04-01-2024, 03:47 PM
Do my OSCAR charts and figures look okay (newbie)?
Good evening everybody,
So I did a sleep study not too long ago called a watchPAT, as I,ve suffered awful tiredness, brain fog and very unrefreshing sleep for a long time. Whilst it didn't pick up sleep apnea my pRDI was at 31.7. I then went onto do a more detailed home study involving a nasal cannula. This also didn't pick up sleep apnea however, I was recommended CPAP as my snoring index was 10 times the normal reading, which needed to be addressed. I have been using it for a few nights now and I must say from the first night, I have noticed an enormous difference I no longer wake up plagued with tiredness, I'm pretty much ready to go, it has also resolved my snoring which is great.
Looking at my charts I do seem to have some sort of flow limitation going on (a lot of class 2 flow shapes), maybe some level of UARS (may also explain my high pRDI?) However, it seems to be working very well and for the first time in a long time, I am waking up feeling rested, no bags under my eyes, a clearer brain, it's amazing.
Although I feel great, I was wondering whether anybody could take a look at my charts from my 3 most recent nights, do they look okay? I would like to see if there's anything I could do to optimise my therapy even further? I originally tried with EPR turned off, however I was finding that it was disrupting my sleep as I couldn't exhale against the pressure very well. I turned it straight up to level 3 but found that the difference in pressure was a little big, I finally settled on level 2 which seems to be the perfect balance for me. Do you think I should increase my minimum pressure to 7? I believe as a rule of thumb I should set my minimum to 2 under my median, but my EPR is at level 2.
Many, many thanks!
So I did a sleep study not too long ago called a watchPAT, as I,ve suffered awful tiredness, brain fog and very unrefreshing sleep for a long time. Whilst it didn't pick up sleep apnea my pRDI was at 31.7. I then went onto do a more detailed home study involving a nasal cannula. This also didn't pick up sleep apnea however, I was recommended CPAP as my snoring index was 10 times the normal reading, which needed to be addressed. I have been using it for a few nights now and I must say from the first night, I have noticed an enormous difference I no longer wake up plagued with tiredness, I'm pretty much ready to go, it has also resolved my snoring which is great.
Looking at my charts I do seem to have some sort of flow limitation going on (a lot of class 2 flow shapes), maybe some level of UARS (may also explain my high pRDI?) However, it seems to be working very well and for the first time in a long time, I am waking up feeling rested, no bags under my eyes, a clearer brain, it's amazing.
Although I feel great, I was wondering whether anybody could take a look at my charts from my 3 most recent nights, do they look okay? I would like to see if there's anything I could do to optimise my therapy even further? I originally tried with EPR turned off, however I was finding that it was disrupting my sleep as I couldn't exhale against the pressure very well. I turned it straight up to level 3 but found that the difference in pressure was a little big, I finally settled on level 2 which seems to be the perfect balance for me. Do you think I should increase my minimum pressure to 7? I believe as a rule of thumb I should set my minimum to 2 under my median, but my EPR is at level 2.
Many, many thanks!
