anomalies?

Please look at an attached PDF with some sleep data since the beginning of March. I moved back to my family house in the middle of March, due to needing to move out of university halls because of the COVID-19 outbreak. I can't deduce any immediate sleep problems from the data but I've noticed that s...
by epsilonD3LT4
Sun Apr 12, 2020 4:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hello - I'm tired of being tired!
Replies: 22
Views: 21199

Hello - I'm tired of being tired!

I'm a 28-year old man who has been using a CPAP machine (a Sefam DreamStar Auto) since September 2016. In June 2016 I did a sleep study with the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association, which confirmed that I have mild to severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). As of September 2016 I began treat...