13 Nights on machine-need help understanding report

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vtcpa
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13 Nights on machine-need help understanding report

Post by vtcpa » Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:11 pm

Last night was my 13th in this journey. Overall, I'm adapting pretty well. My report says I'm 100% compliant, which I like!
I have the EncoreViewer 2.0 software. Does this give me enough information? Is the EncorePro better? If so, how do I obtain it?

From my report:
Avg 90% pressure: 7.3
CA Index: 0.7
OA Index: 0.5
Average Hypopnea Index: 0.8
Average RERA Index: 0.4
Average AHI: 2.0
Avg FL Index: 1.2
Avg VS Index: 0.1
Large leaks: 0

Can someone help me interpret this, or point me where in the forum is a thread discussing how to interpret our reports?
My AHI's prior to APAP were 12-19.6, so I definitely see where 2 is an improvement, but should it be lower?

Thanks in advance...I am finding this board to be most helpful!
CB

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Re: 13 Nights on machine-need help understanding report

Post by Janknitz » Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:25 pm

You don't need Encore Pro. It's meant for a clinic to manage many patients, and as a result it's heavy and SLOW. The only difference is minute by minute flow graphing for one night--not worth all the trouble of the software.

Take a look at the "Respironics Data Tutorial" on my blog for how to read the daily detailed graphs. If you have a particularly good or bad night and want to see why, that will help.

Overall your numbers look good! If you're feeling great, your AHI is well below 5 and that's where it's supposed to be. If you aren't feeling 100%, you can try to get that AHI down even more. Mine is always under 1, averaging 0.4 to 0.5, but 2 is just dandy as long as you are feeling the benefit.
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Re: 13 Nights on machine-need help understanding report

Post by Pugsy » Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:28 pm

Your overall numbers are all quite good, especially for just starting.

I agree with Janknitz. No need for Encore Pro. Go read the tutorial and see if that explains things well enough. If not, let us know.

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Re: 13 Nights on machine-need help understanding report

Post by vtcpa » Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:45 pm

Very helpful blog entry, Janknitz. Exactly what I was needing.

I am feeling more awake during the day since beginning therapy. Having OSA came out-of-the-blue to me, but once diagnosed, so many symptoms suddenly made sense! Feeling VERY fortunate that my issue was found incidental to some other testing. Now, I can get on with life

Really glad I found this site and all of you fellow hoseheads, too.
CB