RE: Respiration rate awake vs sleeping
My PS range was between 3 to 15 on ASV, static 4 on a recent VAuto, borrowing an ST-A and PS again was 4 as I recall.
If PS is high, it may affect the CA level, probably other respiratory aspects as well.
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RE: Respiration rate awake vs sleeping
I had a look for information and found....
COVID-19 may be an early sign in OSA patients with higher respiratory rate at night.
Medications, COPD, heart problems
Also, sleep RR is usually slower than waking hours.
Also, in general, it is believed by many, that RR is higher than it should be for humans. Think STRESS, STRESS, STRESS !
Minute ventilation normal in range of 4 to 6 Litres/minute
And how we breathe during daytime will influence how we breathe at night, so...
Even though we use CPAP/APAP etc. breathing exercises are truly needed.
When doing exercises, that allows us to focus totally on breathwork, and leaving those mind thoughts to vaporize/vanish, calm mind!
Breathe thru nose ALL day, rest, work and play.
Good Luck!
RE: Respiration rate awake vs sleeping
85% is definately not good, so keep an eye on that.
What is your average respiration rate during the day vs the night.
I expect your RR will go down as you increase your PS, but you will find out soon enough.
RE: Respiration rate awake vs sleeping
Yes as PS goes up CA's go up.
Did you choose to try to the ASV over the ST-A. Did you not try the auto ranging PS mode on the ST-A?
I always get confused as the US ST-A and European ST-A fucntion differently. The European version has auto ranging EPAP and PS, whereas the US version does not.
RE: Respiration rate awake vs sleeping
In 2017, my sleep study has 124 CA to 24 Obstructive. I pushed for ASV, got it and it worked for 2 years.
In July 2019, I was in hospital for pneumonia. The following September, treated for bronchitis.
Prior to this in 2014, I was diagnosed with COPD. Most every year I get a PFT, the Pulmonary Function Test. I somehow don't have lots of restrictions in breathing, more at night though.
I borrowed an ST-A from someone about 2 years ago, estimated. I don't recall most of the settings, the PS might well have been variable.
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