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by sab204
Sat May 23, 2020 6:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Replies: 30
Views: 3704

Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help

Hi Sab204, I understand completely what you're going through, I too had a deviated septum and using CPAP was prohibitive until I had a Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction. I also understand the lack of options available because of the Canadian Health Care System. I'm in Ontario and was severely let...
by sab204
Sat May 23, 2020 2:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Replies: 30
Views: 3704

Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help

always open to hearing more opinions. What do you think i should do w/ regards to settings at this point? I am not one of the experts on here. (and I have the sense to know it) First thing is get your chart set up properly for the experts to look at. JPB Screen Shot 2020-05-23 at 2.53.11 PM.png hop...
by sab204
Sat May 23, 2020 2:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Replies: 30
Views: 3704

Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help

If you had a bilevel, the strategy to address the hypopneas (and other breathing disturbances associated with UARS) would be to raise the pressure support. But you don't have a bilevel. You could try raising the min pressure a bit and seeing if that has any positive impact? It's really your only op...
by sab204
Sat May 23, 2020 1:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Replies: 30
Views: 3704

Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help

by sab204 » Sat May 23, 2020 1:35 pm hmm okay thank you. do you have nay advice on tuning my cpap settings to help w/ those arousals? I will give you this advice. I probably would not be asking for/expecting decent advice from someone with an AHI of 14.7 and a join date of May 23 2020. They might b...
by sab204
Sat May 23, 2020 12:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Replies: 30
Views: 3704

Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help

hmm okay thank you. do you have nay advice on tuning my cpap settings to help w/ those arousals?
by sab204
Sat May 23, 2020 12:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Replies: 30
Views: 3704

Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help

Thanks to all ho replied:

1) the surgery won't be until early 2021

2) Here are some screenshots of the chart and the OA and CA; hope i did it right
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Thanks again everyone!
by sab204
Fri May 22, 2020 7:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Replies: 30
Views: 3704

26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help

I am a 26 y/o female who's been struggling w/ poor sleep since i was young. I always awake unrefreshed and also suffer from migraines. I had a take home sleep study given to me by an ENT that said "no apnea" although he does suspect that I have UARS. I am on a waitlist for turbinate reduction but un...