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01-10-2024, 07:00 AM (This post was last modified: 01-10-2024, 07:12 AM by HomerJ.)
Back at it after a few years
Good day all. I was prescribed a CPAP many years ago after sleep issues. I used it a bit but never really got used to it so had given up.
I've recently gone back to being miserable, waking myself up gasping for air, etc. Figured I'd dust up the good old Resmed Airsense 10 and give it another try.
I've used my old numbers, but comparing my graphs to what they were 5 years ago, things seem to have changed a bit. Granted, I've gained weight, and... well am 5 years older.
All this to say, anything jumping at anyone looking at these graphs? Could my numbers/settings be improved? (The spike at ~1:30am is me stopping the machine for a bathroom break and starting it again).
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
Thanks for the response. I have gone ahead and increased the Min value to 10.4. Breathing definitely felt better last night. I'll go with it for a few nights and post updated graphs.
As for switching to Bipap, I'm just going with what was given to me years ago when I did my sleep study. If it turns out I need a bipap, I'll gladly go through the ordeal of trying to see my doctor, get a prescription, do another sleep study, etc. Our health system sucks!
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
Can you post a 3 minute segment from somewhere between 00:00 and 00:20 on your first chart? There's a suspicious area in there we can check for mouth breathing/palatal prolapse patterns.
Look, I'm an engineer, not a doctor! Please don't take my opinion as a substitute for medical advice.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
