2nd Generation SleepyHead

The author of SleepyHead has helped a lot of people!!!

I wish I was in a place to help. I have done software before but I am older, rather beat up, and simply have other things I feel I must do.

If I were a younger man learning or in the processes of using software skills I think I would do well to learn about Linux and Open Source Software.

Then I think the usable skills would be best developed by doing a project or two. Open Source has many many projects always wanting people, from the Kernel on out.

But here I would request that someones would not only add a hand to SleepyHead as it is - but - over time consider how some items could be added:

Flagging of not only AHI but also "micro events" which show charateristics of obstuction and result in a stress like reaction in the breathing patterns.

Flagging of ventilatory instability and likely carbon dioxide maintenance events.

Some kind of graphical representation of these events greatly simplified.

The skills you make would be your own. The people you help would bless you forever.

Please help if you can!

Thanks!

Todzo

I personally think jedimark has been tremendously generous with his time. But I am sure it would help as suggestions are added for new features in is thread to also indicate the amount you would contribute financially to see the features implemented. Most program modifications are handled on an hourly basis for unsolicited requests in my past life in IT.

I do not speak for and have no contact with SleepyHead development. But I have a great deal of respect for the developer.

Todzo wrote: Flagging of not only AHI but also "micro events" which show charateristics of obstuction and result in a stress like reaction in the breathing patterns.

Under the CPAP tab in the preferences panel there is an option for Custom User Event Flagging. The user can choose how much flow reduction is needed to trigger a "custom event" being flagged. The user can also choose how long the event must last before a "custom event" is flagged. I don't know how reliable the feature is, but it is there for you to play with.

Custom events are NOT added to the AHI for obvious reasons.

But I suspect that you are after something much more involved. Perhaps as involved as (or more involved than?) PR's attempts at scoring RERAs based (solely) on the pattern of "increasing flow irregularities based on the shape of the wave flow ending with one or more recovery breaths."

Flagging of ventilatory instability and likely carbon dioxide maintenance events.

The only data coming from the CPAP is the flow of air in and out of the "system". With only that data, measuring CO2 is impossible.

As for "ventilatory instability" beyond the obvious flow limitations that are already scored by both the S9's and the System Ones: That would require jedimark or others to either make their own definitions (bad idea since none of us are doctors or respiratory scientists) or learn a tremendous amount of material that is probably not of great interest.

STL Mark wrote:I personally think jedimark has been tremendously generous with his time.

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It it truly amazing what jedimark has done with the development of SleepyHead.

robysue wrote:

STL Mark wrote:I personally think jedimark has been tremendously generous with his time.

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It it truly amazing what jedimark has done with the development of SleepyHead.

What I had hoped to do here is to interest some young people to join the SleepyHead team. We are forever grateful to jedimark!! However, none of us will last forever and there are many things that we could do if more were involved.

So the story can continue {cue star wars music!}.

Thanks!

Todzo

robysue wrote: Under the CPAP tab in the preferences panel there is an option for Custom User Event Flagging.

Thanks.

robysue wrote:

Flagging of ventilatory instability and likely carbon dioxide maintenance events.

The only data coming from the CPAP is the flow of air in and out of the "system". With only that data, measuring CO2 is impossible.

There are many working on their own equipment. Info is good. I have also learned that you can tell a lot by looking at the flow data. Over time you see what is “normal” and what seems out of place.

We are looking at our data a lot more than any doctor has. It is amazing what you can find if you look.

robysue wrote:As for "ventilatory instability" beyond the obvious flow limitations that are already scored by both the S9's and the System Ones: That would require jedimark or others to either make their own definitions (bad idea since none of us are doctors or respiratory scientists) or learn a tremendous amount of material that is probably not of great interest.

If I had not come to understand and deal with some of my issues of ventilatory instability I would probably not be here right now.

The doctors could not even tell me about the hyperventilation which was so much very obviously a key part of my so called daytime anxiety attacks. If it is not relevant to some pill or procedure they want to sell you it simply has no relevance to them, even if it could heal you. They seem to have become much more “pushers” than healers.

I would strongly urge to to take the time and effort to study out these issues yourself. I really do believe it could change your life very much for the better.

STL Mark wrote:I personally think jedimark has been tremendously generous with his time. But I am sure it would help as suggestions are added for new features in is thread to also indicate the amount you would contribute financially to see the features implemented. Most program modifications are handled on an hourly basis for unsolicited requests in my past life in IT.

I do not speak for and have no contact with SleepyHead development. But I have a great deal of respect for the developer.

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