pollyanna40 wrote:Hi,i dont understand all the tecnical stuff,had my mask a 2 wks ,but during my sleep study my results my breathe was holding for 30 seconds plus and the longest was 1min 30 seconds..iv been classed as servere OSA ,i feel no better for wearing the mask! hope fully will do soon x
Are you monitoring your data yet, Polly? What is your CPAP data NOW showing as to breath-holding times when you have apneas? If there is no significant improvement over your lab breath-hold results, I'd not waste a moment getting another appt. with your sleep doc. Beside that, there are other variables; like is your leakage at 20 or under if you use Resmed's equipment, what's your AHI averaging over 5-day periods? What's the ratio of your central apneas to your Obstructive apneas? Tell your doc about these number and if you'd like, post them here for comments. Plenty of folks here will give you some good relevant observations and suggestions. Then you can more informatively discuss these matters with your doc.
Good luck to you. It takes time and lots of adjustments and adaptability, but this stuff works for most of us here.
-- Mike
