... (like be able to exclude all Wake from calculations) but they're in the Breathing Business, not the Sleep Business. Sleeping is an assumption. OTOH, ... part that concerned their algorithm). They had this routine called the "Variable Breathing Layer". When breathing became erratic the algorithm ...

thank you both for taking the time to answer. I thought maybe the "variable breathing" at around 25% could've been an issue. or the pressure too high as my tinnitus came ...

Do you mean VB as in variable breathing/periodic breathing? If so, I've never been able to find a clear answer on that anywhere. TOF mentioned ...

... fairly certain there was nothing on sleep stages. Do you mean VB as in variable breathing/periodic breathing? If so, I've never been able to find a clear answer on that anywhere. ...

... and some of those clusters just might be sleep-wake-junk (SWJ) breathing. In particular, the cluster of about 7 events scored around 1:20AM. ... that most (if not all) of the parts of the night that are flagged as "variable breathing" all look like they are probably periods of SWJ breathing. ...

... like. Too bad you don't have a Respironics machine, we could look at Variable Breathing.

Hi Last night I had 22 variable breathing events (23.32%). Would anyone know what defines a variable breathing event? I did supply a link ...

... and quite dated, but throwing it out there for spirited discussion: Variable Breathing Pressure Control Once the variable breathing controller has been granted control ...

VB is more than likely SWJ. Severity is: < 5.0% Normal 5 - 15% Mild Disturbance 15 - 25% Moderate Disturbance > 25% Severe Disturbance although frankly I made that up. We discussed VB to death about 15 years ago, so with that in mind, IDK if if it works the same, but during VB Mode titration is susp...

Would anyone know what defines a variable breathing event? I have never been able to find a suitable reference for what Respironics calls "variable ...

Please don't post a new topic for all your questions, keep all your stuff in one thread, it makes it easier to help you.

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Sat Feb 25, 2023 2:11 pm

Would anyone know what defines a variable breathing event?

I have never been able to find a suitable reference for what Respironics calls "variable breathing" or why they created that data point. Nor have I been able to find anything that explains what is "normal" or "abnormal".

Hi

Last night I had 22 variable breathing events (23.32%). Would anyone know what defines a variable breathing event?

I did supply a link to my data. I also trying to post the image but it said "Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached".

https://imgur.com/gallery/hvFJgxV

Thanks

... and examples of good numbers? I had a large leaks (5.82%). My variable breathing was (17.70%). Time over leak redline was (21.37%) and I had 12 variable breathing ...

... and other nights better. When I look at my flow graph I see a lot of variable breathing and also regular breathing mixed in with flow limitations or some hypopneas or apneas ...