Pugsy wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 10:10 am
No good, quick and easy options here.
You got really bad aerophagia when the max pressure was 10 and you were maxed out and sleeping on your back...is that correct?
You get bad aerophagia still yet on your side with the max at 20 and the machine maxed out at 20 even when on your side?
Is that correct? That last 2 hour segment would be acceptable if the belly issues weren't a big problem.
It appears that side sleeping along with letting the machine try to deal with airway issues does seem to at least reduce the AHI. If AHI was all we worried about we could accept that but we have to factor in how we sleep and feel and just how much the aerophagia issues mess with our results.
Your doctor is an incompetent ass with being okay waiting 6 months of essentially not even minimal improvement of the AHI at sub optimal pressures....ludicrous .......finding a non incompetent ass isn't always easy or quick.
All I know to offer for right now....try again with the 20 max setting and side sleeping so we can get more of a feel for how well (or not) it works than the 2 hour segment offers.
In terms of how much does the physical nasal issues contribute to things here as in FLs or pressure needs or therapy...that's an unknown at this time. Right now there's no way to know just how much of an impact your nasal issues might be having on the sleep disordered breathing problem. I am sure there is some impact going on but how big of a part it might play is unknown and we just don't know how much improvement or not would come from nasal surgery.
In general though anything we do to help our breathing all the time will also help nighttime breathing in some fashion.
At some point in the next few days lets try the Mirage FX nasal mask you have in your possession. Sooner than later most likely. Lets rule in or out using a nasal mask as an option that may or may not result in lower pressure needs...but worth at least trying.
When I was using min 4 max 10 I didn't had problems with aerophagia but AHI was always 75+ for the whole month.
Today sleeping on my side with the max at 20 I did have aerophagia, there was a pain on my right side, and I relieve this after farting a lot was something that lasted for less than 30 minutes, now I feel "okay" like don't really feel uncomfortable or nothing, is just when I wake up, for the first hour max. I don't mind "waking up" like that if I'm not having AHI's (seems like I had in those 2 hours like 4 or less) and if is not dangerous.
I will try again tonight with the max at 20 and will try to get a consult with a different Dr. here aren't many specialist so usually for at least 2 weeks they don't have a free space for a consult but tomorrow I will call everyone to see.
I read somewhere that using a neck foam brace can help when sleeping too but not sure if that can be something, I can try to order one from amazon ?
And okay in a few day's we try with the nasal mask to see if there is difference.
