The lower I set CPAP Pressure, the lower the AHI?
I have been endlessly trying to fine tune my apnea treatment with CPAP to find a balance between comfort/tollerabilty and efficacy. I had narrowed the settings down to a range of 6 to 8.2, with an EPR of 2. This resulted in an average AHI of approx. 2.5. Well I have been lowering the pressure daily just to see what would happen. Last night I got down to a pressure range of 4-5, with an EPR of 1. The result was 3.5 hours of initial sleep with an AHI of .9 (not 9 but .9). It seems the more I lower the pressure, the better my AHI. What do you make of this.
RE: The lower I set CPAP Pressure, the lower the AHI?
There is not much we can say without seeing data from OSCAR. Please post a good night (low pressure) and a poor nigh (higher pressure) - with that we could give you some insight.
RE: The lower I set CPAP Pressure, the lower the AHI?
(04-14-2023, 03:09 PM)chris94546 Wrote: What do you make of this.
It supports the notion that you have to look at several night's data before you can draw any conclusions. There are just too many other variables, such as sleeping position, that affect AHI.
Sleepster
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RE: The lower I set CPAP Pressure, the lower the AHI?
Thanks for both of your inputs. I will try to upload the Oscar data after a few more nights at this low pressure setting. Thanks!
