Where can I find sleepyhead stat analysis info

Hi,
I know that my AHI should be under 5 each night and it is.
I don't know what the leak data means or how to interpret it. Someone did tell me I should have 25 or less leaks, but is that each night?
Where can I find a writeup? I have a Resmed S9 with Aflex.

birdygirl38 wrote:I have a Resmed S9 with Aflex.

ResMed machines don't have AFlex. If your machine has AFlex on it then you have a PR System One machine.

Look in my signature line for the SleepyHead tutorial under construction thread. I think most of your questions will be answered there.

Regarding leak numbers....ResMed machines report only excess leak and yes, those users need to keep their leak numbers under 24 L/min.
The PR System One machine reports total leak which is the mask vent rate plus any excess leak so you won't ever see a leak number below 24 L/min if you are using the PR S1 machine.
Respironics doesn't ever tell us a set number for large leak territory but past experience (mine and others) seem to point to large leak territory starting somewhere around 80 to 90 L/min. Stay well below that for the bulk of the night and leaks are considered well managed. I don't get in a panic about short excursions into large leak territory if they are short lived.
10 minutes or so out of 7 or 8 hours of sleep isn't the end of the world.

Wow Ok I found your links to the sleepyhead, and I'm pretty tech savvy but wow! what? lol

I need to buy a data reader? right? ok
I have a mac so I need to set up my data card. I don't understand how, I need a technical writer to translate this stuff...lol help!

You are right - they wrote it on the order as Remstar S9 but it is a Remstar system one with Aflex on the sleepyhead data and on my machine.
Thanks for the info on leaks going to look at it now.

lisacaice wrote: I need to buy a data reader? right? ok

Edit for this question....Is your machine the Escape? If so, the only data you have available is hours of use.

But if you had a full data machine if your computer has a slot for the SD card then you wouldn't need a card reader/adapter. Those are only needed for computes without SD slots.

lisacaice wrote:Wow Ok I found your links to the sleepyhead, and I'm pretty tech savvy but wow! what? lol

I need to buy a data reader? right? ok
I have a mac so I need to set up my data card. I don't understand how, I need a technical writer to translate this stuff...lol help!

Hi lisacaice, I also have a Mac and I never knew it had a built-in card slot until I actually looked for it. I have a desktop iMac and the card slot is on the right side, just below the DVD slot. I still don't really know what people use SD cards for other than for reading their cpap data!