Hmmm ok.....Dog Slobber wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:32 amFor an Obstructive Apnea, yes; for a Central Apnea, no. Stop breathing for a bit, then when you restart your first breath will be deeper than usuallynninnj wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:25 amThank you!Dog Slobber wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:15 amSome rules of thumb I use to help me identify "real" vs awake apneas:
- Event(s) near the beginning or end of a sleep session should be treated as suspect.
- Fake events can be flagged as OAs, CAs, or Hs.
- Flow rate volatility, prior to an event is probably fake.
- Start to learn your own flow rate while awake vs asleep. You can do this by looking at your flow rate at times when you know you're awake. Look at it at various zooms levels.
I saw a few "events" that didn't seem like they were quite right, like I might have been awake. Then I saw some that were def me asleep.
Is it typical to grab a deep breath after an apnea event? I am kinda surprised that some suggest I went right back to peaceful gentle breathing but I guess that is kinda what the CPAP is supposed to do?
But, that doesn't mean that you will always have a recovery breath after an obstructive event.
So the first hypopnea doesnt really look like a hypopnea based on continued breathing rhythm and pressure.
The second and third events both look like OAs?
And the next event is a CA but these OAs and CA both have a large breath right before them so I just don't know.
Either way I appreciate the help as I learn to read the data.