Looking for guidance
Hello, I was wondering if someone can take a look at a few of my nights and help me figure out what I should dial my settings to
I currently have the AirSense 10 AutoSet For Her.
I can post a couple of days for comparison -
I have been on CPAP for 5+ years now, was doing very well, but recently noticed my AHI is spiking.
I don't know if its heat-related in the morning, or maybe it's something else, any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have attached the most recent nights info, let me know if I should change any of graphs or anything
here are my current settings:
Machine Settings
Mode
Auto for Her
Pressure Min
8.00 cmH2O
Pressure Max
14.00 cmH2O
Antibacterial Filter
No
Climate Control
Auto
EPR
Off
Humidifier Status
On
Humidity Level
4
Mask
Full Face
Patient Access
No
Ramp
On
Ramp Pressure
8.00 cmH2O
Ramp Time
45.00 Minutes
Smart Start
On
Temperature
27 ºC
Temperature Enable
2
RE: Looking for guidance
Most of your events are central and the CPAP cannot treat that. Your EPR is already off so that is not contributing to the problem. You may ultimately need an ASV (adaptive servo ventilator) to treat complex apnea with centrals. I'm sure your doctor wants to give this trial on CPAP at least one month to see of these central events diminish. I recommend you reduce maximum pressure range to 10.0 as higher pressure can increase central events. Central apnea is consistently inconsistent and it is very difficult to document in a sleep study, still it would help to get a copy of your diagnostic sleep study and titration if you had one, and review the results to see if central apnea were present during the tests.
RE: Looking for guidance
Welcome to Apnea Board. If you get the sleep study, feel free to post it. It would reveal your apnea history and help us with suggestions on your current status. Lots of nice purple lines on the chart BTW.
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07-09-2020, 11:48 AM
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RE: Looking for guidance
Here are a couple more dates.
I couldn't get all the details for the left side, but I always use the same settings.
Antibacterial Filter
No
Climate Control
Auto
EPR
Off
Humidifier Status
On
Humidity Level
4
Mask
Full Face
Patient Access
No
Ramp
On
Ramp Pressure
8.00 cmH2O
Ramp Time
45.00 Minutes
Smart Start
On
Temperature
27 ºC
Temperature Enable
2
I have 3 other pictures available
The final pictures
RE: Looking for guidance
Your problem is mainly CA. I’d like to see the following setting changes.
Minimum pressure 8.0
maximum pressure 10.0
Ramp:Off
Your flow limitations are relatively high and that is what drives your pressure higher. Once we try a more limited range and verify CA is at reasonable levels I’d like to introduce EPR. For now just the changes above.
RE: Looking for guidance
I will make the changes tonight!
Should I wait a couple of days and post the results, as it can take a little bit for the body to adjust?
RE: Looking for guidance
I'd probably use it overnight then post the results. It would likely show whether or not the new settings are helpful.
Mask Primer
Positional Apnea
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEBSITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
RE: Looking for guidance
Sorry about the delay in getting back, I didn't really want to post one from the 11th as we had a power outage and it was way too hot in the house so I didn't think it would be a fair upload, but here are the past 3 days with the new settings.