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by averian
Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Seeing GI Doc (aerophagia, heart burn) - Questions to Ask?
Replies: 1
Views: 917

Seeing GI Doc (aerophagia, heart burn) - Questions to Ask?

I'm still very much struggling with aerophagia. Since starting xPAP therapy I've also been experiencing regular and quite uncomfortable heart burn. I'm scheduled to see the GI doc on Tuesday to see what is going on and if there is anything he can do. Since I know many of you have experience with the...
by averian
Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Aerophagia - where to go from here?
Replies: 17
Views: 32225

Re: Aerophagia - where to go from here?

TSSleepy, thank you for that article! I feel like I am stuck between a rock and a hard place...more pressure to get rid of the apneas, but that leaves me with more unbearable aerophagia. I've tried a chin strap/taping and that didn't seem to make much of a difference. I'll have to see about some dif...
by averian
Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Aerophagia - where to go from here?
Replies: 17
Views: 32225

Aerophagia - where to go from here?

I have only been on xPAP for a couple months now and I seem to have a hit a wall with improvement because of aerophagia. With my M series APAP set at 6-9 I do pretty well with the aerophagia (just a little bloating). When I try pressures of 10 or more for any length of time the aerophagia gets so ba...
by averian
Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Oximeter Flat Pulse Line - Need Help Interpreting...
Replies: 7
Views: 5431

Re: Oximeter Flat Pulse Line - Need Help Interpreting...

Below is largest view of the flat line I can post without the need for scrolling (it is flat even at the per second interval). I would have fully expected to see an artifact with a grayed out section at the beginning, but it is a solid blue line and the oximeter report says 0 artifacts. I think the ...
by averian
Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Oximeter Flat Pulse Line - Need Help Interpreting...
Replies: 7
Views: 5431

Re: Oximeter Flat Pulse Line - Need Help Interpreting...

Unfortunately, the average graph posted is still what things look like when I drill down to the minute interval and then the second interval views: a solid straight line. Normally this kind of behavior shows up as a gray line as ca_hosehead pointed out, but 0 motion or removal artifacts were noted b...
by averian
Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Oximeter Flat Pulse Line - Need Help Interpreting...
Replies: 7
Views: 5431

Oximeter Flat Pulse Line - Need Help Interpreting...

I wanted to share a snippet of my oximeter graph from last night. I did not use xPAP because I did this as a test to get a baseline reading from my oximeter. Of note, the finger sensor was taped and I had 0% artifact, so the accuracy of the readings don't seem suspect to me, but of course that can n...
by averian
Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First Post - No overnight titration study, is that normal?
Replies: 20
Views: 2324

Re: First Post - No overnight titration study, is that normal?

Wow! Thanks for all these great replies so far! I did go ahead and order a card reader and get software, so that should arrive soon. I figure that is a small price to pay for a better view of the data. Heck, I've spent more on temperature data acquisition for home coffee roasting (haha, clear to me ...
by averian
Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:22 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First Post - No overnight titration study, is that normal?
Replies: 20
Views: 2324

First Post - No overnight titration study, is that normal?

Hello everyone. This is my first post, so I wanted to say hello, and mention all of this of course is quite new to me. I'm really excited to have found such a great resource of people and information. I've very recently been diagnosed with mild sleep apnea (~16 AHI), and I have been using an APAP un...