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Pugsy wrote:Hey, I am female...you guys are supposed to read my mind...don't you know that?

sorry, my crystal ball's in the shop!

Another...better...night. Still no bad problems with air guts. (I wish I had used epr before) I am going to stay with what I have right now, eventually bump the pressure up just a little. I have a goal of less than 1

IF you decide to make pressure changes, I would leave minimum alone and only raise max pressure. Looks like the machine would have gone higher if not locked in at 12.6.

I have had problems in the past with the machine ramping up to whatever the max is set to and staying there. (nothing wrong with the machine, flow limitations are high) I had sinus surgery and I am now seeing the auto feature is fluctuating more as it should. I also had pretty bad leak problems in the past, the amara view seems to have fixed that.

keroseneburner wrote:Another...better...night. Still no bad problems with air guts. (I wish I had used epr before) I am going to stay with what I have right now, eventually bump the pressure up just a little. I have a goal of less than 1

part of what you've done, with EPR, is lower your base pressure. in your first screenshot, it was 11.6 (as you'd been directed by the deciple of fixed pressure), now, your base pressure is 9.2 which ramps up by 2 every time you inhale. last night, that base pressure got up to 10.6 (the EPAP) line. what you've done is made your machine work like a limited bilevel machine, with lower pressure in between breaths, which probably gives you more leeway before the 'air guts'.

also, I wouldn't worry much about getting things under 1. it may, or may not affect how you feel, I know i don't feel much of any difference as long as I'm under 1.5-2, somewhere in there. if you do get it lower, that's fine, but it may not make much difference.

I believe this is the best apnea/event night I have had since I started tracking it ......no air guts either

imho <1 is a realistic goal
i can tell when my ahi + flow limitations is >1
but then i am sensitive too
monitor you sleep position too in case that matters

Looks like you have found some new settings that give you the results you want and don't cause the belly discomfort.
Give yourself some time at these settings. We know they will work as evidenced by last night's results.

keroseneburner wrote:I believe this is the best apnea/event night I have had since I started tracking it ......no air guts either

awesome... do you notice any difference in how you feel during the day? I mean, the number looks great, but are you feeling better too?

and, like Pugsy says, let it sit for a while and average out. who knows, that might have been your new 'bad' day

Yesterday, I cleaned the garage, mowed the yard, cleaned up the shop (separate garage) and lots of other stuff I don't recall off hand. I hand boundless energy I haven't had in a long time. Hope it keeps up

Good for you.
If you still have some extra energy....I am in the middle of doing some cleaning myself...care to come over and help?

keroseneburner wrote: lots of other stuff I don't recall off hand.

Many report their memory gradually improves with good CPAP therapy.

My highest AHI this week was 1.2 I had .6 last night. This is the best therapy I have had, hopefully it keeps rolling like this