New user questions

[LBlack]

Hi, there. New to CPAP and just stumbled on this forum. I'm a truck driver and CPAP was mandated as a condition of keeping my Med cert.  I've been using the AirSense11 for a bit over 2 months and I've been pleasantly surprised how well I've adapted to it.

My diagnosis score was 41.6 and I was down under 5.0 within 3 days. However, my score varies from a low (so far) of 0.5 to a high of 4.7.  My machine reports "mask seal was great last night" every morning, but the myAir app often shows "adjust". What accounts for the variance in incident count?

My other question today regards settings on the unit. I don't want to start messing with the medical side, but when I adjusted the climate side (increased by one temp & humidity) to help with dry mouth I ended up with so much "rain out" that it sounded like a bong, so I went back to "Auto".  Does my diagnosing physician monitor my machine and adjust the prescription (pressure, temp ranges, etc) remotely?

A lot of this wasn't covered when I was issued my machine.  Thanks for any advice.

[OttSteve]

Welcome. The first piece of advice you will get will be to download and install Oscar, which will unlock the vast amount of data your machine actually records. Including screenshots of your properly formatted data will allow the experts (not me) to make suggestions for fine tuning your therapy. Instructions for setting up Oscar and presenting the data are easily available.

I was delighted to delete the MyAir app, as I found it worse than useless.

[Deborah K.]

Yes, posting Oscar will help us help you!

[HalfAsleep]

Yes, Resmed xPAP units tend to be overly generous with smilies, when the mask is leaking like heck. Post some Oscars, and you'll get guidance from there.

It's very likely your doc is doing nothing with settings, but simply getting a one-month at-a-glance report from the DME. And IME neither the doc or the DME gives a rip about finessing things if your AHI is <5. Their pay is based on that number.