26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
If you had a bilevel, the strategy to address the hypopneas (and other breathing disturbances associated with UARS) would be to raise the pressure support.
But you don't have a bilevel.
You could try raising the min pressure a bit and seeing if that has any positive impact?
It's really your only option, save getting a bilevil (with strong recommendation for the Resmed VAuto).
But you don't have a bilevel.
You could try raising the min pressure a bit and seeing if that has any positive impact?
It's really your only option, save getting a bilevil (with strong recommendation for the Resmed VAuto).
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Not fond of home sleep study for one.... and a titration would be a good idea. I have to go next month for a split CAPA/bi level titration.
Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
always open to hearing more opinions. What do you think i should do w/ regards to settings at this point?
I am not one of the experts on here. (and I have the sense to know it)
First thing is get your chart set up properly for the experts to look at.
Like this: I have a Resmed Airsense 10 Autoset so the chart looks a little different.

They can then ask for any additional information they might need.
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
thank you. I'll look at the Resmed VAuto bilevel and consider purchasing one. in the meantime i'll up my minimum pressure and post some more graphs soon. I need to learn more about bilevel and why pressure support helps w/ UARS also. Thanks so much!slowriter wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 1:56 pmIf you had a bilevel, the strategy to address the hypopneas (and other breathing disturbances associated with UARS) would be to raise the pressure support.
But you don't have a bilevel.
You could try raising the min pressure a bit and seeing if that has any positive impact?
It's really your only option, save getting a bilevil (with strong recommendation for the Resmed VAuto).
It sucks being in Canada where we are sort of a the mercy of what our doctors prescribe for tests. In lab sleep studies are almost impossible to get where i live.
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
hope i did it right. Thanks!
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
You need to have a titration (blood/oxygen concentration) study first before you consider a Bi level machine. The study will determine with Adapitve bilevel adjustments to see whether or not further studies need to be done.
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Hi Sab204,
I understand completely what you're going through, I too had a deviated septum and using CPAP was prohibitive until I had a Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction. I also understand the lack of options available because of the Canadian Health Care System. I'm in Ontario and was severely let down by the system. What province are you in?
Looking at your charts, I think we can dial it in a little bit to lower your AHI.
Initially, I wouldn't even look at your Central's (CA), they aren't horrible and many of us have a few when we're new. A little bit more pressure should help your Hypopnea's.
Because you're relatively new and have some nasal issues I wouldn't move your minimum pressure up by much. Move it from 6.5 to 7 and see how you do for a few days, we want to see fewer Hypopnea's.
I went to a BiLevel, but did so on my own by buying a used AirCurve. I love it, but don't know if you'll need one.
I understand completely what you're going through, I too had a deviated septum and using CPAP was prohibitive until I had a Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction. I also understand the lack of options available because of the Canadian Health Care System. I'm in Ontario and was severely let down by the system. What province are you in?
Looking at your charts, I think we can dial it in a little bit to lower your AHI.
Initially, I wouldn't even look at your Central's (CA), they aren't horrible and many of us have a few when we're new. A little bit more pressure should help your Hypopnea's.
Because you're relatively new and have some nasal issues I wouldn't move your minimum pressure up by much. Move it from 6.5 to 7 and see how you do for a few days, we want to see fewer Hypopnea's.
I went to a BiLevel, but did so on my own by buying a used AirCurve. I love it, but don't know if you'll need one.
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
MoreO2, I wonder whether you are thinking of two different kinds of machine. The VAuto is a bilevel machine, meaning that it increases pressure when you inhale. This is equivalent to EPR in a regular Airsense 10 Autoset, but with the capacity to provide larger differentials than the maximum of 3 on the Autoset. This capacity can be especially useful in treating the hypopneas, RERAs, and flow limitations that can be associated with UARS.
Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) machines deliver a breath when too long a pause is detected. They would be used for a person who had been diagnosed with central apnea.
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Thanks for posting! I'm from Ontario originally but i live in Saskatchewan now. I will move up the min to 7 and give it a while and see how it goes. When you went to bilevel did that end up being quite a bit better for you than apap was? do you feel more rested and energetic now?Dog Slobber wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 3:38 pmHi Sab204,
I understand completely what you're going through, I too had a deviated septum and using CPAP was prohibitive until I had a Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction. I also understand the lack of options available because of the Canadian Health Care System. I'm in Ontario and was severely let down by the system. What province are you in?
Looking at your charts, I think we can dial it in a little bit to lower your AHI.
Initially, I wouldn't even look at your Central's (CA), they aren't horrible and many of us have a few when we're new. A little bit more pressure should help your Hypopnea's.
Because you're relatively new and have some nasal issues I wouldn't move your minimum pressure up by much. Move it from 6.5 to 7 and see how you do for a few days, we want to see fewer Hypopnea's.
I went to a BiLevel, but did so on my own by buying a used AirCurve. I love it, but don't know if you'll need one.
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
My Apnea was being treated quite well with my AirSense 10 AutoSet for Her. My AHI was well under 1, no complaints. I then found a used BiLevel machine, AirCurve 10 VAuto, with less than 100 hours at an amazing price, $450 CDN ($325 USD).sab204 wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 6:00 pm
Thanks for posting! I'm from Ontario originally but i live in Saskatchewan now. I will move up the min to 7 and give it a while and see how it goes. When you went to bilevel did that end up being quite a bit better for you than apap was? do you feel more rested and energetic now?
I decided to buy it and try it out, if I didn't like it, I could easily sell it for over twice what I paid for it.
I loved it, even though I only increased the pressure support by 1 CM over the 3.0 EPR, I was using on my AirSense( Don't worry you'll learn what those terms mean soon enough). The extra pressure support really improved my numbers.
Here's my history:
If you look at my AHI, it steadily drops from 3.8 to 0.36 as I get used to CPAP and dial in my settings.
Then when I switched to the AirCurve, I immediately improved to 0.15.
I really like it.
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Central apnea does *NOT* cause 'awakenings and or arousals', (btw, awakenings ARE arousals).
Obstructives do.
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
Raise your minimum pressure to 8.sab204 wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 1:25 pmalways open to hearing more opinions. What do you think i should do w/ regards to settings at this point?
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
This person obviously has no idea what they're talking about, they've heard buzzwords, but don't know what they mean.
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Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
I have UARS and I’ve been using a BiPAP Resmed air sense 10 with automatic setting tween 4 and 20 for about six years. It’s made all the difference in the world and provides me relaxed, comforting, even sleep that eluded me before
Originally, my sense was my doctors discounted UARS versus obstructive Sleep apnea. Although my sleep study figures qualified, I had to argue a bit for the BiPAP. [url][url][/url][/url]So glad I did.
The machine averages about 7 pressure
fwiw
DB
Originally, my sense was my doctors discounted UARS versus obstructive Sleep apnea. Although my sleep study figures qualified, I had to argue a bit for the BiPAP. [url][url][/url][/url]So glad I did.
The machine averages about 7 pressure
fwiw
DB
Re: 26 y/o female w/ suspected UARS. OSCAR data help
There is no such machine.

There is a: https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed ... el-machine
And there is a: https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed ... t-humidair
But there is no: BiPAP Resmed air sense 10
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