OSCAR Result Interpretation & Clear Airways

[Steven Alexandro]

Thanks for your response, Dormeo!

I started the Sleep Diary because I was changing my settings on a near daily basis trying to find a happy medium between restful sleep and minimal aerophagia. Shortly thereafter I saw a recommendation to turn off EPR and I've stuck with it because it reduced the aerophagia symptoms substantially. Not enough data to support a trend yet, but I'm hopeful I'll get some good insights down the road 

Regarding Flow Limitations, I hadn't considered what that data was depicting. After reading the wiki and a bit of googling, it's essentially indicating that my airway isn't fully open and I'm experiencing mini-arousals? If that's the case, would it be better to make a gradual pressure increase to try to improve maintaining an open airway? How would re-introducing EPR help with reducing FLs?

Fyi, I'm referencing the attached table from the Wiki.

Cheers!

[SarcasticDave94]

The relationship of FL being diminished by EPR, or on a bilevel the pressure support, it's due to the pressure differential between exhale and inhale. The inhale pressure has that increase bump, a power boost if you will. Then it should help exhale by the reduction as well for added comfort.

[Steven Alexandro]

Ah, got it - that makes sense.

I'll reintroduce EPR to 1 tonight and cross my fingers that the aerophagia remains minimal. Is it worth adjusting pressure upwards, or should I leave it at 7.6?

Thanks!

[SarcasticDave94]

Not certain honestly. Maybe just add EPR and check OSCAR stats. Unless therapy feels "off" in the night. Then you may bump it up.