Are you having much (if any) nasal congestion? If you are that could explain the increased flow limitations.
MeleeMK2 wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 4:18 pm
Would flow limitations be seen in someone without a sbd?
Yeah...nasal congestion, deviated septum, or potentially some other nasal issue.
Nose issues are NOT SDB issues. They are just nose issues and need to be address in other traditional nose treating ways.
I am not so sure that you have UARS either.....you aren't showing any RERA flagging and you need to have RERAs to help diagnose an already hard diagnosis to make.
Adding EPR will often help reduce FLs as LONG AS THEY aren't caused by nasal congestion.
Conversely increasing the minimum pressure is another way (again as long as it's not nasal congestion related).
ASV probably not a good choice just for FLs....Like using an atomic bomb to swat a fly.
BTW.....general consensus is that prior to any sleep study (home or lab) that people who are already using cpap abstain for at least a week (preferably 2 weeks) to eliminate the risk of any hold over effect clouding the results.
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