[CPAP] Newby not sure if CPAP is the right machine for me

[tcinoz]

If you're having issues with your breathing as you describe it, then trialing a more sophisticated model that augments or assists your breathing could help. Based off of the limited data I have available, I suspect your hypopneas might be central. Maybe you could share some up-close screenshots of a few examples. How many days into therapy are you now?

Hi - thank you kindly for your message.
A few things have changed this week. My trial ran out (4 weeks) so I've had to buy my own new machine, and in the absence of any advice to the contrary (e.g. about whether an ASV machine would work better for me) I bought an Airsense 11 Autoset.
Yes, my hypopneas are central. I hardly snore at all - just the odd snort on my back (which I rarely sleep on).
I have the pressure fixed on 6.6 as anything much higher than that fills my mouth with air as my shallow breathing can't keep up. I may raise it to 7 tonight.
The good news is that my AHI has been lower for the last four nights (all lower than 5) than my previous average, so all is not lost, and it's a considerable improvement on my sleep study figure of 43.
My sleep doctor acknowledges there could be room for improvement and has referred me for a hospital-based sleep study, but I don't yet have a date for it.
Latest graph attached (I unistalled Oscar when I got the new CPAP machine and re-registered, and now the formating looks as it should, thank God!)

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[Deborah K.]

Under the Event Flags, we need to see
Flow Rate
Pressure
Leak Rate
Flow limits

That will better help us help you.

[tcinoz]

Under the Event Flags, we need to see
Flow Rate
Pressure
Leak Rate
Flow limits

That will better help us help you.

Thanks Deborah.

I know there seems to be a protocol to these things, but I thought where the graphs add nothing useful to the information contained in chart form on the left (in this case Leaks at zero and a fixed Pressure) it might be more helpful to used the space to provide additional info. Anyway, I've redone the screen shot to provide more or less what you asked for. 

Out of interest, is the Resp Rate of no use in diagnosing breathing difficulties (which is what my issue boils down to)?

Thanks again.

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[Deborah K.]

We don't need the AHI part at the bottom. We need the leak rate.

[tcinoz]

OK

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