See that desat zone around 01:40am? Drops in blood oxygen levels are called desaturations (see I'm learning). I'll watch how this trends in the coming weeks. I have a question about "pressure." In the old days, I had a set pressure and if you asked me what my pressure was I could tell you. I don't ...

I put it on my right middle finger first phalange, just like a clip-on pulseOx would fit... then I tape it in place with 1" of that CRST. I did cut all the elastic out of it to make it fit my ridiculously fat fingers. Is this an O2Ring? Not at ring. The O2 is a Wellue Pulse Oximeter Fingertip Blood...

Do most people use SleepHQ or Oscar for tracking therapy?
https://sleephq.com/public/f510b656-624 ... 4096300a13

The clocks are correct now and the O2 levels imported to Sleephq. (sorry, took me a while to figure all this out) Is there a place on the forum where I can find what these measures mean and what range they should be in? https://sleephq.com/public/ecd56b14-1c90-4bd7-a89b-1001306a20cd https://sleephq....

I went through my Oscar graphs and I do show some low peaks, nothing like the continued episode you showed. Here's my respiration rate for the last three months, interested to see something like this for you recently. I fixed the clocks (off by an hour or so). To the untrained eye (me) your OSCAR r...

The ring time and machine time are off from each other. Along with the 1 hour offset I think the times are skewed... that desat looks like it should correspond with the period of low respiration rate given from 11:31 to 11:38 (machine). Looks like the ring is 52min slow. Yes, I see this now, the cl...

vandownbytheriver wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:01 am

But that desat around 12:39-47am (ring time) is not good... did your arm go to sleep?

Yes, thank you for reminding me. My arm did go to sleep. Those finger oximeters are prone to getting "bumped" and shutting off so I sleep with my arm in an odd position.

Watched videos on leaks and modified the settings on the cpap (thank you Respirator99). Still struggling with the seal on the nasal mask (an odd toucan-beaked-shaped face). Taped the mouth. Not successful in uploading oximeter data to Sleephq. https://sleephq.com/public/e261a9de-5c7f-4f1d-b9f3-2a6a5...

I looked back at 2011-12 and noticed that my average hypopnea index was 5.7, RERA was 1.9, and OA of .9 (total AHI of 8.7) and clear airway apnea index was 2.1
The prescribed pressure was 5.0
https://photos.app.goo.gl/RWeRfRF8mFEoMXy56

Ocar lists obstructive apnea separate from hypopneas so I thought they were different. OA....reduction in air flow from 80 to 100% because of obstruction that lasts at least 10 seconds. Hyponea....reduction in air flow from 30 to 79% because of obstruction that lasts at least 10 seconds. There had ...

Pugsy wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:22 pm

While Hyponeas can be central in nature the vast majority of them are obstructive in nature.

So it sounds like hypopneas when your breathing is reduced and you're not taking in enough oxygen and these events are called obstructive apneas if your breathing completely stops.

. Your SleepHQ shows mostly obstructive events, so if you were having CA's then that appears fixed. Are you on your back? That would explain a lot. I'm just getting reacquainted with these metrics. When I look at the SleepHQ I see 3.37 hypopnea (out of 4.16 AHI). Is Hypopnea obstructed? Ocar lists ...

Pugsy wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:54 am

Your link doesn't seem to want to work correctly.

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Thankyou for the heads up. I'll try to fix this. Appreciate the feedback.

I started CPAP with a new machine after a ten-year hiatus and could use a few pointers on reading CPAP data. What should I look for? My Dr. wondered if my old sleep apnea might have returned because I have not been feeling great and gained a lot of weight. I had been diagnosed 14 years ago. The old ...

Thanks for helping me to clear this up.