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by vandownbytheriver
Wed May 08, 2024 9:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Important Jason/AXG video
Replies: 3
Views: 265

Important Jason/AXG video

This is a good one... he's hammer-down on getting doctors involved. We've been left out in the cold by our physicians, techs, and DME's for too long. See what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLp-amlTa2w
by vandownbytheriver
Wed May 08, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Still exhausted after 8mo of CPAP -- is oral appliance better? Skinny young male, fat tongue, narrow palette
Replies: 4
Views: 360

Re: Still exhausted after 8mo of CPAP -- is oral appliance better? Skinny young male, fat tongue, narrow palette

For experimenting you really should own a recording O2 monitor... I use the O2Ring. Not cheap, worth every penny. It tells the tale of how your therapy is going. I've experimented with MAD... it did lower my APAP pressures about 2cm and did let me go supine at normal pressures. Now that I'm on Hercu...
by vandownbytheriver
Wed May 08, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: leaks! mask liners?
Replies: 7
Views: 614

Re: leaks! mask liners?

Current problem now is after I downloaded the new version of OSCAR I can import the data but the program will not open or do anything at all. Had Nerds On Call work on it today when they tuned up my computer, and they could not find a reason it wont run. We uninstalled it and reinstalled. Nope. Tri...
by vandownbytheriver
Wed May 08, 2024 2:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed Airsense 10 tank does not hold enough water! How do I get rid of the smell?
Replies: 7
Views: 380

Re: Resmed Airsense 10 tank does not hold enough water! How do I get rid of the smell?

I have no idea to be honest. At this point we need to recommend that you get the SD card out of your machine and examine/share the data. The best way I've found to share it is SleepHQ... it is a free website that enables you to a) view your data in hi-res and b) to share it in hi-res. The best way ...
by vandownbytheriver
Wed May 08, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AHI 0.0 9 nights in a row.. is this a malfunction?
Replies: 7
Views: 444

Re: AHI 0.0 9 nights in a row.. is this a malfunction?

Looks like your pressure is being driven by Snore. Snores are not flagged as events. This does not mean you're perfectly treated, just that your particular mode is not flagged. You could probably up your min pressure 1cm or lose 1cm of EPR.
by vandownbytheriver
Wed May 08, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Precise Meaning of MIN and MED
Replies: 1
Views: 251

Re: Precise Meaning of MIN and MED

MED is short for Median:

To find the median: Arrange the data points from smallest to largest. If the number of data points is odd, the median is the middle data point in the list. If the number of data points is even, the median is the average of the two middle data points in the list.
by vandownbytheriver
Wed May 08, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed Airsense 10 tank does not hold enough water! How do I get rid of the smell?
Replies: 7
Views: 380

Re: Resmed Airsense 10 tank does not hold enough water! How do I get rid of the smell?

Giant leaks blow the water away. Tubs that have been boiled dry need a vinegar soak, a good toothbrush scrub, and a good rinse. Remember that smell... it should wake you immediately... it does me. The machine that keeps your tub filled is called CSpring and costs about 260$. It is better to fix your...
by vandownbytheriver
Wed May 08, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Woke Up Gasping
Replies: 7
Views: 440

Re: Woke Up Gasping

Thanks vandownbytheriver and sorry for the frustration. I'm a bit new to the the forum. Very much appreciate the help. I determined Ctrl-A isn't working on my PC for some reason The Ctrl commands were meant for me. And it happened again... getting very frustrating using this website. and as I have ...
by vandownbytheriver
Tue May 07, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Woke Up Gasping
Replies: 7
Views: 440

Re: Woke Up Gasping

Frickin' website ate my pearls of wisdom! I'd been putting it all on Clipboard before posting... forgot to... oops. POS. Summary... you had a bad desat related to OSA. Your pressure needs to go up. Lowering your EPR will effectively do that too. I prefer SleepHQ because we get to see the whole night...
by vandownbytheriver
Tue May 07, 2024 8:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Oscar
Replies: 2
Views: 212

Re: Oscar

There is no password... it is an application, not a website. Have you installed it? Then just run it. Does it ask for a password? Then it's not real Oscar... you may have downloaded malware.

The real Oscar is always at:
www.sleepfiles.com/oscar
by vandownbytheriver
Mon May 06, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Woke Up Gasping
Replies: 7
Views: 440

Re: Woke Up Gasping

Hi All, First post for me. Need some help with a wake-up last night urgently pulling off my F20 and gasping. I tape my mouth so was breathing heavily through my nose and was able to recover without removing the tape. I spent about a minute catching my normal breathing before replacing the mask and ...
by vandownbytheriver
Mon May 06, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Kind of scared, split sleep study again after almost 20 years on PAP
Replies: 4
Views: 345

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

Neither Medicare nor UHC PPO required a study, it's up to your doctor... doing another bare-knuckle study is torture for someone that's been years on the hose. My doctor wanted it, so I thought I could take three Benadryl and get it done... no way Jose`. One Ambien would not have been enough either....
by vandownbytheriver
Mon May 06, 2024 10:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help required to reduce AHI and Aerophagia
Replies: 31
Views: 8703

Re: Help required to reduce AHI and Aerophagia

Thanks for your response vandownbytheriver. Thanks for the info on MAD. One potential issue with this for me is that I currently wear teeth aligners and will be on a nightly retainer soon. I'm not sure if this would prevent me from being able to use such a device? Up to your dentist. Normally they ...
by vandownbytheriver
Mon May 06, 2024 7:17 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Please help with interpreting Oscar data
Replies: 3
Views: 257

Re: Please help with interpreting Oscar data

Your pressure is moving around a lot... this means the machine is seeing problems (snore, OA/H, FL) and pumping your pressure up. Best to just set a pressure that stops most of these problems. I'd start working your min pressure upwards, looks like it wants 11cm. A more constant pressure gives your ...
by vandownbytheriver
Sun May 05, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Motorcycle camping with ResMed AirSense11
Replies: 1
Views: 172

Re: Motorcycle camping with ResMed AirSense11

Inverters add another level of inefficiency... you're wanting 12v to 24v conversion... no need to hit 120VAC in between. Turn off any hose heat or humidifier functions to minimize battery drain, of course. The Resmed solution is not cheap... the Amazon vendors have much cheaper options. You will sti...