Welcome to Apnea Board,
Most of us have the experience that the CPAP or BPAP handed to us doesn't work very well to help. At first anyway.
Why would that be?
Most doctor prescribed settings aren't either ideal or a good fit for you specifically. They take one night's worth of data and set it accordingly. Many times they're wrong.
Here's where Apnea Board comes in. We're going to help you get it set better to treat better. Your part is to take actions in setting adjustments and showing us
OSCAR charts. OSCAR is free, you'll download to your computer.
You'll also need an SD card in your BPAP. ResMeds have the SD slot under the left side flap. The SD card can be any brand, must be 2-32 GB capacity, and must have been formatted to FAT32.
From there, you'll use the BPAP with the SD in place. When you wake, you'll eject the SD, insert it into your computer card reader, open OSCAR and import the file. Then looking at the standard detailed daily chart, you'll take a screenshot by F12 on Windows, or I think CMD + F12 on Mac. Lastly, you'll post comments on how you felt and Add the Attachment with the button at the bottom of a Reply page. And be sure to replace the SD in the BPAP to capture the next session, you might need to do this again several times to get this set right.
Why would we ask you to do this? To assist in proper BPAP setup to make it work better. It's all free. The alternative is where you're at now, a BPAP that didn't work with you very well. Sure, your doctor can suggest changes when you go there for a visit fee. He'll maybe hear your complaint, decide on some setting change, make the script change, send it off to the DME to include in your file, and then the DME may remotely change these settings. How long that takes is unknown.
However, again, you can make changes yourself for free and legally. No script change, no doctor visit, no wait. You can change at least 1 setting within a minute, and when you're more familiar likely change your setup within that minute.
You can post the redacted copy of your sleep study as well, so we get the background on diagnosis and events type and count. Don't have it yet? Get it. It is your report, things happen to reports at doctors offices, like when they go out of business or etc. But if you have your copy, you're covered. Oh, and US HIPAA says yes you are permitted your copy. No isn't a correct answer doc.
Last thing, why would we need any data, sleep reports or OSCAR? We can't help you steer the BPAP therapy if we can't see what's going on.
