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RE: Low AHI, tired foggy mind - Artanox - 04-15-2023
Those last 2 night are already at epr 3, what else could i do?
RE: Low AHI, tired foggy mind - OpalRose - 04-15-2023
Well first, congrats on finding the source of the leak. Your charts look great, but I think there could be some improvement with the Obstructive Apneas.
We could consider raising the max pressure as it is bumping up there due to the algorithm trying to tackle obstructives, also the FL also causes the pressure to rise.
You're already using EPR 3, so I suggest that you raise your minimum pressure to 11cm, move your maximum pressure to 16cm and keep EPR at 3.
This slight bump may help tackle Obstructives and FL.
Repost after a day or two.
RE: Low AHI, tired foggy mind - Artanox - 04-15-2023
Thanks guys for the amazing support! i raised the min max pressures, what about the cervical collar? should i bother using it? i only used one night and the two days have differents durations.
With collar i sleeped 9h and went in apnea 5 minutes with 1.83 ahi 1.61 obstructive, without i sleeped 6h and went in apnea 2.4 minutes 2.23 ahi 1.38 obstructive
Maybe i put the collar in the wrong way or buyed the wrong one (the first i found in a store actually)
RE: Low AHI, tired foggy mind - OpalRose - 04-15-2023
If you see clusters of apnea (chin tucking), then use the collar. But your results are good either way, so strive for comfort first.
RE: Low AHI, tired foggy mind - Artanox - 04-16-2023
Daily update, without cervical collar
Think i will bump the max pressure to 20 and see what happens?
I dont know if the mask leaked or if the leak rate is "normal"
Should i bump the min pressure to 13?
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Thanks.
RE: Low AHI, tired foggy mind - staceyburke - 04-16-2023
I see no reason to raise the max number - it will continue to increase because of the flow limits. It may help to increase in min.
I would increase by .5 a couple of nights and see how that helps or not...
RE: Low AHI, tired foggy mind - Artanox - 04-16-2023
"Leak Rate Chart -- With OSCAR look at your Leak Rate graph where it is shaded (large leak/ LL), flat tops on this graph suggest mouth breathing."
I see, havent used my chin strap lately but this seems the cause of the leaks in the latest graphs?
I will rise the min then, the FL is the only thing i didnt understand then, like i dont know why last night FL 95% is so off compared to the others
RE: Low AHI, tired foggy mind - Artanox - 04-17-2023
Last night data with chin strap
Total time in apnea keep going down but still pretty far from my best night (13 seconds)
Gonna cut coffee after the morning, change chinstrap, change pillow and will wait for the f20 small mask
I dont know if the leak chart is fine or if something is off
I feel better since i started the thread but i think i dont get enough deep sleep because i'm always tired even if i sleep a lot of hours
Something else i can do?
Thank you as always.
Full night:
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Last part:
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Cluster:
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RE: Low AHI, tired foggy mind - Artanox - 04-17-2023
Also wanted to ask, can increase min pressure help? when should i stop?
Edit: forgot to mention that since i stopped the leaks i started to have headaches, is this normal? usually i have headaches when i dont use the cpap.
RE: Low AHI, tired foggy mind - Artanox - 04-18-2023
Last night with chin strap and cervical collar, tried to loosen the mask but got leaks, smoked some cbd and think this caused me the CA
suggestions?
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