My first week on APAP

[QcMCSeb]

Hi,

Thank you for this great website. I'm new to APAP traitment and i have my first data. If you can tell me what do you guys think and what should i change , i would be grateful.
Everything has been great so far with the machine but sometime i still wake up to the sound of my snoring but its not loud. I was snoring very loudly before the traitment, is the snoring normal ?

Thank you !

       

[OpalRose]

Hi and Welcome to Apnea Board!

You are already using the highest EPR setting to help with Flow Limitation and Hypopnea.  

You will, however need to use a little higher minimum pressure to help resolve the Obstructives and snoring.

Increase the minimum pressure from 8cm to 10cm.  If that's too much of a jump for you, try 9cm for a day or two, observe how you feel and if it makes a difference with snoring and Obstructives. If you need another increase, move slowly to 9.5cm.then 10cm if needed.
Keep your EPR setting at 3.

There are a couple areas of concern that might be related to what we call positional apnea or "chin tucking."  Look at the event graph around 2:40 and 6:40.  You can see a couple Obstructives clumped together.  This isn't bad at all, but something to be aware of. This happens when your head/neck is not aligned properly and is tucking into your chest.  This cuts off your air supply.  It can also be caused by using a pillow that is too high and pushes your head forward.  A thinner pillow works much better.

[QcMCSeb]

Thank you very much for taking the time to answer me.

i appreciate and i will consider your tips.