Help with CAs
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Help with CAs
I feel I need to get my CAs better under control in order to improve my sleep. Although I have sinus allergies aI take an antihistimine to help clear at bedtime.
Here is am example from last night. Constructive suggestions are welcomed. Click to see full size.
Here is am example from last night. Constructive suggestions are welcomed. Click to see full size.
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Re: Help with CAs
Exactly what is it about your sleep that needs improving?...Can't fall asleep? Can't stay asleep? Restless sleep? Amount of sleep?
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Re: Help with CAs
Restless and light sleep. It appears my ahi has been creeping up. I now see no OA but a bunch of CA.
When I originally had my home sleep study they just found OA and no CA.
When I originally had my home sleep study they just found OA and no CA.
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Re: Help with CAs
Then your CA problem is either caused by treatment, or they are false and reflect arousals.prodigyplace wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 6:33 pmRestless and light sleep. It appears my ahi has been creeping up. I now see no OA but a bunch of CA.
When I originally had my home sleep study they just found OA and no CA.
I would vary the pressure support (try 0 for a few days) to see if it helps.
Zooming in on the CA events (prior and post) my help to understand if it is caused by arousals.
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Re: Help with CAs
Pressure support. You mean EPR?
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Re: Help with CAs
Yes. The difference between Inhalation and exhalation pressure. Different machines call it different names (EPR, PS, FLEX, A-FLEX, C-FLEX, ).
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Re: Help with CAs
It's better if you don't use inappropriate terms for the users machine. It just causes confusion.
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Re: Help with CAs
I agree with the above try reducing EPR to 1 or off completely you may find your CA’s halve or disappear. It may have no effect if the CA’s are not treatment induced by it’s worth a try.
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Re: Help with CAs
So why did you not use the standard EPR term as shown on my Sleepyhead screen??
Do you try to be confusing? The English language is already imprecise.
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Re: Help with CAs
Why are you an ingrate? Also a rhetorical question.prodigyplace wrote: ↑Sat May 05, 2018 4:09 amSo why did you not use the standard EPR term as shown on my Sleepyhead screen??
Do you try to be confusing? The English language is already imprecise.
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Re: Help with CAs
Ted's true colors shine through.
Confuses someone, then calls them an "ingrate".
I'm sure teddy didn't use the right term because he doesn't bother with little details like which machine has PS, which machine has flex, and which has EPR... he's just got a vague idea about the concept, it's up to everyone else to figure out what he's babbling about.
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Re: Help with CAs
Yes, a small minority of people are more susceptible to the added ventilation that EPR can cause, it causes them to blow off too much CO2, and that depresses the bodies need to breath... which shows up as centrals. It's not necessarily harmful, (though it'd be interesting to monitor with a oximeter) but it does make for a messy sleepyhead report.Jas_williams wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 11:30 pmI agree with the above try reducing EPR to 1 or off completely you may find your CA’s halve or disappear. It may have no effect if the CA’s are not treatment induced by it’s worth a try.
Jason
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Re: Help with CAs
Interestingly, this was happening to me in my first several months on CPAP. If I used an EPR of 2 or 3 my CA events would soar. Now, after a little over a year, I am able to set a higher pressure, and if I do not use an EPR of 3 I get a lot of Hypopneas. But finally, I use an EPR of 3 and a high enough pressure to eliminate hypopnea and almost all of the flow limitations. I was seeing AHI in the 3 - 5 range, but the last few weeks with higher pressure and higher EPR I am around 1 or less most night.palerider wrote: ↑Sat May 05, 2018 10:33 amYes, a small minority of people are more susceptible to the added ventilation that EPR can cause, it causes them to blow off too much CO2, and that depresses the bodies need to breath... which shows up as centrals. It's not necessarily harmful, (though it'd be interesting to monitor with a oximeter) but it does make for a messy sleepyhead report.Jas_williams wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 11:30 pmI agree with the above try reducing EPR to 1 or off completely you may find your CA’s halve or disappear. It may have no effect if the CA’s are not treatment induced by it’s worth a try.
Jason
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Re: Help with CAs
question. The AHI is under 5, even though some ARE CA's.....I guess my question would be why would it be a concern?
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