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Yesterday, 04:08 PM (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 04:12 PM by enigmatic. Edited 2 times in total.)
ASV back to lethargy
I thought I solved all the extreme tiredness problems I had with bad motor (low tidal vol) and upgrade to ASV. A few months later and suddenly back to extremely tired all day with great AHI numbers.
Any thoughts appreciated.
PS numbers off by 3 hours. I need to put in new card and reset time.
Yesterday, 04:30 PM (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 04:32 PM by SarcasticDave94. Edited 1 time in total.
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RE: ASV back to lethargy
What settings are you using currently? With ASV, this will be mode, EPAP and PS.
On OSCAR, typical I myself monitored while using ASV are Events, Flow Rate, Pressure or Mask Pressure, Leaks. I skipped flow limits, because you will not affect those positively with an ASV without diminishing CA therapy effectiveness.
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.
Yesterday, 09:26 PM (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 09:29 PM by enigmatic. Edited 2 times in total.)
RE: ASV back to lethargy
mode ASVAuto
EPAP 6.0-12.0
PS 3.0-8.0
Extremely tired from wakeup until night. When I first started it was like night and day with borrowed ASV machine vs bad motor CPAP. Then new machine worked a few months. And like that one day fatigue just started up again - last time it was a faulty motor on CPAP machine. Thing is tired without mask also (tried no mask last night).
If you feel like it, move 2 cmH20 from EPAP Max over to PS Max, equals the same overall IPAP Max. Maybe it'll feel different enough to help.
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.
