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Positiional Apnea - what to look for in Oscar data? - p123 - 10-23-2023
Is it a load of events clustered together? Do we have any examples?
And, am I right, CPAP can't fix that?
RE: Positiional Apnea - what to look for in Oscar data? - staceyburke - 10-23-2023
It is clusters of Oa or H events. And yes you can fix it but not using cpap. You must find the position you are in that causes the apne. Sleeping on your back or any time your chin drops to your sternum. Maybe to high of a pillow can do it.
If simple changing sleeping position doesn’t do it you will need a collar. There is a link in my signature.
RE: Positiional Apnea - what to look for in Oscar data? - p123 - 10-23-2023
(10-23-2023, 07:27 AM)staceyburke Wrote: It is clusters of Oa or H events. And yes you can fix it but not using cpap. You must find the position you are in that causes the apne. Sleeping on your back or any time your chin drops to your sternum. Maybe to high of a pillow can do it.
If simple changing sleeping position doesn’t do it you will need a collar. There is a link in my signature.
thanks. Already got a collar.... Its not the most sturdy but I had trouble finding one big enough to be honest.
RE: Positiional Apnea - what to look for in Oscar data? - PeaceLoveAndPizza - 10-23-2023
This may help in sizing. I have been using the Caldera Releaf for years, but have to replace them every 2-3 months as they break down. I’m trying a new one from Amazon from a company called Nimood which is a bit firmer.
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Here is the wiki link to answer your question about identifying positional apnea.
RE: Positiional Apnea - what to look for in Oscar data? - Melman - 10-23-2023
this link has a good example of what to look for in OSCAR
https://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php?title=Optimizing_therapy#Positional_Apnea