New User's First Post, Sleepy in GV's therapy thread

[Sleepy in GV]

When you actually attach the heated hose/tube the machine will recognize it and default to the heated hose appropriate setting.
If the heated hose isn't attached you won't see that option until you actually attach...

Ok, I didn’t have it attached yet. Thank you.

Did you get the user manual or the provider/clinical manual.
If you don't have the clinical manual go here and get it. It's got more good stuff in it than the user manual.
https://www.apneaboard.com/adjust-cpap- ... tup-manual

I already requested it earlier tonight. Hasn’t arrived in my inbox yet.

Now the dang quote button won’t work! Here I was just getting the hang of it. Maybe it is because I’m using my phone and not a computer.

Ok, Palerider, if you wouldn’t mind helping to either explain those settings, or if you have a recommendation on changing them, I’d appreciate it. I’m just going to leave it on factory default until I hear otherwise.

Thank you so very much Pugsy! I hope you sleep well tonight.

[palerider]

Ok, Palerider, if you wouldn’t mind helping to either explain those settings, or if you have a recommendation on changing them, I’d appreciate it. I’m just going to leave it on factory default until I hear otherwise.

Thank you so very much Pugsy! I hope you sleep well tonight.

What settings? trigger, cycle, timin, timax? just leave them at their defaults, for most people, there's no reason to change them, they're mainly there for people with lung problems, like COPD or asthma, etc. not for sleep apnea patients.

See how you do for a while before you even think about those extra settings.

[Sleepy in GV]

Ok, Palerider, if you wouldn’t mind helping to either explain those settings, or if you have a recommendation on changing them, I’d appreciate it. I’m just going to leave it on factory default until I hear otherwise.

Thank you so very much Pugsy! I hope you sleep well tonight.

What settings? trigger, cycle, timin, timax? just leave them at their defaults, for most people, there's no reason to change them, they're mainly there for people with lung problems, like COPD or asthma, etc. not for sleep apnea patients.

See how you do for a while before you even think about those extra settings.

Yes, those settings. Ok, I will leave them all at factory default. Thank you !

[Sleepy in GV]

I think I really like the machine! I didn't pay attention to my breath as much, I don't quite know how to describe it, but I wasn't as aware of my inhales and exhales, it was as if I was just breathing effortlessly. I did not recall waking up at all during the night. Early morning I did wake up and I could tell my breath was not synced up with the machine. I didn't know what to do to correct it, so I just tried to ignore it and I did fall back to sleep.

The other interesting thing is I think I had my first ever "large leak" and it didn't even wake me up. Before, even tiny little minor whistles would wake me up. I was shocked when I saw it on sleepyhead and to think I slept through that?! That is a milestone (granted, I've been taking NyQuil for the past 4 nights due to a cold, but still)! Kind of surprising, because the mask and hose is the same. Maybe it happened because I was sleeping so deeply, I dislodged my mask.

Last but not least, when I imported the results to sleepyhead, I realized the time is off by two hours. I really woke up just after 7:00 am, not 9:00 am. Does that mean my machine's time is off? I'll have to go look at that. Maybe the machine is set to another time zone? Hopefully I can figure that out without the manual. I haven't looked at email yet, so maybe it was delivered overnight.

Here's my report from last night. This is the first night in awhile where I haven't had a RERA (or several of them). I know all but one of the Centrals are SWJ. It appears that it might respond more quickly to my Flow Limits than the "for her", could that be? I also noticed, it went up to higher pressure than the other machine. Or maybe it didn't since Pugsy mentioned that 5 on this machine was 7 on the old machine or something like that. I apologize for not being able to keep it straight. I feel like I'm learning a new language!

Anyway, I'll just let it ride for awhile. Oh, and by the way Pugsy, the SD card only had my data on it. So clearing all the data in the machine with the SD card inserted (and maybe resetting everything to factory defaults), also cleared the SD card. So, for your future reference, there you go .

[Pugsy]

There is a clock you need to set in the setup menu area. In the same area where you saw the erase the data choice I think.
There is also a calendar in the same area.
This will fix the time issues.

I don't know which way it is off but if you try to set it backwards this morning and it won't let you...just wait and make the change later this afternoon or evening. It won't let you make a change backwards when there is data in that session. Wait until later and a new session has started with no data in the new session and it will let you.

[Sleepy in GV]

It allowed me to change the time. I’ll double check it is still correct before I go to bed tonight.

[palerider]

I think I really like the machine! I didn't pay attention to my breath as much, I don't quite know how to describe it, but I wasn't as aware of my inhales and exhales, it was as if I was just breathing effortlessly.

That's how I feel with mine.

I did not recall waking up at all during the night. Early morning I did wake up and I could tell my breath was not synced up with the machine. I didn't know what to do to correct it, so I just tried to ignore it and I did fall back to sleep.

The machine syncs with you... there's nothing to 'correct', it just sits there at lower pressure until you start to inhale, then it switches to higher pressure. Now, if you were trying to take reallly slow breaths, it might want to stop the higher pressure before you do, and that's something that can be adjusted.

Let me see a chart from last night, and include the 'insp time' chart, please.

[Sleepy in GV]

Now, if you were trying to take reallly slow breaths, it might want to stop the higher pressure before you do, and that's something that can be adjusted.

Let me see a chart from last night, and include the 'insp time' chart, please.

I think I might take slow breaths at times. I say that from looking at my individual breaths throughout the night on sleepyhead (they are long and stretched out) and my sister once commented on it. I don't think my husband ever said anything, because all he ever cared about was how loudly I snored. I used to kind of discount him and thought he was being overly sensitive until I saw my sleep report, then I felt terrible for not doing something about it sooner.

Here is last night's chart with the Insp time chart. Let me now if you need me to zoom in on any area of the night.

Thank you Palerider !

[palerider]

Now, if you were trying to take reallly slow breaths, it might want to stop the higher pressure before you do, and that's something that can be adjusted.

Let me see a chart from last night, and include the 'insp time' chart, please.

I think I might take slow breaths at times. I say that from looking at my individual breaths throughout the night on sleepyhead (they are long and stretched out) and my sister once commented on it. I don't think my husband ever said anything, because all he ever cared about was how loudly I snored. I used to kind of discount him and thought he was being overly sensitive until I saw my sleep report, then I felt terrible for not doing something about it sooner.

Here is last night's chart with the Insp time chart. Let me now if you need me to zoom in on any area of the night.

Thank you Palerider !

I don't see anything that's a problem at that zoom level, zoom in on where it was you think there was an issue, and see if the insp time is being clipped off at 2 seconds (the default TiMax time) When I looked at my Insp Time chart way back when, it was like someone had taken a pair of scissors and lopped off the top of the chart... instead of it wandering around up and down like yours does all night.

But, if you were hitting 2 when you woke up, it might be the machine was dropping out of IPAP a bit before you were ready for it to do so.

[Sleepy in GV]

I don't see anything that's a problem at that zoom level, zoom in on where it was you think there was an issue, and see if the insp time is being clipped off at 2 seconds (the default TiMax time) When I looked at my Insp Time chart way back when, it was like someone had taken a pair of scissors and lopped off the top of the chart... instead of it wandering around up and down like yours does all night.

But, if you were hitting 2 when you woke up, it might be the machine was dropping out of IPAP a bit before you were ready for it to do so.

I zoomed in and looked at the whole night for insp. time, nothing had that chopped off appearance that you mentioned. I did see the chopping off on the exp. time chart in maybe 6 or so places, exactly as you described, like it was clipped straight off with scissors. Do you want to see any zooming in of that?

[palerider]

I don't see anything that's a problem at that zoom level, zoom in on where it was you think there was an issue, and see if the insp time is being clipped off at 2 seconds (the default TiMax time) When I looked at my Insp Time chart way back when, it was like someone had taken a pair of scissors and lopped off the top of the chart... instead of it wandering around up and down like yours does all night.

But, if you were hitting 2 when you woke up, it might be the machine was dropping out of IPAP a bit before you were ready for it to do so.

I zoomed in and looked at the whole night for insp. time, nothing had that chopped off appearance that you mentioned. I did see the chopping off on the exp. time chart in maybe 6 or so places, exactly as you described, like it was clipped straight off with scissors. Do you want to see any zooming in of that?

Sure. Whacha got?

[Sleepy in GV]

Here's a few instances of that chopping off effect.

[Sleepy in GV]

One more.

[palerider]

What I see there is just smooth, regular breathing. There's nothing in your machine to try to make you take a breath before you're ready, which a clipped lower limit on exp tome would indicate.

The only settings you can control are concerning how sensitive to your inhaling, and how long you can inhale.

I don't see any issue with those charts as far as breath timing goes.

[Sleepy in GV]

Awesome! I guess those flat lines at the top of the exp. time weren't the clippings I thought you were referring to. I apologize.

I am so glad I bought that machine! Honestly, I just loved the way it felt. Thank you for taking a look and analyzing it for me.

I know everyone says this, and I hope it doesn't get old, but you (and Pugsy) and everyone else here who does their part to be a part of the family (as Pugsy so eloquently described in another post- wish I knew how to reference it here- it was so beautifully put it almost brought tears to my eyes)- you are so VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!! I feel beyond lucky there are people here with the expertise to help people like me. (BIG HEART EMOJI).