06-30-2024, 04:53 AM
Please help with OSCAR data, getting desperate
Hello,
I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in May this year, with 25 stops per hour. I received the Resmed Airsense 11 with fixed pressure min 4 and max 7 and a N30i mask. After a month or so meeting with the provider the pressure was set to 5-8. Needless to say, it was s big struggle the first night, getting used to the mask and breathing with it. After some time, I could fall a sleep relatively easy but waking through the night numerous times. My deep sleep according to my Samsung 6 watch has also decreased which is weird since it is supposed to get better. I’ve tried different masks ( N30i, F30i, P30i) and switching currently between the N30i and the F30i. I prefer sleeping with the N30i and I have the feeling that it is slightly better (also looking at OSCAR). However, I have problems with my nose (sorry don’t know the word in English), my nostrils are somewhat closed, especially the one and it makes breathing more difficult. I had a corticosteroid spray for 5 weeks but it didn’t help. I am to see an ENT doc but at the end of July. My nose is also quite full/closed. Therefore, I am sleeping more with the F30 I and not finding it very good. Nevertheless, I have been using the machine every single night, for more hours, despite finding it quite difficult.
I mostly have an AHI of max 2, which is good, but I am still sooooo tired in the morning and throughout the day. Mostly my saturation (measured with Samsung 6 watch) is above 90 in comparison with before using the CPAP when it was mostly in the 80% range). But even so, there are some nights where the saturation is still under 90 for some time and I have been snoring even with the mask, with the F30i mostly. I know that because I record it with the watch. And that is definitely not how its supposed to be when using the CPAP, right? I know you should give the therapy some time to work but after nearly 3 months I am not seeing a difference at all ☹ This is very frustrating, I am tired and sad and don’t know what to do. I’ve watched numerous YouTube videos and read forums and finally downloaded OSCAR. Next week I have finally appointment with the doctor but I doubt she will be very helpful. All docs here see is the machine reading which is almost always good and that’s it. That’s why I would like to ask for your help.
I did some screenshots and I post these here. Unfortunately these are in Dutch but I think you can make sense of the graphics. The first row is the Incidents, the second is the Flow Rates, the third one is Flow Limitations and the fourth is snoring. I made 3 nights with N30i and 3 with F30i. Per night I made 4 screenshots, also zoomed in. A it much but I just want to give as much info as possible so that hopefully you can help me read these. I couldn’t post them as attachment so I’ve uploaded them and post links here. The screenshots from 10 June, 23 June and 11 June are with F30i. The ones from 26 June, 27 May and 8 June are with N30i. What I am noticing is that I have quite some RERAs, mostly with the F30i mask. I also have some CA, which I find a bit disturbing. I’ve tried to interpret the data but having not much success. I kindly ask you to have a look and tell me what you see, what is wrong and what and how could be improved. In that way I hope to be prepared for the meeting with my doctor and insist on some changes so that the therapy will finally give some results.
EDIT: Site doesn't allow me to post the links as I need to have at least 4 post... So for now I am attaching the allowed number of pics -3. Two with F30i, especially the one which has mostly RERAs and one with N30i. Later I may be able to post the links with the zoomed graphics as well.
Thank you in advance.
I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in May this year, with 25 stops per hour. I received the Resmed Airsense 11 with fixed pressure min 4 and max 7 and a N30i mask. After a month or so meeting with the provider the pressure was set to 5-8. Needless to say, it was s big struggle the first night, getting used to the mask and breathing with it. After some time, I could fall a sleep relatively easy but waking through the night numerous times. My deep sleep according to my Samsung 6 watch has also decreased which is weird since it is supposed to get better. I’ve tried different masks ( N30i, F30i, P30i) and switching currently between the N30i and the F30i. I prefer sleeping with the N30i and I have the feeling that it is slightly better (also looking at OSCAR). However, I have problems with my nose (sorry don’t know the word in English), my nostrils are somewhat closed, especially the one and it makes breathing more difficult. I had a corticosteroid spray for 5 weeks but it didn’t help. I am to see an ENT doc but at the end of July. My nose is also quite full/closed. Therefore, I am sleeping more with the F30 I and not finding it very good. Nevertheless, I have been using the machine every single night, for more hours, despite finding it quite difficult.
I mostly have an AHI of max 2, which is good, but I am still sooooo tired in the morning and throughout the day. Mostly my saturation (measured with Samsung 6 watch) is above 90 in comparison with before using the CPAP when it was mostly in the 80% range). But even so, there are some nights where the saturation is still under 90 for some time and I have been snoring even with the mask, with the F30i mostly. I know that because I record it with the watch. And that is definitely not how its supposed to be when using the CPAP, right? I know you should give the therapy some time to work but after nearly 3 months I am not seeing a difference at all ☹ This is very frustrating, I am tired and sad and don’t know what to do. I’ve watched numerous YouTube videos and read forums and finally downloaded OSCAR. Next week I have finally appointment with the doctor but I doubt she will be very helpful. All docs here see is the machine reading which is almost always good and that’s it. That’s why I would like to ask for your help.
I did some screenshots and I post these here. Unfortunately these are in Dutch but I think you can make sense of the graphics. The first row is the Incidents, the second is the Flow Rates, the third one is Flow Limitations and the fourth is snoring. I made 3 nights with N30i and 3 with F30i. Per night I made 4 screenshots, also zoomed in. A it much but I just want to give as much info as possible so that hopefully you can help me read these. I couldn’t post them as attachment so I’ve uploaded them and post links here. The screenshots from 10 June, 23 June and 11 June are with F30i. The ones from 26 June, 27 May and 8 June are with N30i. What I am noticing is that I have quite some RERAs, mostly with the F30i mask. I also have some CA, which I find a bit disturbing. I’ve tried to interpret the data but having not much success. I kindly ask you to have a look and tell me what you see, what is wrong and what and how could be improved. In that way I hope to be prepared for the meeting with my doctor and insist on some changes so that the therapy will finally give some results.
EDIT: Site doesn't allow me to post the links as I need to have at least 4 post... So for now I am attaching the allowed number of pics -3. Two with F30i, especially the one which has mostly RERAs and one with N30i. Later I may be able to post the links with the zoomed graphics as well.
Thank you in advance.
Unfortunately I dont know if I will manage until tomorrow but if not, I will try later. 
