Pugsy wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:14 am

Is that it for the home sleep study results?
Did you get anything that showed RDI or AHI during the actual different sleep stages or for that matter sleep position as well?

Unfortunately my at home results didn't share that, but I can ask if they have them!

Thanks! I do find myself breathing through my mouth more when wearing the full face mask, not sure if it's a comfort thing - but I def breathed through my nose while sleeping more pre CPAP. It has me looking into a hybrid mask.

Thank you again for all your help, you are truly a wonderful human. Given the little ones, I probably will skip any supplements and just focus on sleep hygiene - and patience! Gotta give this all time. Also, if I turn off EPR can I lower my base pressure to 6? Are those things interchangeable? I'm n...

it would feel like the pressure was filling up my cheeks with air We call that "chipmunk cheeks" and it's a common complaint here on the forum with lots of discussion and ideas on how to deal with it. Use the forum search function and start reading. I scrolled through your last night's report. All ...

A word about back sleeping vs side sleeping and the potential impact on OSA and/or pressure needs. While it is true that back sleeping can worsen OSA and/or cause higher pressures in SOME people it isn't always a given that it happens with everyone. It's always worth trying to sleep on our sides bu...

See a doctor about the dizziness....probably ENT.... I speak from LOTS of experience with dizziness or in my case BPPV and it's a bitch for sure but sleep apnea is NOT a known cause for most dizziness especially if you had the dizziness prior to starting cpap therapy. True, only limited studies hav...

About dizziness: I learned by experience that there can be significant benefits from vestibular physical therapy. I was hoping it would work - spent about 5 months with two different therapists respectively but didn't see a ton of improvement. I'm now increasing my nortriptyline dose slowly and exp...

Go Pugsy! I might add that back-sleeping is murder on OSA... your flow limitations, which drive your pressure excursions, will decrease if you can get on your side. Good to know! I have trained myself to sleep on my back after having surgery on a lower disc, but can try to sleep on my side - on my ...

Okay...I just did a quick scroll through your report from last night. Lots of evidence of arousals ( you may or may not remember those arousals) so your sleep quality is in the toilet and until your sleep quality is improved upon you aren't going to feel as good as you hoped. It appears that the fl...

Pugsy wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:43 pm

One more question.

Are you having much (if any) nasal congestion going on during the night?

Only during the fist few days, not since then at all.

You have 3 kids and one is a month old???? There's part of the reason you aren't sleeping soundly all night. That just comes with the "being a parent territory". Do you take any medications of any kind? If so, what? You've only been on cpap for about a month now. That's not very long in the grand s...

haven't seen much improvement in my apnea symptoms. What "apnea symptoms" are you wanting to reduce? I see 5 breaks in therapy on your last night's report. Why??? What is your primary sleep position? You run along at nice lower pressures and then wham...big rapid increase. Makes me wonder what chan...

Great question! I should've included that in the post. I'm still kinda tired when I wake up, but not nearly as bad as the first week of CPAP. I am getting a decent amount of sleep but haven't seen much improvement in my apnea symptoms.

Firstly, thank you for any help or guidance you can provide! Been using CPAP for almost a month now (ResMed11 - F30 facemask) after getting diagnosed with an AHI in the 14-15 range. Chief issues were dizziness, brain fog / memory problems and mild tiredness. Here are my numbers from the first four d...