Self Titration ASV?

[MidnightLight]

Hello CpapTalk forum,

I'm a 25 y/o male, 170lb, 5'10, and have been suffering from the following for about 4 years:
-Daytime sleepiness
-Fatigue
-Trouble concentrating
-Excessive sleeping without feeling rested
-poor working memory

I've been to my PCP, but all he's done for the last 4 years is give me sleeping pills and refuses to do anything else. I've had an at-home sleep test done in 2018 with only an email telling me I have no sleep apnea. I suspect some/most of the indication equipment fell off during sleep. I've tried to schedule an in-lab sleep study, but the last one I scheduled was 6 months out in advance and got canceled because of covid.

My wife tells me I do not snore in my sleep. I've recorded myself sleeping and was shocked to see myself going through coughing fits and a weird shallow breathing pattern.

I'm at the point in my life I have a decent career where I can afford to buy an ASV or CPAP machine. I'm done relying on medical "professionals" to try to help me. Has anyone gone through the route of self-titration? I've seen the OSCAR and SleepHead software that you can monitor your own sleep data from. I'm thinking of going towards the ASV route because I'm more than certain I have central or complicated apnea, and I see no reason other than cost why ASV wouldn't be the best sleep machine technology currently out.

[Sheriff Buford]

I successfully did it with my son and two daughters. It's a long road. Unless you get your equipment on ebay.... most places require a prescription. Your life would be easier if you would get a prescription. It doesn't have to be from your primary doctor. It could be from a dentist, chiropractor.... any medical professional. You need two. One saying "any apap machine of the patience choice" and the other stating: "any cpap mask of the patient's choice".

I can help you, and I will, but you are either in or out.

Sheriff

[MidnightLight]

I've already got my Resmed aircurve 10 ASV on the way. I'm done througing away money on doctor's who can't help me. As clueless as they truly are, it must not be that hard to set up my own machine. Your help would be more appreciated than you know.

[Pugsy]

I would suggest starting with the factory default settings as a starting point and see where the machine wants to go or what it wants to do. The machine won't do anything unless it senses a need in terms of auto adjusting for either obstructive or central apneas.

You can use OSCAR software to monitor the results.
OSCAR https://www.sleepfiles.com/OSCAR/
http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.ph ... stallation
http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.ph ... rpretation

If you don't get the clinical/provider manual with your machine you can request it here via attachment on personal email.
https://www.apneaboard.com/adjust-cpap- ... tup-manual

[MidnightLight]

I will post data once I receive my machine. Is there typical setting parameters I should start out with?

[Pugsy]

Is there typical setting parameters I should start out with?

factory default settings as a starting point

[Pugsy]

Is there typical setting parameters I should start out with?

factory default settings as a starting point