Help needed with my grapphs from Oscar?

[warp3456]

Hi I have been on CPAP auto since 8jan 2020 been using soft collar for about 6 weeks. Sometimes I take a quarter Xanax as I have trouble sleeping and i suddenly am awake a few hrs after going to sleep.the Xanax graph is from 10th 11th may which I slept all night.any input would be helpful.my sleep seems to be disturbed.do I need a higher setting etc?

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[Dog Slobber]

Increase your minimum pressure, I'd try 8, and see how it goes.

[Miss Emerita]

Hello! I see from some of your earlier posts that at the beginning of April your AHI was down around 1 or so. Did something change since then?

Looking at these charts I would say your minimum pressure needs to come up. Your machine is a good one, but it is slow to respond to obstructive events. So you'll want to get your minimum to be high enough to head events off before they have a chance to occur.

For now, I'd recommend shooting for a minimum of 8, though that may not be quite enough. I would suggest that you go there a little gradually, maybe up .5 at a time. If a night or two at a new setting is OK, then bump it up another .5; if it creates problems (e.g., air in your belly), then back it off and give it another few days before trying the higher minimum again.

[warp3456]

Thank you for the advice.the soft collar really helps.the ahi is between 1 to 3 most of the time.last night I put twilight app on my phone and tv box and dimmed the screens.i suspect that this might also be the reason for some awakening.my brain might be over stimulated.i really need to stop my phone use in the evening..i am 58kg in weight and I thought my surgerys would fix this apnea for good.my tongue length is really long.but the robotic tongue base really improved the apnea to an extent.I shall up by a half pressure every few nights and see how it goes.

[warp3456]

im slightly better but im still not refreshed when i wake and need to nap afternoons ,i was getting nowhere at 5,and 6 ,so im at the 7.5 now,thanks for helping, only 2 nights at 7.5 I shall use this topic from now on.

[warp3456]

Their my last week graphs.

[Julie]

Try at 8 tonight (or tomorrow) and see how it goes.

[palerider]

Bump your minimum pressure up more.

[warp3456]

I upped to 8 to 12?

[Julie]

And your max setting is still only at 12 - any particular reason?

[warp3456]

Yes 12 .no particular reason.90% pressure says never higher then 10. I'm not sure if I should increase or decrease pressures?thanks

[Julie]

Actually it looked a bit 'topped out' in a couple of places and I'd set it at 20 - the usual, til you have a reason not to. I'd also keep an eye on the leaks, or was that all about the mask being moved when you moved?

[zonker]

I upped to 8 to 12?

did you?

you seem uncertain.

[warp3456]

The leaks were minimal at 7.5 .I think 7.5 will be OK for now? Shall I put it at 7.5 to 20? Thanks again

[Dog Slobber]

Look in you OSCAR statistics page.

What's your AHI when the minimum pressure is 8?
What's your pressure when the minimum pressure was 6.5?
You've only post one night graph on 8, we are looking for your AHI to trend downwards, with an increased pressure. That can't be done with one night data.

You haven't posted any graphs showing your leaks. We can't tell if there is a correlation between leaks and pressure. I don't think lowering your minimum pressure from 8 to 7.5 will help your leak at all.