JediMark playing with VPAP Adapt

[Nozzelnut]

If we could all have graphs that look like that we might be able to solve world hunger.

Looks great! Hope I can some day sleep like that.

[ClayL]

This may not apply to anyone else here, but my morning headaches turned out to be due to osteoarthritis in my neck.
A couple of naproxen sodium tablets before bedtime has eliminated them.

[jedimark]

This may not apply to anyone else here, but my morning headaches turned out to be due to osteoarthritis in my neck.
A couple of naproxen sodium tablets before bedtime has eliminated them.

Interesting... My neck always feels stiff, grainy and sore, and I often catch myself trying to "crack" it.

Last time I was in the hospital getting the left sided weakness checked out, a friendly wardy who was taking me over to xray mentioned she had similar problems, and suggested I should get my neck checked out for "Cervical Spondylosis". I brought it up, but the Doc's were content to pin it that time on chronic Migraines.

Anyway, last night I decided what the heck, it can't hurt, so I took one of the doses of the NSAID (indocid) the Doc put me on for the hip before bed.

Woke up this morning without the headache.

Whether this is related or not, thanks for bringing it up. I'm happy I got another headache free start to a day!

[ClayL]

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Whether this is related or not, thanks for bringing it up. I'm happy I got another headache free start to a day!

Hopefully the nsaid will continue to give you some relief.
It's sort of a good news, bad news situation if it is Cervical Spondylosis or Osteoarthritis - bads news if you have it, good news that you can get pain relief with a fairly innocuous drug.

[Pugsy]

Hopefully the nsaid will continue to give you some relief.
It's sort of a good news, bad news situation if it is Cervical Spondylosis or Osteoarthritis - bads news if you have it, good news that you can get pain relief with a fairly innocuous drug.

Totally agree. Worth continuing as long as your stomach can handle the NSAIDs. Mine couldn't and it didn't help much anyway.
Do push for a more thorough evaluation of the cervical spine...I don't know your age but if that is your picture in your avatar...I have some age on you and can tell you that if your cervical spine is messed up...it doesn't get any better with age and time.
Been there and done that. At age of 35 the radiologist said I had the neck of a 65 year old...and it looked awesome good compared to what it looked like at age 50. Deteriorated hugely in those 15 years.

Also play around with different bed pillows. Even now after the neck surgery (which did help the pain and headaches hugely) if I sleep a bit whacko on my bed pillow I will wake up with a killer neck headache. Sleeping with a mask on the face sure doesn't help either...so evaluate your bed pillow. You want something that doesn't put the cervical spine in a "bind" or torque.
Keep the spine level with minimal bending.
If I sleep on a pillow that is too tall...guaranteed killed headache in the AM.
Part of it is the spine and part is the muscles in the neck trying to compensate for unwanted curvature of the spine.

[squid13]

I agree with everything Pugsy said about your neck. I have had 3 neck operations to remove spurs in my neck and have a metal plate in there. I grow spurs and am having problems again, I don't get headaches but my whole left arm and hand go numb. as soon as I shift my head back into alignment it goes away and it wakes me up, so I'm looking at #4 in the near future. Definitely get a good pillow to keep your neck in alignment. I've been getting good results using this pillow. https://www.cpap.com/productpage/cpapma ... oduct.html

[patrissimo]

Congrats on the low numbers with the 36007, bummer that it isn't impacting your day feel the same way. At least you've eliminated something (SA) which is difficult to eliminate, and causes lots of subtle chronic problems over time. Give it time, it took me months on CPAP to start feeling better. I'm 5 nights into ASV now (with a 36037), while it isn't a miracle cure I am consistently getting deeper sleep, more/longer dreams, and feeling better. Definitely a CPAP upgrade for my UARS.

Thanks again for your great software contribution!

[archangle]

While you're experimenting with pain killers/NSAIDs, be careful about Tylenol/acetaminophen/paracetamol/several other names. It's easy to be taking two different med that both have acetaminophen. Acetaminophen gets dangerous really quick if you take more than the maximum dose. Read the labels on painkillers, cold meds, etc.

OK, off that high horse for now.

I find where and how I sleep or sit while watching TV, working the computer makes a big difference in leg problems for me. My legs used to swell whenever I visited dad for a few days until I changed which recliner I slept in when I was there.

[jedimark]

While you're experimenting with pain killers/NSAIDs, be careful about Tylenol/acetaminophen/paracetamol/several other names. It's easy to be taking two different med that both have acetaminophen. Acetaminophen gets dangerous really quick if you take more than the maximum dose. Read the labels on painkillers, cold meds, etc.

OK, off that high horse for now.

I find where and how I sleep or sit while watching TV, working the computer makes a big difference in leg problems for me. My legs used to swell whenever I visited dad for a few days until I changed which recliner I slept in when I was there.

It's definitely good to be careful. Both the ER Doc and the pharmacist said it's ok to take Indometacin in conjunction with the usual Paracetemol liver poison, but I only take them both when I can't take it anymore. The hip stuffs healing up already.

I have oesophageal reflux problems, so won't be able to keep taking these, but it's given me 2 days in a row now with a reduction in headache. It's given me a new line of investiagtion.

I miss sleeping on my recliner. I used to get so much work done instead of sleeping :}

[jedimark]

Well, I'm back on my VPAP auto now until I get a new machine (which greeted me with CSR clusters again last night for neglecting it for 2 weeks.. ).

I could of snapped up the nifty 36007 Adapt for myself, but being the data hoarding nerd that I am, I really want to get one that tracks flow limitation and snore data so I can mess with it some more in SleepyHead.

I'm very grateful to Taringa for the loan of his old machine, and the chance to figure out what the heck my lungs are really supposed to be doing while I'm sleeping.

The 36007 is still an incredibly good machine, and this particular one needs a new home. It would be a shame to see this perfectly good pre-loved VPAP Adapt left lying in the bottom of Taringa's cupboard.

[A KLERK]

Hi Jedimark, how are you now? I heard you complain about mask leakage because of open mouth. Since I have a Quattro Air (the newest full-face mask from ResMed), my leakage is utterly low - always! Furthermore I saw that you wanted to see the snoring graph. That's the one I also miss in SleepyHead. Just look at my graphs from ResScan, it's there!
OMG I forgot how to place a screenshot, who can help me?

[A KLERK]

Found it, txs Pugsy!
Here is the screenshot (I'm sorry it is in Dutch):

[markbking]

Hello and a huge THANK YOU to JediMark for creating SleepyHead and making it available to us. If it weren't for your software, my doctor would have considered me treated with my BiPAP even though I was having strings of apparent central apneas. I took my laptop to her office with SleepyHead installed and she was so impressed she had me demo it to her lead tech. After my little demonstration they titrated me again for an ASV machine. So... since I got my Respironics System One (960) I am having SleepyHead withdrawal.

Oh well... Maybe one day.

JediMark, you are the BEST! Thanks again, and I hope you feel better soon.

Mark

[MagsterMile]

Thank you JediMark for doing this work on Vpap Adapt. That's my machine too. I just received my third Vpap Adapt machine (on 12/20) in less than a year and a half from the DME. My first Vpap was Oct or Nov 2012 and the second Mar 2013. The first replacement was something about a 'flow generator' as I recall. Now this second replacement is due to a faulty SD card reader.

I just ran my new SD card on SH and low and behold to my wondering eyes appeared but 'snore' and 'flow limitation' graphs'!! I did no changes to 'appearance' on SH with this latest replacement machine. I had no idea that I snored using Vpap before. Can you tell me what I should be looking for with the 'snore' data and the 'flow limitation' data. I have tried to look up this info but can't find anything that is really helping me to understand.

One other thing, I've always used a regular hose before but this time the DME game me a 'climiateline' tubing because I mentioned occasional rain-out even with the hose cover. I think the ''climateline' is doing some good as far as leaks go. At least for me. The last 2 nights have been 0.0 leaks. That's never happened before that I can recall.

[A KLERK]

Dear MagsterMile,
Read "EVERYTHING" about snoring in the following tread: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=88983&p=868441&hili ... re#p868441. Maybe even too much info...