Need help and advice on Quality of sleep and AHI

[Sleeprider]

Numerically and by event type it's the same old hypopnea. Maybe that is what we get. Try the cervical collar, and do what feels best with the pressure.

[ravik]

Thanks for your help Sleeprider.

[ravik]

Hello,

I already ordered my cervical collar as suggested by Sleeprider.

While waiting for that I started testing with my full face mask ResMed F10. It is getting better results than nasal mask on higher pressure. I have increased pressure to 7.5. I do get very low Hypopnea but obstructive events have gone up. I feel better though. Here are the screenshots.

Daily:
http://imgur.com/a/J3CWv

One hour screenshot with OA events:

http://imgur.com/a/Ncq3s

[Sleeprider]

Let's put the cervical collar in place before making changes. The pattern is typical of positional apnea related to the kinds of things the collar should resolve.

[ravik]

Please note that I think most of the obstructive events might be happening while I am sleeping on my back. I usually sleep on my sides but I do notice in middle of the night that I am sleeping on my back while I wake up 4-5 times during night.

How can I avoid sleeping on back? I do use an extra pillow to avoid it but it does not work entirely I guess.

[Crimson Nape]

The old tennis ball attached to the back of a sleep shirt may help.

[ravik]

Hello Sleeprider,

I think we together have found the sweet spot (AHI of 0.42). Here is what we did:

1) Start using F10 full face mask, to take care of mouth breathing
2) Increase fixed pressure to 8
3) Start using cervical collar

Please see the daily chart:

http://imgur.com/a/6ek3l

[quiescence at last]

yay!!!

[Marillion]

Excellent! Great to hear.

[Sleeprider]

You've come a long way baby! Credit where it's due, you figured this out and have optimized the tools to work best for you. Everyone seems to be a bit different, and there is no fixed recipe to achieve these good results.