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Sleep Issues - WhatIsSleep? - 08-18-2021
Good morning
I have sleep apnea which is treated with Resmed Air 10 Auto and my AHI is less than 1 regularly and under control with 0 leak. This would suggest my apnea is under control.
Recently I have been awoken during the night in a strange state which I can only describe as a mixture of dizziness/hallucinations/head fuzziness/eye or sight disturbance as if I am high or out my face on drugs. I do not take drugs, drink nor smoke and my hydration was a good level.
Does anyone experience similar or know what the likely cause of this is?
Today I am absolutely shattered as if I have hardly slept. I felt I woke regularly during the night, had my bed sheets pulled off at one point and generally feel crap today and literally fighting to stay awake!
Thanks
RE: Sleep Issues - Gideon - 08-18-2021
Not that we will see anything but post your nightly chart and let us look at it. It cannot hurt!
RE: Sleep Issues - staceyburke - 08-18-2021
Just GUESSING maybe flow limits. ResMed does not report these in AHI. please put up a night of OSCAR charts.
RE: Sleep Issues - WhatIsSleep? - 08-19-2021
[attachment=34912][attachment=34913][attachment=34914]Good Morning,
Thank you for your kind responses so far. I am not sure whether APAP might be the issue and might be worth discussing CPAP for a constant pressure with my sleep med rather than fluctuating. I wonder whether the fluctuations in pressure might be what is causing me to regularly wake up during the night. I had a trial of this last night and saw my average pressure over a week is 12.8 so therefore set my machine to CPAP 12.8 and I feel I had a better less broken sleep but did get some leakage which may suggest that pressure might still be a bit high.
Please see below charts as requested. I look forward to any feedback.
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1 Further graph to be added for last night
Thanks everyone. Not sure how many charts would be need so thought I would give enough to see if there is any obvious stand outs over the last 10 days
RE: Sleep Issues - WhatIsSleep? - 08-19-2021
I hope someone can help with a good analysis of the charts posted, thanks in advance
RE: Sleep Issues - SarcasticDave94 - 08-19-2021
I think your flow limits are the driver for higher pressures. And it appears fixed pressure was not the solution, the FL increased. I think this is in part because of the pressure differential acting on flow limits. Are you using EPR?
I'd consider an APAP range, 7-8 on the minimum side and about 13 on the Max side. Trying this with EPR 2, not EPR 3 yet in light of a few treatment emergent CA on the chart. Something like this may be better in results and in feel.
RE: Sleep Issues - Gideon - 08-19-2021
I would set EPR=2 and see what happens. This should make a dent in the flow limits.
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