Search found 348 matches

by vandownbytheriver
Tue May 14, 2024 9:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: HIgh RDI, low AHI, Seeking Guidance (I feel really bad)
Replies: 2
Views: 970

Re: HIgh RDI, low AHI, Seeking Guidance (I feel really bad)

https://imgur.com/a/5D2BXHV Not sure why but the original image on the post gives me a 404 error so I am posting the link again. I'd try a night of straight 8cm CPAP EPR 2 and see how it goes... it looks like the FL's piss off the pressure, which brings on the CA's. Also SleepHQ is better for shari...
by vandownbytheriver
Tue May 14, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Woke Up Gasping
Replies: 28
Views: 11379

Re: Woke Up Gasping

Airyhead wrote:
Tue May 14, 2024 1:46 pm
Sorry vandownbytheriver, somehow I copied the wrong link. Here's this mornings data. https://sleephq.com/public/368e5ff6-a70 ... f41affaa31
It *does* look better! I'd keep working it up as you can... I expect the CA's to disappear, we'll see.
by vandownbytheriver
Tue May 14, 2024 9:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mouth Tape?
Replies: 10
Views: 2746

Re: Mouth Tape?

I just got the SomnoSeal fit pack... which contains two sizes. I'm going to try the Small size, the other is Medium and the Small seems to work for me. It is a silicone piece that goes between teeth and lips... should only take a small piece of tape (included) to fix the lips in place. I'm hoping th...
by vandownbytheriver
Tue May 14, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Woke Up Gasping
Replies: 28
Views: 11379

Re: Woke Up Gasping

Well, interesting night. I increased both IPAP and EPAP by 1cm and decreased humidity to level 6. Rain-out was mostly resolved but minor leaks were bothersome all night. Gross parameters didn't change much, but waveform tops looked smooth and exhalation support looked better. Most remarkable to me ...
by vandownbytheriver
Tue May 14, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Unable to fall asleep with CPAP
Replies: 5
Views: 394

Re: Unable to fall asleep with CPAP

The tech is at a loss now too we tried EPR off with slightly lower overall pressure. He wants to try "constant pressure" (no ramp up) next to see if that might not be it, followed by a prescription of sleeping pills. I'm starting to get skeptical. I was just thinking it might be Auto Ramp that gets...
by vandownbytheriver
Tue May 14, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Past Pest back to bother you again
Replies: 9
Views: 2092

Re: Past Pest back to bother you again

Thank you Sir- I have been busier than my foggy brain can cope with. Got my 60th class reunion end of week and as I have/had a signshop I was asked to do the signage. Have not done this stuff for 5 years and between rusty and foggy and stressed out, it is going as expected... Unfortunately you must...
by vandownbytheriver
Tue May 14, 2024 7:59 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OSCAR missing data?
Replies: 8
Views: 1988

Re: OSCAR missing data?

Now I installed sleep HQ and started upload from SD card but its stuck on th 27% mark for half an hour! How long does it usually take? Its just few days of data, is this normal or something went wrong? Hopefully you've restarted it by now, six hours later. I don't normally have upload problems, but...
by vandownbytheriver
Tue May 14, 2024 7:50 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OSCAR Question About Pressure
Replies: 3
Views: 65

Re: OSCAR Question About Pressure

See the gnomon at upper right? It says one is EPAP, one is Pressure. Helpful? Not so much!

Looks like you have EPR 2 turned on... that's all it is. On my Aircurve it just has one straight line all the way across, they don't even bother with EPAP.
by vandownbytheriver
Mon May 13, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Airmini Review
Replies: 5
Views: 2008

Re: Airmini Review

I was curious about the HumidX discs so I googled... and read this: Designed to provide comfortable therapy while at home or while traveling. When you exhale, heat and moisture is captured and stored within the HME's tiny paper ridges. When you inhale, this heat and moisture is released to humidify ...
by vandownbytheriver
Mon May 13, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Woke Up Gasping
Replies: 28
Views: 11379

Re: Woke Up Gasping

I believe you're on the right road... the more you increase your pressures the less the differential will cause CA due to stripping CO2 if you keep the same differential. You appear to respond better to the bi-level algorithm than the EPR algorithm. Good luck! Let us know how it goes.
by vandownbytheriver
Mon May 13, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Woke Up Gasping
Replies: 28
Views: 11379

Re: Woke Up Gasping

Meant to say PS=2. Should have read IPAP=11 EPAP=9. OK... that makes more sense. Still, bi-level gives better support than EPR IMO... when I was using EPR I'd feel my palate slap hard when supine during the breath transition to exhale. Even though I'm on more differential it's better because a) the...
by vandownbytheriver
Sun May 12, 2024 10:52 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: UARS? Please take a look at these Sleepyhead screenshots
Replies: 5
Views: 608

Re: UARS? Please take a look at these Sleepyhead screenshots

royal55 wrote:
Fri May 10, 2024 9:18 pm
Do you also have UARS?
You may benefit from this AXG/Lanky Jason video:

https://youtu.be/WzCGa9_a9KI?si=Bq7iPnseVBz8uOtG&t=208
by vandownbytheriver
Sun May 12, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AirCurve 11s are in But
Replies: 13
Views: 6108

Re: AirCurve 11s are in But

So the question is when did the air sense 11 come out and how similar is it to the AirCurve 11? It is my understanding that, just like the 10 series, the 11 series' distinction is the firmware only. Same exact computer hardware, motor, heater, plastic case... the only difference is what is flashed ...
by vandownbytheriver
Sun May 12, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Kind of scared, split sleep study again after almost 20 years on PAP
Replies: 8
Views: 1706

Re: Kind of scared, split sleep study again after almost 20 years on PAP

My goal with this new sleep center honestly is to work on all the other “Not Sleep Apnea” sleep issues I still have, and while I’m at it, a script and order for a new machine [maybe an AirCurve 11, let me know if this is a bad idea, seams like I should just get a brand new Air Curve 10 as the 11 do...
by vandownbytheriver
Sat May 11, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep apnea patients can breathe easy about CPAP therapy, computer simulations suggest
Replies: 3
Views: 409

Re: Sleep apnea patients can breathe easy about CPAP therapy, computer simulations suggest

But it can raise levels of angiopoetin-2, a sign of damage: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(24)00050-1/fulltext ... but statins can reduce this protein level: https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/statins-may-reduce-heart-disease-sleep-apnea-patients *Not* from simulatio...