Newbie asking for help with Sleepyhead data

[mbruce2009]

Hello,

I've been suffering from aerophagia for a while have started using the Sleepyhead app to optimize my setup. I see that OSCAR is the current software, but it doesn't run on OSX apparently.

I raised my max psi from 14 to 20 and turned on the 'relief' exhale pressure feature to 3.
I also tried to raise my min pressure to address the snore data but it seemed to increase aerophagia almost immediately.

Here is a sample day BEFORE those changes. I would appreciate any advice:

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Thanks,
Mike

[Pugsy]

What position were you in when all those snores got flagged? On your back maybe?

How are you sleeping and feeling in general? Are those snores waking you up a lot?

You might check out investing in a soft cervical collar and see if it helps with the snores and maybe you can get by without increasing the minimum pressure since more pressure means a significant problem with aerophagia issues.

That would be the first thing I would try.

How much reduction in the snores did you get with the increase in the minimum? Can you share one of those detailed reports?
A report with a minimum that is higher that you can tolerate without belly issues?

[Julie]

Oscar was designed on a Mac and I DL'd it long ago onto my iMac... where are you running into trouble?

[mbruce2009]

I'm feeling OK except for the aerophagia. I probably wouldn't be digging in if it weren't for that.

It's possible I'm on my back while snoring. I'm generally a side/stomach sleeper. I've ordered the neck brace thing to test with.

I'll take another look at installing OSCAR on mac; thanks, Julie.

Here are the last two nights. Last night I had the min pressure to 5, an increase from 4, the 'relief' exhale pressure feature to 3, c-flex(?) on

Ignore the data until ~12:30am; I was awake or nearly awake and it was blasting me with 18psi for some reason. I thought it was just the higher min pressure until I went to turn it back to 4 and saw 18.5! I'm assuming that is why the AHI is so high.

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Sunday night - started with min pressure at 7 then had to keep adjusting down due to aerophagia, the 'relief' exhale pressure feature to 3, a-flex on

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Thank you thank you thank you
Mike

[Pugsy]

You might want to be making an appt with your doctor to discuss the aerophagia issues along with your pressure needs and the possibility of your maybe needing a bilevel pressure machine to help you out.

[mbruce2009]

Thank you for your reply Pugsy. I'm having fun reviewing the data and testing. I think I'm making progress. I plan to reach out to the DR if progress plateaus.

[Dog Slobber]

I've been suffering from aerophagia for a while have started using the Sleepyhead app to optimize my setup. I see that OSCAR is the current software, but it doesn't run on OSX apparently.

OSCAR runs fine on Mac OS, provided it's relatively new.

OSCAR requires at least 10.12 - Sierra (2016), while SleepyHead requires at least 10.7 - Lion (2011)