Just Keepin' on keepin' on

Snoozin' Bluezzz · Post by **Snoozin' Bluezzz** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:59 pm

I'm piping up to say that while I have been reticent on the forum I am actively lurking and happy to see all the contributors.

I have little of worth or interest to report. My OSA therapy is in an acutely "normal" stage. I wash my face, poligrip my mouth, put my vinegar spritzed Swift on and hose up to my Remstar APAP each and every night at a constant 9cm H2O. Each morning I unhook, spritz the Swift, peel the poligrip, power off the APAP, disconnect the hose. Day in, day out it has been constant like this for 3 months now and pretty much like this since last February after I got all the initial "bugs" out. My AHI varies between 2.5 at the highest and .8 at the lowest. My time in apnea every single night is 2 minutes. Snores and leaks are pretty constant. It doesn't vary much. At times I feel the noticeable benefits of xPAP therapy and at other times it seems transparent. I have other health problems that need to be sorted out before xPAP may make the difference it can but a bad night on xPAP is better than the best night without so I just keep on keeping on.

Y'all just keep on keepin' on too, ya hear!

David

birdshell · Post by **birdshell** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:54 pm

Thank you.

From your lips to God's ears.

May you just keep on keeping on. It is kind of nice to be in a regular, effective routine for treatment.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:36 pm

Hi David.

Good to hear you're hanging right in there.
Some days the routine gets to be pretty "Ho Hum", but that's a good sign, too.
Are you running your APAP in single pressure mode? (that's what I gathered)
Have you tried any higher settings to get your AHI down? (although it's not "bad" where it is and mine varies some, too)

Best wishes,

Den

NightHawkeye · Post by **NightHawkeye** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:57 am

I'll add my congratulations, David. Good to hear from you again, too. Seems like so many folks come and go here. My own postings have gone down quite a bit as well.

BTW, I never did get the poligrip strips to work for me . . . or the poligrip . . . and I'm too chicken to do the mouth tape . . . but I am considering it.

Regards,
Bill

Snoozin' Bluezzz · Post by **Snoozin' Bluezzz** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:03 am

Den - 9cm seems to be my "sweet" spot. Above and below it seems that my AHI goes up. Lower is Hypopneas and higher is Apneas. Strange. I have not done a self-titration since June so perhaps I'll take a look in a bit.

Bill - Thanks. Good luck. I'm sorry the poligrip doesn't work for you. The way I am doing it now it almost like using nothing. On posting - it seems like I really don't have too much to offer that others can't contribute just as well and when I do get going my opinions can get pretty strong and my ego quite involved and there are plenty of others willing to carry that ball so I just abstain unless something seems really meaningful to me.

Take care, both of you.

David