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RE: Interpreting OSCAR data (relatively new CPAP user) - bolivar98 - 08-28-2024
Thanks again for your considered and thoughtful response, I really appreciate the input.
I will try these settings over the next seven days and report back.
RE: Interpreting OSCAR data (relatively new CPAP user) - quiescence at last - 08-28-2024
You really solved much of your issues with the current aerophagia. In truth, that is the issue that is bothering you the most. It takes time to adjust to higher pressures, which you'll eventually be able to handle without aerophagia. So, the settings you came up with are going to makes sense until you are more acquainted with breathing under pressure.
The other issue you had was the "feeling" in your throat of the pressure drop. You'll also get used to that. Some people that NEED the EPR at MAX will just add a ramp at the beginning of their session, for a few minutes without the EPR on full blast.
I think you've shown that you don't need the EPR to be 3, even though it might help to reduce flow limitations.
If it were my treatment, I would happily continue at 6 thru 7.6 at EPR 2 for a week or two and get those decent sleeps night after night.
If you wanted to split the difference, though you probably belong where G.S. says, you can bump up to 6.8 thru 7.8 at EPR 2.
QAL
RE: Interpreting OSCAR data (relatively new CPAP user) - bolivar98 - 09-01-2024
Update!
For the last few nights I have adopted the 7/8.6 (EPR 3, full-time) settings.
Attachments 1 and 2 use the above settings, and attachment 3 uses the originally recommended 7/9 (EPR 3, full-time) settings.
I am now able to tolerate EPR at 3 with increased pressure, it has significantly reduced the resistance I feel when exhaling. I still experience increased aerophagia in the morning with the increased pressure; however, this only lasts for about an hour and does not appear to be a serious issue. I do not notice a significant difference in my restfulness, my condition feels akin to how it did before APAP use.
Again, any insights/recommendations based upon my most recent OSCAR data would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks again.
RE: Interpreting OSCAR data (relatively new CPAP user) - G. Szabo - 09-01-2024
(09-01-2024, 04:58 AM)bolivar98 Wrote: I still experience increased aerophagia in the morning with the increased pressure; however, this only lasts for about an hour and does not appear to be a serious issue.
When you are more tolerant to aerophagia, you might want to try a pressure range of 8-9 cm. You will have fewer pressure bumps.
RE: Interpreting OSCAR data (relatively new CPAP user) - quiescence at last - 09-02-2024
yep, so far so good. that was a great step, and those charts look alot less jagged.
QAL