hi ozij, thanks for your input.
we are using A-flex not C-flex. should we change to c-flex? but only after being at 12.5 (if good) for a few days.
B doesn't do logs, it's me that has to keep notes on whats happening and how he's doing. I already do that.
Bev
5 nights of daily data - for Barbe
Re: 5 nights of daily data - for Barbe
I wasn't conciously implying you should switch from A-Flex to C-Flex. I simply forgot both options exist. I know from reading this forum that some people have found disabling of either FLEX beneficial. Some felt better on C-Flex than on A-Flex, others felt the opposite, and others felt no difference - so its very much a play it by ear thing.
Both AFLEX and CFLEX are comfort features - they add comfort lowerning the pressure slightly and temporarily. CFLEX does it for exhale, AFLEX does it at the beginning of the inhale as well.
I honestly can't tell you where it would be better for you to make the change. Thinking out loud:
The way I read the chart, it shows that just a small amount of higher pressure is needed to handly apneas when they appear. CFLEX and AFLEX cause a drop in pressure, that might just be what is causing those apneas. ...I think its 6 of one, half a dozen of the other....
So here are the options. The most imoprtant indicator should be how B. feels with any of them. Start with the change that he feels is the leas bothersome for him.
Cancel AFLEX (or CFLEX) entirely. Keep pressure setting as they are.
Switch to CFLEX at 1. Keep pressure settings as they are.
Raise the min. pressure by 0.5, keeping AFLEX as it is.
...and the more I think of it, the more I think that's the order I would go about it, I didn't think of the AFLEX CFLEX possibilty till almost submitting my previous post - then I went to search for it in your posts.
Logs: I noticed you keep very detailed logs - I was thinking of logging along the lines of keeping track of how the pressure changes affect the way B. feels - that is, not trying to find out the effects of pressure on AHI, but rather, the effects of setting on sleep quality (was sleep restful? restoring? how many time was it interrupted?) and quality of life during the day.
The AHI is where the doctors would formally want it. (Presonally, I need my AHI lower than 3, not the de rirgeur 5, for the therapy to work) The issue now is tweaking the therapy to give B. the best quality of sleep and quality of life possible.
You're doing a great job! Good luck.
O.
Both AFLEX and CFLEX are comfort features - they add comfort lowerning the pressure slightly and temporarily. CFLEX does it for exhale, AFLEX does it at the beginning of the inhale as well.
I honestly can't tell you where it would be better for you to make the change. Thinking out loud:
The way I read the chart, it shows that just a small amount of higher pressure is needed to handly apneas when they appear. CFLEX and AFLEX cause a drop in pressure, that might just be what is causing those apneas. ...I think its 6 of one, half a dozen of the other....
So here are the options. The most imoprtant indicator should be how B. feels with any of them. Start with the change that he feels is the leas bothersome for him.
Cancel AFLEX (or CFLEX) entirely. Keep pressure setting as they are.
Switch to CFLEX at 1. Keep pressure settings as they are.
Raise the min. pressure by 0.5, keeping AFLEX as it is.
...and the more I think of it, the more I think that's the order I would go about it, I didn't think of the AFLEX CFLEX possibilty till almost submitting my previous post - then I went to search for it in your posts.
Logs: I noticed you keep very detailed logs - I was thinking of logging along the lines of keeping track of how the pressure changes affect the way B. feels - that is, not trying to find out the effects of pressure on AHI, but rather, the effects of setting on sleep quality (was sleep restful? restoring? how many time was it interrupted?) and quality of life during the day.
The AHI is where the doctors would formally want it. (Presonally, I need my AHI lower than 3, not the de rirgeur 5, for the therapy to work) The issue now is tweaking the therapy to give B. the best quality of sleep and quality of life possible.
You're doing a great job! Good luck.
O.
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Re: 5 nights of daily data - for Barbe
Well I changed the pressure up to 12.5 last night and the ramp to 15mins instead of 5.
At around 3am B took the chin strap off as it was itchy and annoying .
His leak line looks weird - what does that mean ? ( apart from he probably did open his mouth once his brain realised the chin strap was off)
ozij, mostly he has been feeling a lot better. More rested sleep, less tiredness during the day, and generally pretty good until
around Nov 5th. Then he was feeling really tired again.
To be fair , I don't know if it was beer related, his hernia playing up or his therapy not really working.
Hoping for one last bit of wisdom before going to the sleep doc on Monday.
thanks to all.
Bev
At around 3am B took the chin strap off as it was itchy and annoying .
His leak line looks weird - what does that mean ? ( apart from he probably did open his mouth once his brain realised the chin strap was off)
ozij, mostly he has been feeling a lot better. More rested sleep, less tiredness during the day, and generally pretty good until
around Nov 5th. Then he was feeling really tired again.
To be fair , I don't know if it was beer related, his hernia playing up or his therapy not really working.
Hoping for one last bit of wisdom before going to the sleep doc on Monday.
thanks to all.
Bev