My future friend OSCAR

[hopeforusall]

Hello,

I have a few (probably dumb) OSCAR questions that do not appear to be answered in the documentation, at least in my very very sleep deprived investigative state.

#1) Can OSCAR differentiate between one's being awake and asleep? It can take 4+ hours of constant O2 desaturation events and gasps for me to fall asleep. If it cannot seperate or sort sleep/non-sleep, is there a way to post-edit out the data from when you know you have been awake? Otherwise, I would expect that the results would be skewed.

#2) Can the readings from OSCAR in any way hint at or help to indicate the type of apnea (OSA, CSA, etc.) being experienced? I thought I read somewhere that is possibly can.

#3) what type, speed, and size of SD card is recommended (8gb, 16gb, 32gb, etc.) for best results?

Thank you to the community!

[pholynyk]

1) OSCAR displays the information that the machine reports; since the machine can't tell awake from asleep, OSCAR can't report it. OSCAR cannot edit the data in a sleep session. It can delete an entire sleep session, and then recalculate the night's statistics. This is mostly used for short sessions when you know you didn't fall asleep. If you take a while to fall asleep, and fall asleep without stopping and restarting the CPAP, you cannot edit out the awake portion. This prevents somebody from altering their data to meet some legal requirement relating to sleep.

2) The machine, and therefore OSCAR flags each type of apnea.

3) Any size SD card from 2 GB to 32 GB, formatted to FAT32, can be used. A 2 GB card will hold at least a years worth of data.

[Crimson Nape]

I will try and answer your questions by the numbers.

1. No, OSCAR only displays the data that your CPAP records.  It is up to the viewer of the data to try and determine the states of consciousness.
   
   
2. Yes.  Again, the reader of the data must be the one to determine the signs.  However, most CPAP do a good job of determining the type of event.  
   
   
3. Any standard SD card 2 to 32 GB in size will work.  A new SD card comes preformatted as a FAT32. No further action is needed.
   
   

You list a Resmed in your profile, but that covers a multitude of CPAP models.  Please update your profile to reflect the model number and the type. Also, some models have limited data capability. This is why it helps o list the one you have.

Here is a link to help identify which one you have:
https://www.apneaboard.com/cpap-machine-...ine-resmed

- Red

[hopeforusall]

Excellent information Pholynyk. Thank you!

[hopeforusall]

...and thank you Crimson Nape! It is a ResMed AirSense 10 Autoset. Will update the profile now. Thanks again!