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In the last year I've lost ~35 lbs and in the last few months I've been waking up in the morning with terrible stomach cramps/gas. Only recently did I find out that it could be related to aerophagia. Are there any tweaks I can make to my Airsense 11 to help with the gas? Attached a few OSCAR charts from the last few nights.
Machine: Lowenstein Luisa Mask Type: Full face mask Mask Make & Model: Resmed Quattro FX Humidifier: separate F&P humidifier CPAP Pressure: Epap 4-20 PS 4-20; "auto" rate CPAP Software: Not using software
Other Comments: Using 45 degree angle upper body wedge (36"x36") and 4.5"soft cervical collar; 500 assured tidal vol
01-02-2025, 08:36 PM (This post was last modified: 01-02-2025, 08:37 PM by Jay51.)
RE: Aerophagia after weight loss
Lowering the pressure can sometimes decrease aerophagia. You have 8-16 or so with apap. Your 95% pressure was 10.4 I think. You can try lowering your max pressure to 11. And then lowering it even further very slowly (by 0.2 increments if you want to).
Some of the OA's that you are having occur in "clusters". This is classic for positional apnea. By lowering your pillow height, side sleeping vs. back sleeping (and with something between your chin and chest to prevent chin tucking), and lastly trying a soft cervical collar at night (I use one every night). These techniques should help keep your airway straighter and from being kinked; also they more importantly can help keep your chin from tucking towards you chest and either partially, or in extreme cases, even totally blocking your airway. If you can get relief from positional apnea, you can possibly lower your pressure even more (which should decrease aerophagia even more).
Give these suggestions a try and repost some OSCAR charts.
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