Hi again
I am in the middle of a week of using the RemStar AutoPap at home, to determine why I have been so sleepy during the past few months, even while using the CPAP every night.
Is the AutoPap with the data card as accurate as having a sleep lab study? Better or worse?
I'm finding the AutoPap much nicer to use than my "regular" RemStar Plus CPAP. Do people use the AutoPap as their all-the-time machine? (Sorry if this is a dumb question.) How does the doctor or respiratory therapist decide whether it would be the right thing for a patient?
Thanks a lot--i am learning a lot from reading the posts here.
Sleep well, everyone.
Autopap titration (?) or being tested at home
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kirinphoebe
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Re: Autopap titration (?) or being tested at home
Is the AutoPap with the data card as accurate as having a sleep lab study? Better or worse?
Neither - it's different. It misses some kinds of data (EEG, leg movement, chest muscle movement etc). But it samples your sleep at home, and for more than one night, which makes the breathing event data it collects much more reliable on the long run.
I'm finding the AutoPap much nicer to use than my "regular" RemStar Plus CPAP.
Not surprising.
Do people use the AutoPap as their all-the-time machine? (Sorry if this is a dumb question.) . Yes, definitely. Many of us do, and many of us feel better with an Auto. This could be because you're getting variable pressure, more attuned to your needs. or because you're getting the right pressure, which the titration night missed.
How does the doctor or respiratory therapist decide whether it would be the right thing for a patient? That probably depends on who the doctor or therapist is, but here's what worked with mine: I had the software, pointed out the variability in the various nights, and, when she mentioned the word "positional" apnea I said "that's why I want a machine that adjusts to my position. Just like my multifocals give me different correction depending on my eyes' position".
You can also mention the effect of devloping technology in diabetic treatment - how people now get programable insuline pumps to control their sugar level, and how some people get morhpine pumps to control post surgery pain.
Welcome to the board - seem like you're on the right track!
O.
Neither - it's different. It misses some kinds of data (EEG, leg movement, chest muscle movement etc). But it samples your sleep at home, and for more than one night, which makes the breathing event data it collects much more reliable on the long run.
I'm finding the AutoPap much nicer to use than my "regular" RemStar Plus CPAP.
Not surprising.
Do people use the AutoPap as their all-the-time machine? (Sorry if this is a dumb question.) . Yes, definitely. Many of us do, and many of us feel better with an Auto. This could be because you're getting variable pressure, more attuned to your needs. or because you're getting the right pressure, which the titration night missed.
How does the doctor or respiratory therapist decide whether it would be the right thing for a patient? That probably depends on who the doctor or therapist is, but here's what worked with mine: I had the software, pointed out the variability in the various nights, and, when she mentioned the word "positional" apnea I said "that's why I want a machine that adjusts to my position. Just like my multifocals give me different correction depending on my eyes' position".
You can also mention the effect of devloping technology in diabetic treatment - how people now get programable insuline pumps to control their sugar level, and how some people get morhpine pumps to control post surgery pain.
Welcome to the board - seem like you're on the right track!
O.
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rested gal recently gave this link supplied by Mikesus. Excellent presentation!
Not Every Patient Needs to Go to the Sleep Lab
Powerpoint presentation by a well respected board certified sleep doctor/pulmonologist, Dr. Barbara Phillips, at a meeting of the American Lung Association of the Central Coast - November 2004
Not Every Patient Needs to Go to the Sleep Lab
Powerpoint presentation by a well respected board certified sleep doctor/pulmonologist, Dr. Barbara Phillips, at a meeting of the American Lung Association of the Central Coast - November 2004
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