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08-21-2021, 02:23 PM (This post was last modified: 08-21-2021, 02:28 PM by dannydawiz.)
Is my Flow Rate Normal?
Hey guys. I was diagnosed with UARS and Mild Sleep Apnea via Watchpat.
Overall (AHI 7, RDI 14)
REM (AHI 12.6 RDI 26.2)
I just recently bought myself a Resmed AirCurve S Bipap and I'm trying to analyze my data in Oscar for the first time. I started with an IPAP of 9 and an EPAP of 4. I woke up today feeling absolutely horrible.
Is there anything that seems odd or off about my oscar data? My flow rate doesn't look super weird to me but maybe you guys might understand something I don't? My inspiratory rate is around 1 second on average and my expiratory rate is at around 2.5 seconds on average.
Machine: Dreamstation Auto SV Mask Type: Full face mask Mask Make & Model: Phillips Dreamwear Humidifier: Built in Humidair Auto CPAP Pressure: 4 to 16 CPAP Software: OSCAR
DreamMapper
Other Comments: I am not a MD and my advice should be taken with a pinch of salt and plenty of water
Please post a screen shot of the Daily page. You can make a screen capture by pressing the F12 key or selecting menu item View/Take Screenshot. Have the entire day selected (100% zoom), not zoomed in on a small part of the graphs. The screen shot will allow others to see an overview of your data, which they need to evaluate how the CPAP is working for you.
Coming to any conclusion without an overall picture is like trying to diagnose a person with a broken leg bone by looking just at their eyebrow.
I am not an expert on analyzing flow graphs, but the shape of yours looks typical to me. It's only 3 minutes out of the entire night, so I would not draw any conclusions from that.
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08-21-2021, 09:34 PM (This post was last modified: 08-21-2021, 09:35 PM by dannydawiz.)
RE: Is my Flow Rate Normal?
(08-21-2021, 08:55 PM)GuyScharf Wrote: Please post a screen shot of the Daily page. You can make a screen capture by pressing the F12 key or selecting menu item View/Take Screenshot. Have the entire day selected (100% zoom), not zoomed in on a small part of the graphs. The screen shot will allow others to see an overview of your data, which they need to evaluate how the CPAP is working for you.
Coming to any conclusion without an overall picture is like trying to diagnose a person with a broken leg bone by looking just at their eyebrow.
I am not an expert on analyzing flow graphs, but the shape of yours looks typical to me. It's only 3 minutes out of the entire night, so I would not draw any conclusions from that.
Machine: Dreamstation Auto SV Mask Type: Full face mask Mask Make & Model: Phillips Dreamwear Humidifier: Built in Humidair Auto CPAP Pressure: 4 to 16 CPAP Software: OSCAR
DreamMapper
Other Comments: I am not a MD and my advice should be taken with a pinch of salt and plenty of water
