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I've been lurking here for a while ever since I was diagnosed with severe OSA (pAHI 71.4) about a couple months ago. I feel like reading other people's stories of success left me hopeful while I was awaiting my APAP.
I'm a little over a week into therapy and I've been surprisingly adapting well to sleeping with a mask and I've been trying a couple different options while I'm still within my 30 day mask trial. I started out with P10 nose pillows which were pretty comfortable but rolling around I kept knocking them off my face so I've also been giving the F40 a try (on my second night with them - the jury is still out).
I've been tracking my APAP usage using OSCAR since day 1 and while I'm definitely doing better than an AHI of 71.4, I'm still averaging an AHI of 5.6. My subscribed pressure from the doctor was 5-15 / EPR3 / Ramp on but based on a lot of what I've read here, I started my therapy at 7-15 and have increased to 7.6-15. I think I can definitely do better!
I was wondering if the kind folks here could take a peek and help make some recommendations. I'm a pretty patient person and I'm committed to this being a marathon vs a sprint however I'd really like to get my therapy dialed in as possible while I can make changes to the mask, etc.
Attached my OSCAR data from the last 2 nights - happy to share any other info that would be helpful.
08-27-2024, 10:59 AM (This post was last modified: 08-27-2024, 11:59 AM by SarcasticDave94.
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RE: Would like some help with my settings
Welcome to Apnea Board,
Two suggestions and a bit of reading for you.
1. Try standard response
2. Round up your minimum to 8
3. Read the wiki on Positional Apnea patterns, of which you show some
Standard response might help reduce Apnea a bit along with the slight increase to base pressure. I think the Positional Apnea is likely driving your AHI up. The Positional Apnea pattern is the clusters of event flags, and typically is a chin tuck.
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Thanks SarcasticDave! Very much appreciated! I have been reading up on Positional Apnea and have been investigating options to help my sleep position. I've been trying to keep note of how I wake up but it's been very random. I've been trying different pillows and trying to go to sleep on my side vs back. Any suggestions on tracking my sleeping position?