Questions on smart card/pressure/leaks

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Questions on smart card/pressure/leaks

Post by Riv » Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:00 pm

Respironics BPAP w Auto. Have questions
I'm sleeping now about an average of five and a half hours, according to the weekly data report my AHIs are around 5 although they go a little higher some nights (as I figure by following the reports)................

I was wondering if missing a night in a week skewers the weekly report that I see or does the report just not factor the missing night in.

I also wanted to know if it is expected for I/E to go up when I'm completely awake and not having any AHIs. I'm set for a maximum of 20 and a minimum of 11, I was lying down but couldn't sleep yet my pressure went up to 15/13 from 13/11. I was breathing slower at the time, could that have been a factor in the rising pressure?

Also wanted to know if air exhaust coming through the vents on the top of my mask (Quattro) were dangerous if they got in my eyes or was it just leaks I had to protect myself from. Stupid question? Maybe but consider that I can stop the leaks but no way can I or would I want to stop the air exhaust................One morning I woke up, was wide awake but couldn't get my left eye to open until I touched it...........It was scary, like the impulse to open the eye wasn't following the thought from the brain...........Is anyone familiar with this?

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Re: Questions on smart card/pressure/leaks

Post by Virtus Velox » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:24 pm

Probably the least knowledgeable here on the stats part of your question, so won't go there. I do have the same mask though and believe that it is just adjusting that will take care of those eye leaks. You have adjustments around the nose area at the crown. Hope that helps.
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Re: Questions on smart card/pressure/leaks

Post by Riv » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:44 pm

No, I don't have eye leaks. My eyes (of course) are near the exhaust part of the mask and might be getting some of the air that the mask is discarding.

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Re: Questions on smart card/pressure/leaks

Post by looking4zzzz » Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:59 pm

I haven't missed any full nights, but apparently ripped the mask off on 2 different nights. From what I can tell, it accounted for the time I missed in the count of the days compliant, numbers of hours used, etc., but it didn't mess up any of the averages. It didn't seem to add in false zero's for all the time I wasn't on the machine, and average that in, if that's what you meant.

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Re: Questions on smart card/pressure/leaks

Post by Looking 4 zzzzzzz » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:23 pm

That is what I meant about the averages, thank you for caring enough to reply.

Riv

Re: Questions on smart card/pressure/leaks

Post by Riv » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:24 pm

Sorry, the above post was my reply to looking4zzzzzzz.