[CPAP] Looking for suggestions. 3yrs CPAP 15-30 AHI

[KeepSmiling]

Here is a link to flow limitation http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php...limitation

just more to look at.

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hey flushed. can you PM me or post an explanation of your journey including what drove you to use CPAP versus APAP settings.  I use APAP, which shifts the pressure every breath with exhale pressure 2cm lower than the inhale pressure. I have tried CPAP pressure before and it is a little different feel than APAP.

Thanks
QAL

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can you post a 20 minute long strip of Nov 11 for each of these timeframes - (1) from 3:40 am to 4:00 am, and (2) from 4:40 am to 5:00 am?

thank you, and refresh me on whether you generally remember dreaming when you find yourself awake.

Thanks
QAL

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hey flushed. can you PM me or post an explanation of your journey including what drove you to use CPAP versus APAP settings.  I use APAP, which shifts the pressure every breath with exhale pressure 2cm lower than the inhale pressure. I have tried CPAP pressure before and it is a little different feel than APAP.

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Dedicated to QALity sleep.

@QAL

I put CPAP just out of habit I suppose but under my profile I specified that my dream station is setup in auto mode. 

When I wake up in the morning, I would say less than 50% of the time I remember dreaming.

data as requested: 340-400, 440-500, and added my latest night, Dec 1st.

@keepSmiling,

I had a little break after a minor surgery but really did not feel like dong much of anything.

It took a while but I finally received the cervical collar. Per some reviews and suggestions, I measured my neck to be 4" but ordered 4.5" because supposedly the collar rolls down a bit. 4.5" gives me little room to move and is pretty uncomfortable. I may try to wear it down a little during the day.

What can I do about the leaks? is 27 too high? I have no idea.. Best I can do is try to shave more often, maybe see if any new masks are available.
I think my old mask I got about 18-21 for leakage rate but there was a supply chain issue.
The dream station doesnt pop up telling me I have a large leak and daily it says something about a good seal.

I have yet to figure out how to transfer data and such for my 02 meter but last night 
<90% 58 seconds. drops over 4% 7,   average sp02 94%, lowest sp02 88%, hr avg 59. next is night before:
<90% 42 seconds, drops over 4% 23, average sp02 95%, lowest sp02 87%, hr avg 61. 

So, I found the folly of too much pressure. I went to 12 and seemed fine, 13 and felt bad but not really sure why, then 14 and knew it was too much pressure pushed into my stomach. I reduced to 12 but still felt bad and after 3 days of that, I switched to pressure 11 and turned the flex breathing assistant back on.

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Hi. I forgot what I was hunting for in the 20 minute snips, but think I was looking for awake-like breathing patterns to indicate REM and potential dreaming. I did not detect any. Just for reference, you only remember dreaming if you wake within 5 minutes, and usually cannot remember what you dreamed unless you wake 0 to 120 seconds after dreaming. I almost always awaken after dreaming and after REM state.

Anyway, your leaks chart shows total leaks and (leaks that are beyond the designed leak rate). only the lower amount line (nearly 0 for most of the night on Dec 1) is excess leakage, and you had only one period at 07:20 am where there was a fair amount of leakage, and that was not excessive.

QAL