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Feeling a bit worse since increasing the lower pressure. But i'll give it another 3 or 4 days and see if that make a difference.

alexchetty wrote:Feeling a bit worse since increasing the lower pressure. But i'll give it another 3 or 4 days and see if that make a difference.

Hi alexchetty,

Are you under a doctor's care or are you doing this on your own?

Also, is there any way you could buy the smart link module so you could access sleepyhead software?

49er

on my own.

07October2013
95th Percentile Pressure 13.0
90th Percentile Pressure 12.0
AHI 4.5
Pressure Plateau Time 0%
High Leak Flow Time 0%
NRI 2.75 (Is this a concern?)
EPI 31 (Is this a concern? Should I be using a full face mask?)

--Pressure at low 6.5 - high 20
--Note: AHI has decreased slightly.
--going to give it another couple of days.. maybe my body is adjusting to the change.
--Still too early (6:48am Cape Town, South Africa) to tell whether i'm feeling better, worse or the same.

alexchetty wrote:07October2013
95th Percentile Pressure 13.0
90th Percentile Pressure 12.0
AHI 4.5
Pressure Plateau Time 0%
High Leak Flow Time 0%
NRI 2.75 (Is this a concern?)
EPI 31 (Is this a concern? Should I be using a full face mask?)

--Pressure at low 6.5 - high 20
--Note: AHI has decreased slightly.
--going to give it another couple of days.. maybe my body is adjusting to the change.
--Still too early (6:48am Cape Town, South Africa) to tell whether i'm feeling better, worse or the same.

Great news alexchetty that your AHI is down. Definitely give it a few more days for your body to adjust.

Not concerned NRI has increased for now. However, the fact that it has from .5 which consists mostly of central leads me to believe that you do want to be conservative increasing your pressure particularly since your AHI is trending downwards.

Regarding the EPI 31, yes, you do either need to switch to a full face mask or if you're happy with your nasal mask, you could try wearing a chin strap to see if that prevents mouth breathing. Another option may be using tape to keep your mouth shut. Not everyone is comfortable with that but I wanted to throw it out there.

49er

Thanks for the reply 49er.

I will monitor my progress and post results daily to keep this forum up to date.

alexchetty wrote:Thanks for the reply 49er.

I will monitor my progress and post results daily to keep this forum up to date.

You're very welcome. Kudos you for your diligence in monitoring your therapy.

49er

08October2013
95th Percentile Pressure 10.0
90th Percentile Pressure 9.5
AHI 5.0
Pressure Plateau Time 0%
High Leak Flow Time 0%
NRI 0.5
EPI 31

--Pressure at low 6.5 - high 20
--7:06am Cape Town, South Africa - Feeling better than yesterday this morning.

alexchetty wrote:08October2013
95th Percentile Pressure 10.0
90th Percentile Pressure 9.5
AHI 5.0
Pressure Plateau Time 0%
High Leak Flow Time 0%
NRI 0.5
EPI 31

--Pressure at low 6.5 - high 20
--7:06am Cape Town, South Africa - Feeling better than yesterday this morning.

Great you're feeling better alexchetty. Maybe a few more days at this pressure to see what the AHI does. But more importantly, to see if you continue to feel better.

Madbear had a good point that if you were using an S9, you might be seeing a lower AHI. So that is another reason it might be just as important to go by how you feel vs. your AHI.

Have you made a decision on how you're going to deal with the high EPI?

49er

I've got a both a full face mask and a nasal mask. will wait a couple more days to see how i'm feeling and if the AHI drops further or at lease stabilises before switching to the full face mask.

09October2013
95th Percentile Pressure 11.5
90th Percentile Pressure 10.5
AHI 4.0
Pressure Plateau Time 0%
High Leak Flow Time 0%
NRI 1.25
EPI 24

--Pressure at low 6.5 - high 20
--Note: AHI has decreased
--Going to stay on this pressure for another day, then increase. (Do you think adjusting the lower pressure from 6.5 to 8 is too a big jump?)

alexchetty wrote:09October2013
95th Percentile Pressure 11.5
90th Percentile Pressure 10.5
AHI 4.0
Pressure Plateau Time 0%
High Leak Flow Time 0%
NRI 1.25
EPI 24

--Pressure at low 6.5 - high 20
--Note: AHI has decreased
--Going to stay on this pressure for another day, then increase. (Do you think adjusting the lower pressure from 6.5 to 8 is too a big jump?)

Hi alexchetty,

How do you feel? Unless you are feeling worse, since the AHI had decreased, I would wait a few more days to see if this is going to continue.

49er

49er can you write me a prescription for Cetirizine? I have this really bad rash that won't go away.

Mr Concerned wrote:49er can you write me a prescription for Cetirizine? I have this really bad rash that won't go away.

Mr. Concerned,

Instead of acting like a troll, why don't you tell us who you are so we understand the context of why you are so concerned about forums like this one?

49er

49er wrote:

Mr Concerned wrote:49er can you write me a prescription for Cetirizine? I have this really bad rash that won't go away.

Mr. Concerned,

Instead of acting like a troll, why don't you tell us who you are so we understand the context of why you are so concerned about forums like this one?

49er

I am an internet forum user. Just like you. I don't give out my real name. Just like you. I could really be anyone.... much like you. I really don't see why you are so concerned about my identity. When I read through this forum I was not immediately alarmed by all of the anonymous forum users. I assumed they were people from all over the world that had devised clever pseudonyms to use for identification purposes.