Question about last nights numbers

lburton · Post by **lburton** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:24 am

I decided to start logging the info from my CPAP treatment, I dont have a smart card so I went into the hidden menu to grab my info, and here are the results:

Press: 9.2
Leak (L/s): 1.08
AHI: 24
AI: 2.3
HI: 21.7
Usage: 6:21

Can someone help me make sense of this? Best I can tell from other people's posts, these numbers are pretty bad. I had started with my Mirage Swift but that quickly makes my nose burn like hell so I switched to my F&P Nasal Mask. Is this mask leaking/damaged? I thought I had a pretty reasonable seal before I went to sleep, but these numbers seem to imply otherwise.

Thanks!

-Lee

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:43 am

[quote="lburton"]I decided to start logging the info from my CPAP treatment, I dont have a smart card so I went into the hidden menu to grab my info, and here are the results:

Press: 9.2
Leak (L/s): 1.08
AHI: 24
AI: 2.3
HI: 21.7
Usage: 6:21

Can someone help me make sense of this? Best I can tell from other people's posts, these numbers are pretty bad. I had started with my Mirage Swift but that quickly makes my nose burn like hell so I switched to my F&P Nasal Mask. Is this mask leaking/damaged? I thought I had a pretty reasonable seal before I went to sleep, but these numbers seem to imply otherwise.

Thanks!

-Lee

Wulfman... · Post by **Wulfman...** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:54 am

Snoredog wrote:I suspect you may be mouth breathing, that could account for the high leak rate seen, if that is the case it could also account for the higher AHI seen, open your mouth pressure escapes, more SDB events will be seen. Try duct taping your mouth.

Or mouth-leaking......these would be my thoughts, too.
Major leakage = poor therapy. (and higher numbers)

Den

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:57 am

Yep .. what SD and Den said. I would only add that you try and collect a few days of data to average before making changes to your pressure settings (just to eliminate those oddball nights).

lburton · Post by **lburton** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:08 am

Thanks everyone,

I will try again with the F&P tonight and see if my numbers are even remotely the same. I am hesistant to tape unless I need to. Perhaps a chin strap is the way to go, although more crap on my head does not have a heck of a lot of appeal either.

-Lee

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:10 am

Keep in mind it is less about "appeal" and more about breathing.

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