Will DME still get my info w/o SD card?

[lorraineg57]

Does my dme still get my info via modem? I forgot to stick my sd card back in last night after reviewing my data.

[DiverCTHunter]

Yes. The S9 stores the compliance data internally. The SD card stores the airflow data.

[mnfe]

My machine (Respironics) will store a certain amount of data in it, so if you go a night without the card it'll load it the next time you put the card in. I think it misses some stuff, but it still will be a good amount of data. Yours probably does the same.

[lorraineg57]

My machine (Respironics) will store a certain amount of data in it, so if you go a night without the card it'll load it the next time you put the card in. I think it misses some stuff, but it still will be a good amount of data. Yours probably does the same.

I just tried to check my data for the night I forgot to load the card and there's nothing on it. Oh well, as long as the DME gets the info that's all I care about with compliance and all.

[Pugsy]

I just tried to check my data for the night I forgot to load the card and there's nothing on it. Oh well, as long as the DME gets the info that's all I care about with compliance and all.

Which software are you using to check for the night you forgot to have the SD card in the machine?
I think SleepyHead needs the detailed data to pull the other summary usage data but I am pretty sure ResScan doesn't, so the hours of use should show up in ResScan which would be what a DME uses.

[lorraineg57]

I just tried to check my data for the night I forgot to load the card and there's nothing on it. Oh well, as long as the DME gets the info that's all I care about with compliance and all.

Which software are you using to check for the night you forgot to have the SD card in the machine?
I think SleepyHead needs the detailed data to pull the other summary usage data but I am pretty sure ResScan doesn't, so the hours of use should show up in ResScan which would be what a DME uses.

I was using SH, it does show up in rescan, thanks!

I don't understand why I'm having more centrals WITH therapy than without, that can't be good.

[Slinky]

I assume the centrals counted w/o therapy were recognized and counted during an in-lab PSG??

Our PAPs actually can NOT determine central apneas, the method of detecting open airway apneas (which is what our PAPs "detect") is entirely different between PSG and PAP.

And too high pressure from our PAPs "can" often produce open airway apneas and/or central apneas.

[lorraineg57]

I assume the centrals counted w/o therapy were recognized and counted during an in-lab PSG??

Our PAPs actually can NOT determine central apneas, the method of detecting open airway apneas (which is what our PAPs "detect") is entirely different between PSG and PAP.

And too high pressure from our PAPs "can" often produce open airway apneas and/or central apneas.

Yes,
"There were 6 apneas and 30 hypopneas yielding an apnea + hypopnea index (AHI) of 6.3 events per hour. Of the 6 apneas counted, 1 of these apneas was a central event. The AHI was 62.0 events per hour in the supine position and 0.8 events per hour in non-supine positions."

>Our PAPs actually can NOT determine central apneas, the method of detecting open airway apneas (which is what our PAPs "detect") is entirely different between PSG >and PAP.

So what the pap considers an open airway apnea is not actually a central? Or the machine can't determine whether it is or not?

My max pressure (apap) is generally under 10 so it's pretty low. Often it's as low as 6 or 7 for the bulk of the night, hitting 10 is rare.

[archangle]

Our PAPs actually can NOT determine central apneas, the method of detecting open airway apneas (which is what our PAPs "detect") is entirely different between PSG and PAP.

The FOT method used by S9 machines to detect central apneas is supposedly pretty accurate.

If anything, it may tend to classify some centrals as obstructive.