I feel the need to chronicle the result of the all the help I've gotten here over the past year. Don't think that my last post captured just how effective the help I've gotten here has been.
So, here are djams therapy highlights (literally).
The big events that took place along the way - my big milestones.
04/24/2018 - (pink). Started therapy. Though I was fully aware that SleepyHead existed, I made the decision to just "use the machine". When my AHI started reaching 8 to nearly 10, I dug out an SD card and put it in the machine and installed SleepyHead.
06/27/2018 - (yellow). Started this thread. You can clearly see that the high AHI's got nipped in the bud pretty quickly. Nearly immediate improvement. I had struggles and mis-steps along the way, but there was always someone popping in here to help.
12/29/2018 - (purple). Pugsy spots my thread querying how to switch from FFM to pillows, PM's me, and a few days later I've got a Swift/FX nasal pillow mask. This had an immediate and dramatic impact. Look what happened to my FL's, AHI and pressure needs. I quickly figured out that I could drop my MIN pressure. Went from 12cm to 9cm. But as you can see in the large leak graph - I was having a problem with leaks. Large leaks for extended periods.
02/08/2019 - (green). Along comes the Bleep DreamPort. I got involved in the pre-release testing. Once I realized that the Bleep just doesn't leak, it made it easy (almost) for me to come up with a mouth taping method that works. With the DreamPort I've dropped my min pressure another 2cm - now down to 7, and my AHI has never been better. But it's the nearly leak-free sleep that's making the big difference at the present time. My mini-arousals throughout the night are way down. I can see this clearly in my flow rate charts.
Masks used during these periods:
Pink - Airfit F20(< 2 weeks), AirTouch F20
Yellow - AirTouch F20, DreamWear FFM, AirTouch F20, AirFit F30
Purple - Swift/FX , P10, Dreamwear with gel pillows, Dreamwear with nasal cushion, N30i
Green - DreamPort
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MyAir leak chart:
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Here's my AHI ever the past 30-ish days:
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