Oscar data from first two nights

[AuntJ]

Here is the Oscar data from my first two nights of using an APAP, as well as a zoom in on some of the apneas. I am looking for assistance in changing the pressure settings. They are currently 6-16. Any help would be appreciated, thank you so much!

[Phaleronic]

Welcome to the forum AuntJ

You're having lots of OAs with corresponding flow limits-I'd up the min pressure to 8cm set EPR to 3 rather than 2 and raise max pressure to 17cm. I'm sure some of the other members will also chime in with their advice too!

[AuntJ]

Thank you!

[Phaleronic]

You're welcome, please try it for a couple of nights then upload new charts, but maybe 30 minutes before bed try the new settings for five to ten minutes too see what you think.

[CPAPfriend]

I agree with raising min and increasing EPR to 3cm. If this is literally your first two nights, then after that change you should try to grab a few more nights of data, because things can be turbulent and unrepresentative at the beginning; some people need a few nights to acclimate, making noise-to-signal not great.

[Deborah K.]

You also have positional apnea.  I've seen worse, but it would be good to get it under control to lower your AHI.  This shows up when you have O or H events clustered together on the event flags at the top of your chart.  These are caused by sleeping with your chin tucked toward your chest, causing something like a kink in a hose that blocks airflow into your nose.  No setting can fix this.  You can try sleeping on a flatter pillow, or buying and wearing a soft cervical neck collar.  If you choose the collar you might like the Caldera Releaf Collar, available on Amazon.  It's well-liked and quite comfortable.