[CPAP] Excited! Getting new (to me) cpap machine today after 20 years!

[SarcasticDave94]

Pretty cool watch, Mr. Bond. Maybe I'll add that to the wish list.

Nice progression Mike. Hope it continues.

[MikeBear]

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Well, I finally found THE settings I think I can live with for a much longer period of time, and see how things eventually resolve. I even am waking up feeling pretty good now, and think that'll continue to get better. I'm pretty much over that intestinal gastritis issue I caused when I originally jacked the pressure too high, too fast  without EPR. I'm now set to 8 - 10 EPR 3 full time. Last night though I had some extra bronchitis congestion issues which caused coughs while having my mouth shut, and a few extra events. Nothing too horrible though. Though coughing with your mouth taped shut to control leaks is always exciting... LOL

I have discovered for sure though, that even slight Aerophagia for me starts somewhere in the 9 - 10~ range, and gets progressively worse the higher it goes and stays beyond that for long. It's tolerable as long as I limit the top pressure to 10 cm H20. Perhaps it'll eventually resolve completely.

[MikeBear]

I have a question: Look at the latest Flow Rate chart I'm posting, and can you explain to me why the BOTTOM sinewave that is the exhalation tends to be an inverted triangle, instead of more or less rounded like it should be?

I do understand that the rounded inhalation sinewave on top is slightly flattened depending on my Flow Limitations, but I don't get why the bottom waveform tends to be sharp pointed. I have seen very RARE times when it has been fairly rounded. I'm wondering if there's any setting(s) I can make to attempt to get it rounder more often, as I suspect that would be better for me? Or is it just the way it is for me?

The few times it has been rounded, was when I had it on pressure 8 fixed, and I was playing with the EPR a bit. I think I am sensitive to pressure changes that go on all night

[Sleeprider]

Normal!

Mike don't become a data geek on me. Your expiratory wave form is completely normal and shows an unrestricted (compliant) lung responding to passive expiration which is the result of the diaphragm relaxing and letting the chest compress the lung. Flow increases rapidly and then starts slowing to zero before the next inhale. Mine looks identical. This was intended to show mild flow limitation, but if you look at the exhale, there is no difference to yours.

[MikeBear]

Normal!

Mike don't become a data geek on me.  Your expiratory wave form is completely normal and shows an unrestricted (compliant) lung responding to passive expiration which is the result of the diaphragm relaxing and letting the chest compress the lung.  Flow increases rapidly and then starts slowing to zero before the next inhale.  Mine looks identical.  This was intended to show mild flow limitation, but if you look at the exhale, there is no difference to yours.

Wow, we are flowrate waveform twins, LOL. That's cool, I can understand what you are saying, that's why I asked. Sorry, just the OCD in me as I'm learning to read the Sleepyhead waveforms, and as I notice one thing and look around, I then start finding common patterns. I mentioned back in the thread that once my mind was made up to learn this stuff after 20 years of ignoring it, I literally can't stop until I have it mastered to the point that I really understand it.

I have learned SO MUCH already over the last couple of months with this thread, and reading and studying other posts and such, it's amazing.

Thanks!

[Sleeprider]

Ya done good on the graphs, but what they show is good stuff.  

[MikeBear]

New question: If there is a big drop in the average "Respiration Rate" for a short bit right after a marked CA event, does that mean the CA event was likely "real"?

[Walla Walla]

Not always. If you took a deep breath and than didn't take another one for a bit it would show a lower Respiratory Rate for that minute. So even though the machine might count it as a CA it probably isn't.

[Sleeprider]

Normal!

Mike don't become a data geek on me.  Your expiratory wave form is completely normal and shows an unrestricted (compliant) lung responding to passive expiration which is the result of the diaphragm relaxing and letting the chest compress the lung.  Flow increases rapidly and then starts slowing to zero before the next inhale.  Mine looks identical.  This was intended to show mild flow limitation, but if you look at the exhale, there is no difference to yours.

Wow, we are flowrate waveform twins, LOL. That's cool, I can understand what you are saying, that's why I asked. Sorry, just the OCD in me as I'm learning to read the Sleepyhead waveforms, and as I notice one thing and look around, I then start finding common patterns. I mentioned back in the thread that once my mind was made up to learn this stuff after 20 years of ignoring it, I literally can't stop until I have it mastered to the point that I really understand it.

I have learned SO MUCH already over the last couple of months with this thread, and reading and studying other posts and such, it's amazing.

Thanks!

 
I just thought you'd be interested that your graph here captured the time you woke up for the morning. A slightly larger inhale, pause and different shaped larger breaths is typical for arousal.  In this case at the end of your sleep session...good morning!  It looks like you awakened relaxed and ready for the day.

[MikeBear]

Normal!

Mike don't become a data geek on me.  Your expiratory wave form is completely normal and shows an unrestricted (compliant) lung responding to passive expiration which is the result of the diaphragm relaxing and letting the chest compress the lung.  Flow increases rapidly and then starts slowing to zero before the next inhale.  Mine looks identical.  This was intended to show mild flow limitation, but if you look at the exhale, there is no difference to yours.

Wow, we are flowrate waveform twins, LOL. That's cool, I can understand what you are saying, that's why I asked. Sorry, just the OCD in me as I'm learning to read the Sleepyhead waveforms, and as I notice one thing and look around, I then start finding common patterns. I mentioned back in the thread that once my mind was made up to learn this stuff after 20 years of ignoring it, I literally can't stop until I have it mastered to the point that I really understand it.

I have learned SO MUCH already over the last couple of months with this thread, and reading and studying other posts and such, it's amazing.

Thanks!

 
I just thought you'd be interested that your graph here captured the time you woke up for the morning. A slightly larger inhale, pause and different shaped larger breaths is typical for arousal.  In this case at the end of your sleep session...good morning!  It looks like you awakened relaxed and ready for the day.

That one is your graph you posted earlier.

My average AHI stats are usually real good, granted, except since I've been using the Airsense Autoset, the last month I've been typically waking up with my heart rate and BP way up, when it shouldn't be. I'm trying to figure out why, as I'm not sick, (well, except I had that aerophagia/intestinal Gastritis, which is now gone) but lately there seems to be a lot of times I only seem to be in stage 1 sleep for quite long periods. I seem to be very aware of what's going on in the room, though not really completely awake.

I think it's probably back pain related, and I'm trying to figure it all out by reading the different waveforms for arousal flow rate/respiratory rate/flow limitations. Or, it could also be my chronic bronchitis form of COPD causing issues, as I have had the "coughing my lung out" bronchitis type cough more than usual lately.

I also picked up a couple books: "The Promise of Sleep" and "Sound Sleep, Sound Mind 7 keys to sleeping through the night".

Like I said, I'm going to get these issues licked, now that I have the tools to analyze things...