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[Janieski]

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[Julie]

The afib event may have just been a one-off coincidence to your starting the humidifier... I can't imagine that it would provoke afib otherwise and have never heard of it happening. Doesn't really make much sense, so I suggest you try it again for a few nights to see what happens. There could be many other reasons for the afib to return after all. Most of us use a humidifier at some time and no one has said it gave them afib.

[BlackSpinner]

So what was your AHI?
Post your sleepyhead graphs so [people can help you.

[JimW159]

I may be terribly wrong in my understanding of AFIB, but when I was diagnosed two years ago my cardiologist commented thusly:
1) The cause is often unknown, not understood completely, or just a puzzle - all of which are true in my case. In any case, xPAP (with or without humidification) has never been seriously indicated as a cause of AFIB.
2) The common treatments for AFIB are a pacemaker with cardioversion, an ablation of muscle tissue in the heart, or anticoagulants - the ablation often has no effect and, in my case, was not an option; the anticoagulants only minimize the chances of a stroke; the pacemaker only effects a smoothing and"normalizes" the heart rhythm.
3) The net result is nothing is known to "cure" the condition or reverse it - only mitigate and control the results.
4) To expect xPAP therapy, with or without humidification, to be the magic bullet and effect a "cure" is wishful thinking. In any event the humidification's presence is totally irrelevant.

When diagnosed, my AFIB was occurring randomly and rarely; today, even while already having a pacemaker, being on anticoagulants, and being on APAP (with humidification) every night, my AFIB is constantly present and there is, thus far, nothing I can do about it. At this point in my life, my choices may be either take anticoagulants and live with it or do nothing and die from it - I choose the first option and not dwell on the second.

[Janieski]

I don't know what a sleep head graph is? Can you advise me?

[JimW159]

I don't know what a sleep head graph is? Can you advise me?

SleepyHead = software to monitor therapy efficacy
See: item one under "Announcements" on the home page viewtopic/t88983/Pugsys-PointersSleepyH ... ml#p816549
You should also post your equipment profile. It helps others understand the situation better and also indicates the level of data you may have available.

[BlackSpinner]

So WTF? You deleted everything? Why? So the next person with the question won't get an answer? Or do you have your panties in a twist because you didn't get an instant answer?

[chunkyfrog]

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I have to agree with Blackspinner.
Rude!

[Goofproof]

Drive By -Gun Jammed! Jim