I did it! 10k hours!

WindFlyer · Post by **WindFlyer** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:33 am

Last night I hit the 10,000 hour mark on my machine! I have been 100% compliant since June of '04! My daily energy levels are normal, BP is 120/80, and I KNOW I'm going to dodge a heart attack or other serious health issue because of my CPAP. ONWARD! ONWARD! Mask breathers unite!

Bert_Mathews · Post by **Bert_Mathews** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:51 am

CONGRATS!!!!

I'm LOOKING forward to that POINT -- Also have MORE Energy and lower BP and Higher O2 levels..

One day at a TIME...

BERT "breathers unite!"

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:00 pm

Congratulations and many more hours!

Mindy

sharon1965 · Post by **sharon1965** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:16 pm

wow, congrats on your milestone!

thanks for sharing your success story with us!

take good care!

sharon

paloa · Post by **paloa** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:45 pm

wow

congratulations

Moby · Post by **Moby** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:51 pm

Well Done

goose · Post by **goose** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:28 pm

Far out -- Congratulations!!!! And thanks for sharing!!!!

I guess I'll have to check my machine one of these days to see how many hours I've got -- with the exception of one night (when there was no power and I had no battery backup, a situation that has been rectified!!!) I've been 100% compliant since June 5 2007.....

Yay for success stories!!!!

cheers
goose

michaelho · Post by **michaelho** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:43 am

What is the consensus on "compliant".
I have nights when I manage >4 hrs on cpap and Encore Pro has nice green graphs and says I'm compliant. Other nights I have trouble and only get <3hrs 59mins and all the graphs are red.
I DON'T think that 4 hours per night is very good but feel better as there are gradually more green days (over 3 months). However as I'm still needing a nap and still feel tired (but less than before cpap) one could say I'm 'compliant'

So what do you all think? - I think 6-8hrs is more like a success story for myself to aim for.
Thanks, Michael

GreenIce · Post by **GreenIce** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:27 am

michaelho, you can always set higher hours on Encore Pro. Go to preferences, "Set Minimum Therapy Time" to 6, 7 or 8 hours. In my mind being compliant is just a rough measurement of sleeping hours. Anybody on CPAP can stay awake for the whole night and let the CPAP record as sleeping hours.

A normal person sleeping hours is about 8 hours whether he/she have OSA or not. You should aim for longer hours and also sleep early. I can feel tiredness if sleeping hours is less than 6 hours.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:39 am

Congratulations, WindFlyer!

Best wishes for many, many more hours of good therapy.

Den

lifeartist59 · Post by **lifeartist59** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:27 pm

I have read several articles on what is considered complaint use of cpap. One study suggests ( I believe it is the respiratory therapist association or similar group) that compliance be defined as >4 hours a night, 70% of nights used. I also read a mention that medicare/caide considers regular use to be >2.5 hours a night with symptomatic relief. I have been aiming for as long as possible, especially to get over 4 hrs a night. Some nights I can not fall asleep at all with it, others I am fine. Anyone else read or hear anything?

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goose · Post by **goose** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:56 pm

It's my understanding that most insurance companies that check consider 4 or more hours per night to be compliant. I don't know about the 70% of the time....
It's never been an issue for me as I have been sleeping 8-10 hours a night since I got on the machine.....with the exception of one.

I would think that doing the best you can would be good...strive for improvement, but do the best you can......

cheers
goose

RipVW · Post by **RipVW** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:09 pm

Wow, Windflyer, that is amazing! Congrats on reaching that milestone!

TXKajun · Post by **TXKajun** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:19 pm

WOWZERS!!! Major congratulations!

Keep it up.

Kajun

kteague · Post by **kteague** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:59 pm

Congrats on your "mileage" reading. From your avatar and your machine, it seems like you're a WindFlyer in more ways than one.

About nightly hours of usage, my last office visit my hours were about 3.5 to 5 with wakeups, and the doc told me this wasn't enough to reap the cardiovascular benefits of cpap. Have gotten up to an average of over 7 hours per nite. Still fall asleep during the day, but I feel better knowing I'm doing better for my heart.

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