Suggestions for reducing AHI’s

[CorgiWalker]

I started CPAP in 2018. I averaged about 3.5 AHI’s for the first year on the machine and started at 80. I was morbidly obese. My repetitive breathing was increasing. So, I turned off the EPR which helped. My AHI was still creeping up, so I contacted my CPR. She increased my pressures from 7-15 to 10-15. Starting in Dec, I have lost 31 pounds. So,I am still obese. But, my AHI’s have continued to rise. I am now averaging around 7. I am changing my cushions regularly. My charts in Oscar are so busy that I cannot determine anything obvious. Any suggestions?

[Pugsy]

Impossible to offer ideas on reducing AHI numbers without knowing what the 3 event categories that compose the AHI are.

Post a typical detail report per the guidelines in this thread.
viewtopic/t158560/How-to-post-images-for-review.html

[DreamDiver]

I started CPAP in 2018. I averaged about 3.5 AHI’s for the first year on the machine and started at 80. I was morbidly obese. My repetitive breathing was increasing. So, I turned off the EPR which helped. My AHI was still creeping up, so I contacted my CPR. She increased my pressures from 7-15 to 10-15. Starting in Dec, I have lost 31 pounds. So,I am still obese. But, my AHI’s have continued to rise. I am now averaging around 7. I am changing my cushions regularly. My charts in Oscar are so busy that I cannot determine anything obvious. Any suggestions?

Why not post the last few days of daily charts? Hiding snore events usually helps declutter the flow rate chart.

[CorgiWalker]

Here is the imgur link to 4/19 and 4/20 Oscar screenshots.
https://imgur.com/a/dkIQhug

[Pugsy]

You have April 19 twice from what I can see.

I suspect you need more minimum pressure as well as more maximum.

[CorgiWalker]

Wow, it didn’t take the 2 different files. They aren’t very different, though. Thank you for the feedback, Pugsy! I will try upping and see what it does. Then, I can talk to the pulmonologist’s again.

[zonker]

Wow, it didn’t take the 2 different files. They aren’t very different, though. Thank you for the feedback, Pugsy! I will try upping and see what it does. Then, I can talk to the pulmonologist’s again.

if you'd like, you can post the pics right here, using the "attachments" command below.