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Machine: Needing iVAPS but QUACKS refusing to help but they love testing Mask Type: Not using mask Mask Make & Model: F&P Vitera on shelf Humidifier: None/nada CPAP Pressure: 0-0 pressure set CPAP Software: Not using software
Other Comments: SCS PVC K9D** Untreated CA Asthma Dr. Donothings
Sex: Male Location: Nowhere near Normal IL, US, probably in PA drinking coffee
This can be any position that causes your head and neck alignment to kink the airway.
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Here is my OSCAR report from last night. I noticed the AHI was up again. Can anyone help me decipher the findings on the report? Wasn't sure if I needed to start a new thread for this... :/
05-10-2024, 07:04 AM (This post was last modified: 05-10-2024, 07:05 AM by Narcil.)
RE: 10 AHI per hour with cpap - normal?
it's better to keep it all in the same thread so we see history.
Sadly the chart you posted aren't very useful, they have none of the important graphs. Please follow OSCAR_Chart_Organization so we can see what's going on.
I think it shows you are still having positional apnea since they are fairly clustered but i'm no specialist. everything ive read says says sleeping on your back is the worst position because your tongue partially blocks your airway thanks to gravity. did you change pillow?
Yes, last night I did switch to a flat pillow. However, I kept waking up because my cheeks would fill with air. I had tape on my mouth originally but then after a while I wasn’t sure what to do so I tore a little bit off the corner so I could let the air escape. It didn’t do that with my previous pillow.
My “sleep coach” with the DME said I need to try a full face mask so I can breathe out of my mouth. Is this the way to go or does anyone have other suggestions? Is there any way to prevent the “chipmunk cheeks” from happening?
I suggest that you raise your minimum pressure setting to 7 instead of 6. I can't see if or how you are using EPR but I would set it at 2 if you have not been using it and 3 if you have.
