I'm started to see more and centrals in my OSCAR data, and this concerns me because I've never experienced this many centrals before - not on CPAP or during sleep tests. I see that there's a link between high pressure and centrals and also EPR and centrals. As others have pointed out: If you are ta...

I'm wondering because I'm trying to self titrate for UARS. I feel no better and see nothing in the OSCAR data to indicate flow limitations. 1: How long have you been trying to self-titrate for UARS? And exactly what machine are you using? And what pressure or pressure range are you using? 2: Why do...

Wouldn't increased respiratory effort essentially increase pressure in your airway and keep the flow rate in your nostrils looking the same? I'm wondering because I'm trying to self titrate for UARS. I feel no better and see nothing in the OSCAR data to indicate flow limitations. What machine are y...

For the last month, it's been going wrong: bad sleep, mediocre Oscar scores (AIH 2 to 3), not so good feeling... And yet I did not change my parameters very much. I check off all the good sleep practices. Only new fact: a painful Covid 2.5 weeks ago. Face mask, no leakage with a band on the mouth. ...

I see you are from buffalo NY. I'm 40 miles south of you. I did my sleep study with Dent, orchard park. terrible outfit to deal with. I am sorry that you didn't like Dent. I personally have found the sleep doctors at Dent to be far superior to the others that I have been to in the Buffalo metro are...

70 percent is very serious. your blood is loosing oxygen. have your doctor check your Hemoglobin and Hematocrit with a blood test. The OP's O2 dropped to 70% on the diagnostic sleep test. OP does not have any hard evidence of significant O2 desats while using her APAP, particularly since the OP has...

It's happening every time I use the CPAP Here is a JPG I uploaded to FLickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/jojopuppyfish/52817107497/in/datetaken/ I was able to get back to sleep. But this doesn't happen with the System One https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52817107497_c7462febf9_b.jpg OSCAR Resme...

This is bringing so many question to my mind... - is my apnea really that bad in the first place (AHI 58)? - why are the home studies (AHI 18) so much different than this one diagnosis night in the lab (AHI 58)? Without knowing what kind of a home test you had and what kind of data it gathered, it'...

SouthernHarmony wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 11:02 am

Using: Philips Respironics DreamStation

I’ve been using a CPAP with a full mask for about 5 yrs now. Haven’t had any issues up until about 3 weeks ago.

When was the last time your mask cushion was replaced? When was the last time the mask frame& headgear were replaced?

Trainer4346 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:20 pm

The other question I have is how do you know it's on? There's no power light and it's so quiet I'm not even sure.

Pull the mask just a bit away from your nose: If the machine is on, you'll feel a blast of air as the machine compensates for the leak you just created.

I purchased a Muse S EEG band to test at home, I'm not completing my sleep cycles as you can see the arousals. I used to sleep with cpap device but was waking all the same, my AHI was always less than 0.5. no PLMD either. not sure what is the next step Listen to ozij. Like ozij, I've read through a...

Alternatively, you just increase your min pressure until your pressure chart is relatively smooth and breathing issues aren't waking you up at night. Statistics have nothing to do with that. That would be good advice if... 1) breathing issues were waking me up at night. To the best of my knowledge,...

Useful analogy! I'd still like to learn how far (or how many SD's for those who are math professors :wink: ) my Flow Limitation statistics are from the average, but I suppose I'll start inching my Min/Max air pressures up now. As I said in an earlier post: Nobody knows anything about the average, m...

I just loaded the data from the nap that I took a little while ago (I slept about 45 minutes) to check out my new face mask. I also did increase my pressure settings after reading robysue's post, though not yet by as much as she(?) said may be required. The summary stats show no OA's or H's, and th...

Thanks again! I suppose it makes sense that I'm having "flow limitations" since my (perhaps ill-advised) goal has been to approach the minimum air pressure needed to prevent OAs. If Hs and OAs are not occurring, then is it common or widely accepted knowledge (among apnea experts) that the air press...