Oscar help / are these "artifacts", am I half robot?!

Must be an OSCAR glitch as the SleepHq report is normal looking.
Was this the only night where the wacko flow rate was so blocky?
If so, you might purge that one night and upload again and see if it is resolved or not.
To purge a date...In OSCAR go to Data tab...then advanced tab and you will see the purge information stuff.

I don't have time right now to do a breath by breath evaluation of the SleepHq report but from a glance I saw quite a few arousals that appeared to be spontaneous...no known cause but not related to airway issues.

I will need some time to read up on your meds but in general any of the ADHD meds are going to mess with sleep quality.
Mess with sleep quality and it will sure mess with how restorative your sleep is or isn't and how you feel the next day.

Have you ever had a diagnostic sleep study (in home or in lab) without using the MAD device?

Pugsy wrote: ↑

Thu May 25, 2023 6:16 pm

Must be an OSCAR glitch as the SleepHq report is normal looking.
Was this the only night where the wacko flow rate was so blocky? Not the only night but it's not very often - like 3 times this month.

If so, you might purge that one night and upload again and see if it is resolved or not. To purge a date...In OSCAR go to Data tab...then advanced tab and you will see the purge information stuff.

Yes I did set up a new profile and uploaded the data and the same thing happened. I will try to upload oscar to my other computer and see if the same thing happens there. I didn't want to purge from this system completely because I made extensive notes each night on my mask, what medicines i took, how I mouth taped... and how I felt in the morning.

I don't have time right now to do a breath by breath evaluation of the SleepHq report but from a glance I saw quite a few arousals that appeared to be spontaneous...no known cause but not related to airway issues.
I will need some time to read up on your meds but in general any of the ADHD meds are going to mess with sleep quality.
Mess with sleep quality and it will sure mess with how restorative your sleep is or isn't and how you feel the next day.

Yes, agreed. the problem is that I still had similar sleep issues before I was diagnosed. I appreciate any time you have. Thank you.

Have you ever had a diagnostic sleep study (in home or in lab) without using the MAD device?

No, I've been wearing a dental appliance (but not MAD) since I was a pre-teen (I was grinding my teeth since I was very little) and didn't realise it could be apnea related until much much later. They told me to wear the MAD during the last study (purposefully, the other ones they didn't say whether to or not but they knew I wore one and I asked before I put it on), I am not wearing the MAD now, just a simple boil and bite as a teeth preventative.

Mishehu wrote: ↑

Thu May 25, 2023 1:37 pm

I do take ADHD medication

Here is something to be aware of. Doctors have a horrible habit of diagnosing ADHD or ADD when the root problem is sleep apnea. I'm glad your doctor recommended a sleep study.