Thanks so much Pugsy. That is the exact info I needed!

Joy

Is the AirCurve 10 VAuto machine like the AirSense 10 Auto machine with regard to the ability to choose between Auto or Constant pressure? Or must you choose either the AirCurveVAuto or the AirCurve 10S when buying a ResMed Bilevel machine? (I like to have one machine that gives me the option for bo...

Pugsy wrote: See the snippet below....A big mess of centrals and can't blame it on SWJ either. Asleep for sure when all that crap happened. I am still trying to sort all that crap out. Never had that happen before. Pugsy, isn't that perfectly formed waxing & waning sinusoidal breathing called Perio...

I'm a side sleeper and after trying several types of pillows including one with "cut-outs". . . the one that works for me is a mixture of Buckwheat Hulls and foam pieces made by Pur-Sleep . It can be pushed to adjust the hulls so that it fits the side of your face/mask to your liking. You can also r...

Do I absolutely have to have an ASV machine? If you have central sleep apnea (including complex apnea, mixed apnea and/or Cheyne Stokes respiration) then yes, you do need an ASV. Would you still need an ASV (with Central/Mixed/Complex Sleep Apnea and/or CSRs even if your APAP (EPR 3) was consistent...

Here's "the thing" https://www.cpap.com/productpage/respironics-smart-card-reader-usb I stocked up on smart cards and card readers years ago when they were still available and much cheaper.....and NONE are for sale. And, I KNOW WHERE THEY ALL ARE. Den :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Well, I can't get my so...

You can still use imgur to host your screenshots either as a link like you have been doing or as an embedded image like the one below. I have instructions for how to embed images somewhere....can't lay my hands on it at the moment. Here's an image from a recent report of mine that I saved so I coul...

. Thanks Palerider & Pugsy. Pugsy, if you find those instructions for getting a single night's AHI, I'd be interested to have it. Thanks. (I did print out Apnea Board's Clinical Menu instructions for him.) Palerider, don't think my son would bother with software . . . but if he does, I might like to...

. I'm giving my Respironics Remstar Auto M-series to my son as a backup. (I now have two Airsense 10 machines for my own APAP & backup). Right now he has the cheapest "bare bones" ResMed constant-pressure CPAP that the DME pawned off on him. But, fortunately he does well on it. But he said he wanted...

The usual suspect for this kind of flow rate data is "expiratory mouth breathing"---meaning opening your mouth on exhalation, but closing it on inhalation. The reason this is the usual suspect is a figure showing several different kinds of typical flow rate patterns that may (or may not) indicate f...

. I'm still trying to get better interpreting my Flow Rate breaths. Below are two zoomed-in shots of breaths that I'd like feedback on please . . . 1. The first are "smaller breaths with tails at the exhale" (first half of my zoomed shot). I OFTEN see these "sleep breaths", even for an extended peri...

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Thanks Pugsy and Ozij. Your feedback is always appreciated!

Joy

. This morning I just want to say THANKS to Pugsy, Ozij, RobySue1, and others for your help in getting me in a better place with my CPAP therapy. I am posting my last nights OSCAR report showing what I have been seeing for the past two weeks: * A smoother Flow Rate graph (fewer arousals) * Flow Limi...

. Found an excellent recent publication from Circulation , July 20, 2021 issue called "Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. One of the contributors is Virend K. Somers, MD, PhD, a recognized expert on the topic from Mayo Clin...

A quick thank you to everyone on the forum for your continued support of us newbies, oldbies, middlebies, and everyone in-between. I hope that Santa/Hanukkah Claus leaves you a brand spanking new Bleep Eclipse or other mask of choice in your stockings this year. You make using a CPAP bearable and y...