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Sleeping Ugly wrote: I don't have to use the bathroom much during the day. I have had medical tests to determine if the nocturia was caused by something else. It's logical it was sleep apnea. I don't know why it still continues with good therapy. it certainly is MUCH better, however!

Holden4th wrote:....That said, I don't see it as the holy grail of xPAP therapy.

Sleeping Ugly wrote:

Holden4th wrote:....That said, I don't see it as the holy grail of xPAP therapy.

I don't think anyone does.

LSAT wrote:IF not CPAP.....what is? If one has OSA, the choices seem to be an Oral appliance, Surgery, CPAP or ignore the diagnosis and take your chances. CPAP has proven to be the "holy grail" for most.

Pugsy wrote:

LSAT wrote:IF not CPAP.....what is? If one has OSA, the choices seem to be an Oral appliance, Surgery, CPAP or ignore the diagnosis and take your chances. CPAP has proven to be the "holy grail" for most.

LSAT I don't think they were referring to CPAP but instead referring to getting a nice perfect 0.0 AHI and numbers on the report as not being the holy grail.

Sleeping Ugly wrote:I have been on CPAP therapy for about 2 months now. Mainly through this site, I have found how to improve my therapy with adjustments/features to the point that I now have almost perfect numbers. It's been weeks since I have had either a CA or obstructive airway apnea. I have a smattering of hyponeas--most nights as few as 2-3 and my VS's are averaging 2-5. Last night I only had one RERA and 2 flow limitations.

I am well aware that everyone is different--medications, medical problems, weight, masks, machines, sleeping positions, etc. All the variables I am aware of.

My question is: Do you think it possible to ever achieve the "prefect score?" All O's? No CA or OA, no hyponeas, no VS, no RERA's, etc. ?

Is it a unicorn or has anyone ever had the perfect night? (UHHH--RELATED TO CPAP THERAPY)!! LOL

SunnyBeBe wrote:It's good to compare notes, because, now I'm wondering if I should bump my pressure up just a notch to get a perfect score all the time, but.......I may just leave it.

Bathroom trips were HORRIBLE for me before my treatment. So, even though, my numbers weren't that bad, my bathroom trips were. I no longer have that problem and in fact, normally go all night with no bathroom trip, EVEN though, I drink a lot of fluids and go a lot in the day. (Med I'm on. Long story.)

I just started taking Melatonin. I can't tell it really. I think I may need a higher dose.

My goal is to get uninterrupted sleep. Sometimes, that is possible and I LOVE IT, but, I am sometimes awakened by my Continuous Glucose Monitor. It alerts me if my blood sugar is too high or too low. So, I'm okay, if that will not go off. But, I a light sleeper and outside noises will awake me.

Sleeping Ugly wrote:I raised my minimum pressure last night up another .5 to 8.5 and got................drum roll..................my first PERFECT score! LOL! Ta da! Do I feel any different compared to a 0.5? Nah.

Pugsy wrote:

Sleeping Ugly wrote:I raised my minimum pressure last night up another .5 to 8.5 and got................drum roll..................my first PERFECT score! LOL! Ta da! Do I feel any different compared to a 0.5? Nah.

At least you can give yourself shoulder strain patting yourself on the back.

So now you know it is attainable...but you also know it doesn't necessarily mean you feel any different and why we don't harp on perfect numbers to much.

DreamStalker wrote:If you collect your nightly AHI data and plot it on a graph against your nightly average pressure, you can find your optimal pressure setting(s) for attaining the "perfect score" as often as possible.



What you will end up when you have collected enough data (a month or two?), is a "U"-shape curve like the one pictured above (just substitute the word pressure for sleep and the vertical red up arrows for increasing AHI). That's how I found my optimal pressure about 10 years ago and have averaged 0.4 AHI for about a decade with "perfect scores" of zero AHI at least 2 or 3 times a week. Has madea huge difference in my life after first being diagnosed with 102 AHI and 60% O2 saturations (The Walking Dead zombies had more life in them than I did).