11-15-2024, 10:15 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-15-2024, 10:30 AM by GoingUp2JC. Edited 1 time in total.)
Help with optimizing therapy
I'm about a 6 weeks in on therapy. I've posted a screenshot of my sleepHQ from last night. I also put two zoomed in screenshots. The forum is not letting me post a link to my chart.
The first month or so, I was using 5-15 pressure, set by the sleep clinic. I was using full face masks. All the masks I tried gave me headaches and aggravating my TMJ pain. I was sleeping terribly and was desperately exhausted.
I lowered my pressure 7-10, then 8-11 I think, somewhere around there. I tried EPR 3 for a few nights but it felt really weird, like it messed up my breathing, and I felt worse the days after, and also had more CA,so I put back on EPR 2. Putting the pressure in these narrower ranges helped somewhat but still exhausted. Still waking up frequently.
About a week ago I changed to a nasal cushion. I noticed that in the mornings my machine was giving OA of 0, and lower pressures, so I lowered the pressure to 6-8.6. I have been sleeping much better with the nasal cushion and lower pressure. I'm not waking up as frequently. My question is, how does my chart look? Is there anything I need to do to optimize my pressures? I am still tired, but if my chart looks good, then maybe it takes a while to get energy again.
P.S. I am using Cover Roll Stretch Tape. If I cover my mouth completely, I get chipmunk cheeks over and over again no matter if I put my tongue on the roof of my mouth. This wakes me up over and over. So I cut a little hole in the middle of the tape to let out a little air so that I can at least stay asleep.
Please forgive any mistakes or obvious things I should be seeing. Trying to figure all of this out while being completely groggy and exhausted has been difficult. I am still learning how to read the charts and what everything means.
The first month or so, I was using 5-15 pressure, set by the sleep clinic. I was using full face masks. All the masks I tried gave me headaches and aggravating my TMJ pain. I was sleeping terribly and was desperately exhausted.
I lowered my pressure 7-10, then 8-11 I think, somewhere around there. I tried EPR 3 for a few nights but it felt really weird, like it messed up my breathing, and I felt worse the days after, and also had more CA,so I put back on EPR 2. Putting the pressure in these narrower ranges helped somewhat but still exhausted. Still waking up frequently.
About a week ago I changed to a nasal cushion. I noticed that in the mornings my machine was giving OA of 0, and lower pressures, so I lowered the pressure to 6-8.6. I have been sleeping much better with the nasal cushion and lower pressure. I'm not waking up as frequently. My question is, how does my chart look? Is there anything I need to do to optimize my pressures? I am still tired, but if my chart looks good, then maybe it takes a while to get energy again.
P.S. I am using Cover Roll Stretch Tape. If I cover my mouth completely, I get chipmunk cheeks over and over again no matter if I put my tongue on the roof of my mouth. This wakes me up over and over. So I cut a little hole in the middle of the tape to let out a little air so that I can at least stay asleep.
Please forgive any mistakes or obvious things I should be seeing. Trying to figure all of this out while being completely groggy and exhausted has been difficult. I am still learning how to read the charts and what everything means.
