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by Midtek
Thu May 09, 2024 9:39 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice
Replies: 15
Views: 9461

Re: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice

On another note, increasing the max pressure seems to have been effective. I had less snoring and the machine is not spending long periods at max pressure. In fact, it never got to the max of 18, only spiking around 15. I did have those two OA's I described which is rare for me, but impossible to sa...
by Midtek
Thu May 09, 2024 9:32 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice
Replies: 15
Views: 9461

Re: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice

That doesn't sound like that would be the problem. I don't ever recall having a muscle spasm during these events. Perhaps sometimes, but not yesterday and I can't remember the last time I did experience a hypnic jerk. I've read a whole bunch of possible explanations. Sleep transition apnea is a real...
by Midtek
Thu May 09, 2024 8:58 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice
Replies: 15
Views: 9461

Re: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice

Okay here are two more reports: May 8 (report 1): https://i.imgur.com/DszM6k6.png This was my attempt at a short nap after my bad night. I was only in bed for about 45 minutes, and I never actually fell asleep. Maybe some very light sleep stages towards the end, but I don't remember ever fully losin...
by Midtek
Wed May 08, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice
Replies: 15
Views: 9461

Re: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice

Disable the ramp. You machine is set to give you 30 minutes of no therapy - a pressure of 4 when you're trying to fall asleep. Hmm, I didn't think I was using the ramp feature. I can see in the "Device Settings" in my OSCAR screenshots that it does say I have a ramp time of 30 minutes, starting at ...
by Midtek
Wed May 08, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice
Replies: 15
Views: 9461

Re: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice

:( I hope you stay safe. (I'm in the NYC area, so tornadoes are not a thing and every few years when we do get one, it's a very mild one and everyone sort of freaks out. So tornadoes sound scary to me lol.) Thanks again. I'm going to put the max to 18cm tonight (no change to min) for tonight to see ...
by Midtek
Wed May 08, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice
Replies: 15
Views: 9461

Re: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice

I understand. I will make sure to get more data and report back tomorrow. (Now watch me not have these issues tonight, which would be a blessing but also inconvenient since I want that data haha.) I've had this experience on other nights, but not all nights. So I can't say for sure which of the repo...
by Midtek
Wed May 08, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice
Replies: 15
Views: 9461

Re: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice

Damn, you are fast! Thank you so much. Here is last night's report: May 7: https://imgur.com/a/h6XxfUO Some of the data is missing. After my first attempt to sleep which ended at about 3am, I took out the SD card to look at the data immediately. I'm not sure what I hoped to find, but I forgot to put...
by Midtek
Wed May 08, 2024 2:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice
Replies: 15
Views: 9461

3-Year CPAP User Looking for Advice

Hi all, First here is a screenshot of an OSCAR report from a recent night: https://i.imgur.com/oHyZ8ZE.png This report consists of two sessions: one was 12 minutes (I think I interrupted it to use the bathroom) and the other was 8h27m (my actual sleep). Please let me know whether this screenshot is ...
by Midtek
Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Some newbie questions for CPAP
Replies: 7
Views: 935

Re: Some newbie questions for CPAP

To address a couple of your questions.... Some people get relief from dry mouth by using Xylimelts, which are small discs that stick to your teeth or gums and release a substance throughout the night that stimulates the production of saliva. If you breathe through your nose through the day, you may...
by Midtek
Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Some newbie questions for CPAP
Replies: 7
Views: 935

Re: Some newbie questions for CPAP

Thanks so much for the quick responses already! There is a problem right now with the equipment profile link not being visible. So even though you added your equipment to your profile it's not showing up right now because of a problem with forum software. My equipment profile doesn't show up either....
by Midtek
Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Some newbie questions for CPAP
Replies: 7
Views: 935

Some newbie questions for CPAP

Hi everyone, I'm new to CPAP -- just got my machine (Dreamstation) less than 3 week ago. I've been reading this forum ever since to find answers to all of my questions since I have little support in general in my personal life. I've read through the newbie FAQ and I still have a lot of questions, so...