Still getting obstructive apnea periods of 60sec

[timcharper]

Two good days in a row, this time better than the last. I'm feeling pretty confident this is it.

Plus, I didn't use a pillow and my neck feels great this morning.

[Dormeo]

Awesome!

[timcharper]

Only 3 samples with the neck brace, but I just had my best AHI on record. 2 days in a row with zero obstructive events in unprecedented, let alone 3.

[timcharper]

6 days later. 5 of the days I wore my neck brace properly and had zero obstructions. 1 day I wore it too lose and in the morning I realized my chin could fit underneath the collar; consequently, I had a pretty bad sleep score again!

This is amazing, I'm super grateful for y'all. Not that it's anything huge, but I became an ongoing Patreon for this forum. <3 Really appreciate your help.

[Dormeo]

It's wonderful to know that this group has been helpful to you and that you will stay engaged. My own experience in getting help for myself and a friend has been terrific, and I've seen so many others helped, too. It's really gratifying to me to stay involved and to support this Board.

[Sleeprider]

Another positional apnea problem solved!  I don't know how you created this graphic, but it's tempting to add it to the soft cervical collar wiki.

[SideSleeper]

timcharper, have you used Gabapentin for some time? Do you use it during the day? Are you aware of the side effects it can have? It is a life saver for some people but many have some pretty bad problems with it--I'm one of them! You also need to taper it down slowly if you are getting off of it. Google it if you aren't aware of the problems it can cause. I am a real fan of the soft cervical collar--can't do without it.

[ApneaQuestions]

Excuse my ignorance but where are these statistical plots coming from?
Is this a corner of OSCAR I've not stumbled into or are you using some external statistics software?

[timcharper]

Another positional apnea problem solved!  I don't know how you created this graphic, but it's tempting to add it to the soft cervical collar wiki.

Anyone would have my blessing to do so; please add the final "money chart" that tells the whole story in one image:

timcharper, have you used Gabapentin for some time?  Do you use it during the day?  Are you aware of the side effects it can have?  It is a life saver for some people but many have some pretty bad problems with it--I'm one of them!   You also need to taper it down slowly if you are getting off of it.  Google it if you aren't aware of the problems it can cause.  I am a real fan of the soft cervical collar--can't do without it.

I've used Gabapentin for some time, aware of the side-effects. I'm only taking 200mg / day which is a pretty low dose, and I only take it at night. I plan to wean off to 100mg/day and then totally off, if possible, and only take for RLS. Thanks!

Excuse my ignorance but where are these statistical plots coming from?
Is this a corner of OSCAR I've not stumbled into or are you using some external statistics software?

I'm exporting the data from OSCAR and then using R to clean the data (remove all nights with < 4 hours logged), augment with my own data (pressure classification and cervical collar). Source code here: https://gist.github.com/timcharper/6efc4...9c87bfcfaf

[ApneaQuestions]

Thanks for the info on "R" and taking the time to upload your source code to GitHub.
I think I can see the next few days weeks or months of my life disappearing into R-land. :-)