When/if to repeat a sleep test

[ChicagoGranny]

What data should I share here?

There are instructions here - cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t158560/How-to-post-images-for-review.html

You can ignore the parts about imgur since the forum now has a file attachment function.

[zonker]

What data should I share here?

Organize your Oscar Charts
When looking for help an need to show your charts, many of those that provide support are looking for specific graphs in the charts you provide. Many of the other graphs are not all that useful.

"How to order the charts
When you start Oscar and select Daily view, you will see a page with information on the left, and charts on the right.

Each chart has a name displayed on it vertically on the left side of the chart.

Drag the Oscar window to use as much of your screen as you can, so that you can get as much info as possible.

You can move a chart up or down in the order by pointing your mouse pointer in the label part of the chart, left clicking and holding while moving the mouse up or down."

"Suggested Support Order for your charts
Event Flags
Flow Rate
Pressure
Leak Rate
Flow Limit (Only for Resmed machines, not on Respironics)
Below these charts, you can organize the remainder any way you want. We normally don't need, or want, to see those, because they end up scrunching up the charts we do want to see.

Left Side Calendar Off
On the left side, we want to see the calendar collapsed as monthly display is not of interest and it will end up hiding other info that will be wanted. We also want the right panel turned off, because it needlessly compresses the charts.

If you are using the F12 or screen shot function, it will automatically minimize the calendar and turn off the right panel for you and return it back to what it was set to when done.

You can hit F9 and F10 to turn off the calendar and right panel"

end result should look close to this-

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good luck!

[Tigerlily]

Here are all my images from this month so far.

[Julie]

Lost track if you mentioned it, but why are you on a fixed pressure using an auto machine?

[zonker]

Here are all my images from this month so far.

oh, dear. the bulk of your events seem to be centrals. unfortunately, as little as i understand about therapy, i know the very least about the care and feeding of centrals.

will stand by and see what someone else has to offer.

sorry!

[Tigerlily]

Lost track if you mentioned it, but why are you on a fixed pressure using an auto machine?

Currently, yes. I have adjusted it up, I was prescribed at pressure 7, 7 years ago. It isn't enough. I've gone higher, but swallow too much air. I still feel tired during the day. Not sure if it has to do with my sleep apnea or not.

I'm not sure I even understand my charts. I have my pressure set at 11 or 11.5 and it looks like my machine is usually giving me 9 pressure.

[Tigerlily]

Here are all my images from this month so far.

oh, dear. the bulk of your events seem to be centrals. unfortunately, as little as i understand about therapy, i know the very least about the care and feeding of centrals.

will stand by and see what someone else has to offer.

sorry!

That's ok. Yeah, I don't understand it either. Hence why I asked my dr for another sleep study which he prescribed but my insurance denied it.

[Julie]

I'd like to help, but... your reply to my question about the machine (Cpap vs Auto) and pressure settings was confusing - do you understand the difference between them? And why you'd use one vs the other?

[Tigerlily]

I'd like to help, but... your reply to my question about the machine (Cpap vs Auto) and pressure settings was confusing - do you understand the difference between them? And why you'd use one vs the other?

Cpap is one pressure, auto adjusts and has a range. I use cpap, because I was prescribed one pressure. I haven’t been told I have to use a range, but if it makes me feel better, I will. I’m just looking for help since I can’t get another sleep study.

[Julie]

Auto gives you options, plain Cpap doesn't. I'd set the machine into Auto mode at a min. pressure of 7 and max of 20 to see how a few nights go.

[Tigerlily]

Auto gives you options, plain Cpap doesn't. I'd set the machine into Auto mode at a min. pressure of 7 and max of 20 to see how a few nights go.

ok, I will

[Tigerlily]

I would love to hear the input of the more knowledgeable members here about their thoughts on my charts above with the fact I have been having increased fatigue and not sleeping as well.

[Tigerlily]

Auto gives you options, plain Cpap doesn't. I'd set the machine into Auto mode at a min. pressure of 7 and max of 20 to see how a few nights go.

I will post my charts, but this is why I have never kept it on auto, my numbers are horrible. I've always gone back to cpap, but I still think there is room for improvement there.

[Tigerlily]

Here are the last 4 days putting machine on auto.

[Julie]

Raise your max pressure to at least 15 (or 20) for a few nights - it wants to go higher but is being blocked.