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by mattmceza
Sun Aug 23, 2020 12:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

Okay Iv been sleeping much better lately. My AHI is ranging between 10-15 each night now. Here is the screenshot from last night. Should I maybe increase the minimum to 17? I dont know how I can get it any lower, Iv tried everything.
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by mattmceza
Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:34 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

I do!

Everytime I change my pressure the company I bought it from changes it themselves the next day after seeing the reports.

I had it at min 13 and max 20 and they changed it to minimum 8 again.
by mattmceza
Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:52 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

Okay so I have been doing lots of trial and error. I moved the max pressure back to 20 and did mask fits to ensure its sealed properly before going to sleep.

Managed to get my AHI down to 12 and seems like Im needing less pressure. How do I get it even lower?
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by mattmceza
Thu Aug 06, 2020 12:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

okay, I have been doing a lot of trial and error. The nasal mask was a total disaster, the air was going through my nose and out my mouth - woke up feeling like I was in a spaced out dream world - was horrible. I figured out I had the wrong size for the F20 full mask, so I bought the replacement cus...
by mattmceza
Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:40 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

I slept soundly, did not wake up at all during the night which I havent done in a long time - but I still felt very tired when I woke up. Was nearly 10 hrs of solid sleep. My mouth and lips were covered in dried saliva - all around my mouth was white when I woke up. I dropped the pressure because I ...
by mattmceza
Sat Aug 01, 2020 3:45 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

okay here are the results using the Mirage FX - which is nasal only.

Very different results. The AHI has come down a lot. But I woke up feeling tired.
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by mattmceza
Fri Jul 31, 2020 2:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

No, nothing's changed since the sleep study.

My new mask is arriving today - Im going to try the Resmed Mirage FX.

Here is the screenshot, is this what you were wanting?
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by mattmceza
Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:04 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

Here is my results from last night:

I changed back to the AirFit silicon mask.
I increased EPR to 2

I used a soft cervical collar

but seems like my AHI almost doubled???
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by mattmceza
Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:01 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

Thanks - I will look into those masks

Here are my results from last night. I turned EPR back on and turned it to the lowest setting of 1.
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by mattmceza
Wed Jul 29, 2020 3:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

Our mail/postal system does not work lol. Only way is to use FedEx or DHL but ends up being more than the actual mask. Thanks for the offer though. There are a few online stores locally that supply CPAP equipment. I can get any ResMed product here easily as well as Phillips or Fisher Paykel or ResSm...
by mattmceza
Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:16 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

Okay here are last night results. I turned EPR off and increased the pressure to 20. I switched over to my Airtouch mask as they are interchangeable with the Airfit and the Airtouch is much more comfortable but it seems like there was a lot of leakage - I had to readjust a few times in the night. Sc...
by mattmceza
Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

also FYI - I breathe through my mouth 99% of the day and when I sleep, my breathing is very loud and people can hear me breathing from across the table or on the telephone. When I try breathe through my nose it doesn't feel like Im getting enough oxygen. insurance does not cover the machine where I ...
by mattmceza
Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

I have included a screenshot of the assessment from my Sleep Clinic - they are saying I need a pressure of 8.5 which is ridiculous as it does nothing for me. (*I live in South Africa - so the quality of healthcare is not as good as the US). However when they did the sleep test they used a nasal mask...
by mattmceza
Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

Thanks. I just changed it to maximum of 20 and minimum of 10 with EPR turned off. I will report how it goes tonight.

with regards to position I sleep mainly on my side.

Sorry about the screenshots, Here is the screenshot you want below:
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by mattmceza
Tue Jul 28, 2020 3:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My AHI is VERY high
Replies: 46
Views: 17414

Re: My AHI is VERY high

Thanks for the feedback.

I fixed the machine in my profile - I selected the wrong one by accident.

I will try disable the EPR tonight and see how it goes.

Here are the other screenshots:
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