First 8 hour uninterupted sleep!!

[JayC]

I'm Waltham/Waterown line...

Somerville born, raised lots of places...with the Grandparents all in close-Boston area....so we stomped around these parts lifelong. Adult life in D.C. area...and about 5 in near Midwest.

Not a fluke....but I haven't reproduced near 8 hour night yet. I HAVE looked at my numbers/notes, and see time of sleeping may be the key for me. I'll try lights out at 10:30pm as much as possibly the next few nights, and see how I do.

I'll PM you about fairs/business....I am starting stained glass business and fairs fit my marketing/sales strategies.

Thanks.

J

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My AHI met criteria by rounding, although likely my events would have been higher if I was not masked in the 2nd part of the night (around 3am). My HI is the major issue: saturation went as low as mid/low 80s during the study. I have positional apnea generally if I am on my back...which I don't favor as a position anyway. I sleep both sides, and stomach. I have done so on nights of zero leak as well as other nights. I am really happy with my Swift LT.

The comfort gel (?) they put on my nose put pressure on my sinuses, and gave me a dull eye/head ache....although even with that, I had better functioning that day!! I am overjoyed with the fit of my Swift LT....first purchase. (Yes, I am repeating, but I do REALLY love it!!)

I don't *plan* to "nap" so late in the day, nor without the mask. I just don't realize how tired I am. More of a sleep hygiene issue...not resistance to APAP. I have had the mouth breathing --- I believe --- because my max of 12 is not adequate at that moment, and I might be starved for a little more air briefly. I am waking because I am mouth breathing, and sometimes with a gasp ( hee hee hee )as I awake. I go right back to sleep, until it happens again (if it does). When it happens, the machine is showing 12 as the pressure at that moment. Every time so far....

My pressure reading (90% ?) is consistently 10.6 with an occasional 8.6 reading. We'll see if raising to 13 max helps or makes it worse.

No chronic nose irritation at this point. No face lines to speak of...and any do resolve quickly.

My titration during the study (CPAP) the 8 showed no real benefit over 7. Ha, ha... Thankfully, doc prescribed APAP.

I cannot imagine doing without my new best buddy. I'm totally committed. I know the road is often not smooth; and know I have been blessed with quite an easy beginning. Of course, the DME is an inch from being fired for non-responsiveness, lack of attention to detail, false/inaccurate info, and not being big enough to just own their mistakes/omissions. I'll leave it as that and spare the gory details....

I *would* like to know what the DMEs can and should be doing for us.....can you say more?

Thanks.

J

Sounds like you have what it takes for a long successful APAP therapy. Glad your nose irritation cleared up too.

I found a fabulous DME. I believe it's more about the people in the local office than about Quest Healthcare overall. They tirelessly took calls in my early days, worked with manufacturers to use the warranty getting different masks, and worked very well with my sleep doc/sleep lab in getting me set up initially. I shopped sleep labs and DMEs before deciding which to go with.

My local DME used to send me supplies but have now begun using a main distribution center called Sleep Central, that does an OK job - feels a bit big box if you know what I mean. But the supplies come promptly and billing is accurate.