Big Variances in AHI

Holden4th wrote:And to ask again, can a different machine but still using APAP make that much difference?

yes

Mudrock63 wrote:I see a small break around 1:30, followed by ugly data on OA's and centrals. Does it take you a while to get back to sleep? Also, just a guess on my part, but are you using the ramp feature? It looks like during the period after this break, your pressure ramps up slowly. Too slowly to head off the ugly OA cluster after the break. I wonder if at this point in your experience you could tolerate the new pressures without the ramp. I don't ramp and my pressure starts out at 18.0cm. Doesn't bother me, plus gives me a chance to address leakage issues before I drop off to sleep. But it might bother some.

And yes, I have seen folks here express a strong preference for one machine over the other.

Yes, I am ramping from 8 which I suppose is close enough to 10 to make no difference. I have the ramp set for 15 minutes, maybe 5 minutes is enough or not at all. You are right in that it takes me a little while to get back to sleep and those clusters have occurred in that period.

To move on, last night I officially went below the magic '5' for the first time. I slept for four hours and Sleepyhead reports 0.97 for that period though my machine said 2.7. I'll trust the machine. I focussed on an even breathing pattern and this knocked down those clusters. My eventual figure was 3.89 WOOHOO!

There is still a bit of late cluster activity but with a figure like that I'm well on the way to a great night's sleep.

I noticed that I went up to a pressure of 15 on a couple of occasions but I'll still leave the machine set up the way it is currently but turn the ramp feature off.

Here is the data from last night.

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h41 ... gceuqe.png

I notice that you can't scroll through all the data from my screenshot. Is there another way of posting it so that this is possible or you can see the whole range of data.

Holden4th wrote:I notice that you can't scroll through all the data from my screenshot. Is there another way of posting it so that this is possible or you can see the whole range of data.

just arrange it like this: https://sleep.tnet.com/resources/sleepyhead/shorganize and all you need is one screenshot to get all the important parts.

also, posting on imgur works better for people trying to view the screenshots... instructions on the third page of that three page set.

Holden, that pot load of events between 5 and 5:30 is probably just "sleep/awake" junk. I tend to do the same about a half an hour to an hour before I properly wake up and am just transitioning between sleep and awake. My brain is telling me "get your ass out of bed you have lots to do"
You can actually ignore that stuff............ that makes your ahi even better...woo-woo
Cheers
Nan

palerider wrote:

Holden4th wrote:I notice that you can't scroll through all the data from my screenshot. Is there another way of posting it so that this is possible or you can see the whole range of data.

just arrange it like this: https://sleep.tnet.com/resources/sleepyhead/shorganize and all you need is one screenshot to get all the important parts.

also, posting on imgur works better for people trying to view the screenshots... instructions on the third page of that three page set.

Thank you Palerider

Is this better?

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h41 ... phaqp0.png

I'll look at imgur later. I also downloaded the Resmed data viewer but it seems very complicated to set up...and I like the Sleepyhead format.

Holden4th wrote:Is this better?

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h41 ... phaqp0.png

I'll look at imgur later. I also downloaded the Resmed data viewer but it seems very complicated to set up...and I like the Sleepyhead format.

yes, that's a screenshot that gives all the relevant info in one shot.

I've used resscan, (when forced) but it's much more cumbersome to use than sleepyhead.

OK, five consecutive nights with an AHI of <5 with a 1.1 last night. So it looks as if I'm well on the way. Thank you Resmed!

I should be feeling better but I spent a lot of time at work today yawning and feeling a bit fatigued. Is this normal and that adapting to the therapy is a process that takes some time or should I be feeling better by now?

Holden4th wrote: I should be feeling better but I spent a lot of time at work today yawning and feeling a bit fatigued. Is this normal and that adapting to the therapy is a process that takes some time or should I be feeling better by now?

Adapting to therapy is indeed a process that takes some time.

A few very lucky people feel substantially better within a few days of starting CPAP and getting the AHI < 5.

Most people take a few weeks to maybe a month or so before they notice a real difference in how they feel and function during the daytime.

It takes some unlucky people a few months before they start feeling better. And it takes a few very unlucky people a year or more to really fully adjust and start feeling better.

robysue wrote:

Holden4th wrote: I should be feeling better but I spent a lot of time at work today yawning and feeling a bit fatigued. Is this normal and that adapting to the therapy is a process that takes some time or should I be feeling better by now?

Adapting to therapy is indeed a process that takes some time.

A few very lucky people feel substantially better within a few days of starting CPAP and getting the AHI < 5.

Most people take a few weeks to maybe a month or so before they notice a real difference in how they feel and function during the daytime.

It takes some unlucky people a few months before they start feeling better. And it takes a few very unlucky people a year or more to really fully adjust and start feeling better.

Thank you RobySue. I am excited that my numbers have come down to where I want them and am waiting for that day when I get up and feel very refreshed.

One thing I have noticed is that I get up immediately the alarm goes off (is that so I can check my numbers?). My psychological state seems to have changed. It's easier to be mellow about things that would normally have pushed my buttons. I'm now worried about how long I've been viewed as a grouch by my colleagues.

I suppose it's all about little steps and the concept of Kaizen comes to mind. Thanks for your reassurance.