New patient. Have been having horrible nights.

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RE: New patient. Have been having horrible nights. - Josephdfco - 11-19-2017

Thanks. The humidity level is okay. Unfortunately, it's a bit more involved than that, apparently. I have severe complex (central and obstructive) apnea, and I'm on the wrong machine.

RE: New patient. Have been having horrible nights. - Josephdfco - 11-19-2017

(11-19-2017, 04:43 PM)jaswilliams Wrote: I suggest you open rescan go view data select summary data and a date range of the last 7 days get the data displayed on screen then click reports and produce a pdf of the summary data that will show your ahi and compliance etc. Then when you like what you see print it out the summary text at the top will show a break down of the ahi as CA’s OA’s and Hypopnea. The ahi scoring will show amount of ahi and the type the summary graphs will show compliance usage etc.

Jason

Please take me through this one step at a time. There seems to be crucial info missing, and I'm having a hard time filling in the blanks.

RE: New patient. Have been having horrible nights. - Josephdfco - 11-19-2017

Nevermind; I think I figured it out.

RE: New patient. Have been having horrible nights. - jaswilliams - 11-20-2017

Sorry I am in UK and was sleeping I hope you got the information you require.

Jason

RE: New patient. Have been having horrible nights. - Josephdfco - 11-20-2017

I did, thanks! This is interesting: https://imgur.com/a/5aW53

RE: New patient. Have been having horrible nights. - Sleeprider - 11-20-2017

That is an amazing result considering where we started this process. To go from 38 AHI to 3.8!
With central apnea, some results may not be consistent, but I think this points to the value of using a tool like fixed CPAP pressure vs bilevel in these cases.

RE: New patient. Have been having horrible nights. - Josephdfco - 11-20-2017

Do you think it means that I don't need the other machine? I still woke up a few times.

RE: New patient. Have been having horrible nights. - Sleeprider - 11-20-2017

I didn't expect that you would see an AHI this low. For most of us 3.8 is still on the rough margin of good results, but it introduces doubt. I think you need, and will benefit from ASV if you can get it, and that is why I'm sometimes reluctant to coach on improving results like yours. I still think your AHI could be over 10 or less than 2 tomorrow. CA is completely unpredictable, and if you were using your prescribed bilevel settings, would still be around 30 events per hour.

In spite of good results, your events are central, and CPAP is not for central apnea, however, these results are a nice break from what you've been experiencing. What this means is, you have gone from an urgent need to change to ASV, to one that it is tolerable to let the medical system take its course.

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RE: New patient. Have been having horrible nights. - Josephdfco - 11-21-2017

Last night's data. https://imgur.com/a/zAegh It was an awful night, and I feel awful.
Well, I sent my card down to West Haven VA, and emailed my ReScan and Sleepyhead screenshots, so I should be able to call them today and discuss data that they have in hand.

RE: New patient. Have been having horrible nights. - willow lee - 12-06-2017

Hang in there!