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by flcpap17
Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user - any advice appreciated
Replies: 11
Views: 584

Re: New user - any advice appreciated

@Pugsy I feel like I slept great. Around 5am I was a little restless, but I feel awake right now and am mentally/emotionally doing better. I also feel my bp may have went down. I used to be able to feel my heart beat all of the time, but now I can’t for the most part.
by flcpap17
Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user - any advice appreciated
Replies: 11
Views: 584

Re: New user - any advice appreciated

Here are the results last night after setting the minimum at 6. Did not seem to help all that much. Should I continue to move it up?
by flcpap17
Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:56 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user - any advice appreciated
Replies: 11
Views: 584

Re: New user - any advice appreciated

So maybe set it to 6? Around the average pressure
by flcpap17
Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user - any advice appreciated
Replies: 11
Views: 584

Re: New user - any advice appreciated

Hi thank you so much for the response, this community has been so helpful. I still feel pretty tired throughout the day, but cognitively I see a huge impact. I am much quicker at processing things which is helpful as I am in the financial services industry. I am on the lowest dose for a blood pressu...
by flcpap17
Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:03 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user - any advice appreciated
Replies: 11
Views: 584

New user - any advice appreciated

Male/26/6’2/197lbs Was diagnosed last week with mild sleep apnea in a home test (AHI of 6, RDI of 9). I can’t seem to get below an AHI of 3. I believe my current settings have me between a pressure of 4-11. I downloaded OSCAR but do not know what any of this means. Thank you ahead of time for the he...
by flcpap17
Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:57 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New here and a little depressed about diagnosis. Doctor did not explain very well....
Replies: 8
Views: 1198

New here and a little depressed about diagnosis. Doctor did not explain very well....

Good morning, By way of background, I am a 26 year old male, 6’2 197 lbs. Doctor sent me to get a sleep test after a while of high blood pressure despite being an avid runner with a BMI around 25. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea with results on home sleep test of: AHI: 6 RDI: 9 Mean SpO2: 95.6% Min...