Low Events On BiPAP (and CPAP) But Debilitated
Hi all, I got my first BiPAP machine last week after diligently using an Airsense 10 for the past year and a half and seldom getting restful sleep or feeling better. My original sleep study 2 years ago diagnosed me with mild obstructive sleep apnea at 6 AHI, and during my time on CPAP, my OSCAR charts have averaged around 1.5 AHI. This came about after tweaking my settings and trying many devices (chinstraps/mouth tape/collars/tongue devices/nasal dilators/etc.), however, my AHI no matter the settings usually doesn't break 5. What seemed to work best (but still not well whatsoever in terms of sleep quality and wakefulness energy) was a pressure of 6.2 with 3 EPR on full-time - older posts go into more description.
The problem is, I maybe could say I sleep well twice a month on average and am slowly losing my ability to function. Now, hopping on BiPAP, I'm a little lost at what to do as my data looks fine and has little events to correct. No matter the settings over the past year or two, I generally sleep all the way through till about the halfway mark of my night's rest, then, I start awakening in intervals from that point on. To note, I am very consistent with living a healthy lifestyle (nutrition, sleep hygiene, etc.) and strongly don't think it has anything to do with that. Also, for reference, I am a young, tall man. Also, I currently use the Knightsbridge dual strap and mouth tape but have experimented with earplugs and eye masks as well.
In short, is there anything from my data that you can tell could be helpful for me? How can I fix the awakenings in the ladder half of my sleep? Lastly, are there events or something OSCAR isn't picking up that I have been missing (say, smaller obstructive awakenings, CA's, etc.)? Attached is a night on BiPAP, a zoomed-in view of that night, and an average night on CPAP. Thanks so much for any help!
The problem is, I maybe could say I sleep well twice a month on average and am slowly losing my ability to function. Now, hopping on BiPAP, I'm a little lost at what to do as my data looks fine and has little events to correct. No matter the settings over the past year or two, I generally sleep all the way through till about the halfway mark of my night's rest, then, I start awakening in intervals from that point on. To note, I am very consistent with living a healthy lifestyle (nutrition, sleep hygiene, etc.) and strongly don't think it has anything to do with that. Also, for reference, I am a young, tall man. Also, I currently use the Knightsbridge dual strap and mouth tape but have experimented with earplugs and eye masks as well.
In short, is there anything from my data that you can tell could be helpful for me? How can I fix the awakenings in the ladder half of my sleep? Lastly, are there events or something OSCAR isn't picking up that I have been missing (say, smaller obstructive awakenings, CA's, etc.)? Attached is a night on BiPAP, a zoomed-in view of that night, and an average night on CPAP. Thanks so much for any help!
