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I've been using CPAP at home and on the road (resmeds) for 2 years now. Up until now, my sleep has been good. For the past 3 weeks, however, it seems that I've regressed back to where I was before I began CPAP.
I haven't had major health issues and I'm VERY fit, so I'm not sure what's going on. I'm getting a new SD card reader to upload my data.. but the online data from nightly CPAP use shows only .6 AHI.
Any thoughts about what could be happening? Therapy induced CSA? Something else?
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEBSITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
Treatment emergent Central Apnea is fairly common for newer CPAP users. The addition of the bit of extra air pressure the CPAP introduces can flush extra CO2. This lowered CO2 reduces the drive to take a breath, hence a breath pause translates to a CA on the CPAP data.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEBSITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
12-31-2024, 04:54 PM (This post was last modified: 12-31-2024, 05:02 PM by hydra. Edited 3 times in total.)
RE: 2 years of good sleep, now having issues
Here is the data from last night. Woke at 330 and couldn't get back to sleep. Tried to nap today to no avail. I don't have the week before because I was traveling and using my Resmed Airmini. I see the gap in data.. not sure why. I don't remember not using it at that time.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEBSITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
12-31-2024, 06:10 PM (This post was last modified: 12-31-2024, 06:26 PM by hydra. Edited 1 time in total.)
RE: 2 years of good sleep, now having issues
(12-31-2024, 06:00 PM)SarcasticDave94 Wrote: I would consider increasing Min pressure to 7, and edit EPR to 3 full time. There were zero CA in this chart. Comfort is the main target.
Thanks! I'll give it a try. Just adjusted to 7
FWIW, my EPR was already at EPR 3 full time.
Can such small changes in the settings make a big difference? I have never adjusted them before.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEBSITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
