High respiratory rate and weird breathing

Here is the same night as the Imgur was linked to but shown in SleepHQ instead of OSCAR. The graphs especially breaths look a bit different, but on the different platforms.

https://sleephq.com/public/e3a670e1-6eb ... f477c62a69

The weird breathing occured around 08.59 in the morning.

Again, had to press "show advanced data" so see all the parameters.

SlothInAMoth wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 23, 2023 11:55 am

zonker wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 23, 2023 11:44 am

from what i can gather (and i may be wrong) the advantage of sleephq is that after you post it, someone else looking at the chart can zoom in to see certain aspects. with oscar, you are the only one that can zoom in.

That's great! I wish OSCAR had the same function. I'll check out SleepHQ and see if I can post it here.

Here is a link to one night:
https://sleephq.com/public/b80ef2fd-e60 ... 8d97b07c55

I had to click "show advanced charts" in order to view the data!

The chart you posted lets us zoom in which is great.

SlothInAMoth wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 23, 2023 12:42 pm

The graphs especially breaths look a bit different, but on the different platforms.

Can you tell me if at any time while you're awake, breathing on the machine, that the machine is sending in pulses that may or may not be in sync with your breathing?

Rubicon wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:34 am

Can you tell me if at any time while you're awake, breathing on the machine, that the machine is sending in pulses that may or may not be in sync with your breathing?

Nothing other than my own breathing is affecting the data/breathing patterns. It seems to match up with my pulse which is around 77-78 bmp when asleep according to my Fitbit.

SlothInAMoth wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:15 am

Maybe that could be the reason for a high bpm?

To be clear, you do not have a high BPM at all.

You have severe flow limitation, and every now and then it's so bad that flow stops in mid inhalation and resumes a split second later. However, since the machine reregisters a breath every time inspiration hits -0-, it counts that breath as 2 and the 5-breath averaging window gets a bump.

Rubicon wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 24, 2023 9:30 am

To be clear, you do not have a high BPM at all.

You have severe flow limitation, and every now and then it's so bad that flow stops in mid inhalation and resumes a split second later. However, since the machine reregisters a breath every time inspiration hits -0-, it counts that breath as 2 and the 5-breath averaging window gets a bump.

Seriously, thank you for looking at the data and giving feedback.

The ENT-doctor who wrote the referral to the sleep clinic saw that my tongue base is thick. He said that he wouldn't be surprised if I'd need a CPAP.