General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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chunkyfrog
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by chunkyfrog » Thu May 21, 2020 6:44 pm
Kenny878 wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 11:19 pm
Thank you guys very much for your help. I have not looked at my OSCAR data but with a-flex turned off i was having quite a hard time falling asleep and kept taking it off at night. I had a question though. If i have palatal prolapse then EPR is the enemy bc the pressure drop allows the palate to flop upward and cause an obstruction. I believe I understand that. But i also have UARS and it is my understanding that UARS patients need more expiratory pressure relief to get into more restful sleep, ideally with the use of a bipap machine.
So if i have palatal prolapse and UARS am i sort of SOL either way? I am on the waitlist for MMA surgery but i want to know if until then i should keep trying to tweak cpap settings or if it is all a bit redundant. I’m not a cpap expert so i very much appreciate the experts taking the time to help me.
Kenny, why have you not utilized Oscar?
Many patients fear reprisal from their providers, but there is no way for them to know.
Even so, you would only need to cite "professional curiosity",
and even the most anal provider would likely let it slide.
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Kenny878
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by Kenny878 » Fri May 22, 2020 1:34 pm
chunkyfrog wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 6:44 pm
Kenny878 wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 11:19 pm
Thank you guys very much for your help. I have not looked at my OSCAR data but with a-flex turned off i was having quite a hard time falling asleep and kept taking it off at night. I had a question though. If i have palatal prolapse then EPR is the enemy bc the pressure drop allows the palate to flop upward and cause an obstruction. I believe I understand that. But i also have UARS and it is my understanding that UARS patients need more expiratory pressure relief to get into more restful sleep, ideally with the use of a bipap machine.
So if i have palatal prolapse and UARS am i sort of SOL either way? I am on the waitlist for MMA surgery but i want to know if until then i should keep trying to tweak cpap settings or if it is all a bit redundant. I’m not a cpap expert so i very much appreciate the experts taking the time to help me.
Kenny, why have you not utilized Oscar?
Many patients fear reprisal from their providers, but there is no way for them to know.
Even so, you would only need to cite "professional curiosity",
and even the most anal provider would likely let it slide.
I have used OSCAR in the past and am self treating. No provider overseeing. I just asked a question i guess “theoretically” to determine if my assumption about palatal prolapse and EPR was correct. Unfortunately without EPR i just could almost never fall asleep so I wondered if it was really worth the trouble while waiting for my surgery. Appreciate your reply. Sorry if I misunderstood something
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tyrinryan
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by tyrinryan » Sat May 23, 2020 12:58 pm
Kenny878 wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 11:19 pm
Thank you guys very much for your help. I have not looked at my OSCAR data but with a-flex turned off i was having quite a hard time falling asleep and kept taking it off at night. I had a question though. If i have palatal prolapse then EPR is the enemy bc the pressure drop allows the palate to flop upward and cause an obstruction. I believe I understand that. But i also have UARS and it is my understanding that UARS patients need more expiratory pressure relief to get into more restful sleep, ideally with the use of a bipap machine.
So if i have palatal prolapse and UARS am i sort of SOL either way? I am on the waitlist for MMA surgery but i want to know if until then i should keep trying to tweak cpap settings or if it is all a bit redundant. I’m not a cpap expert so i very much appreciate the experts taking the time to help me.
Epr is the enemy of palate prolapse
Uars patients need more expiratory pressure relief +Bipap
Does anyone have thoughts?
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Kenny878
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by Kenny878 » Sat May 23, 2020 1:18 pm
tyrinryan wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 12:58 pm
Kenny878 wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 11:19 pm
Thank you guys very much for your help. I have not looked at my OSCAR data but with a-flex turned off i was having quite a hard time falling asleep and kept taking it off at night. I had a question though. If i have palatal prolapse then EPR is the enemy bc the pressure drop allows the palate to flop upward and cause an obstruction. I believe I understand that. But i also have UARS and it is my understanding that UARS patients need more expiratory pressure relief to get into more restful sleep, ideally with the use of a bipap machine.
So if i have palatal prolapse and UARS am i sort of SOL either way? I am on the waitlist for MMA surgery but i want to know if until then i should keep trying to tweak cpap settings or if it is all a bit redundant. I’m not a cpap expert so i very much appreciate the experts taking the time to help me.
Epr is the enemy of palate prolapse
Uars patients need more expiratory pressure relief +Bipap
Does anyone have thoughts?
Yes that was what i was thinking. Do you agree?
