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Changes To Device Settings-FL info missing - Poolboy - 07-30-2024
Hello.
No number values are displayed in the FL column of the "Changes To Device Settings" section on my Statistics screen. I assume the FL means flow limitations, and I average 95% FL .11 through the night, so I am wondering if this data should be showing up there. The 95% FL data is displayed in the upper section that breaks out data for, Most Recent, Last Week, etc. It would be very helpful it the FL data can be displayed in the bottom section too.
OSCAR Version 1.5.3
Resmed 11 Autoset
Thanks for any assistance with this.
RE: Changes To Device Settings-FL info missing - Narcil - 08-01-2024
which "bottom section" are you talking about? "pressure statistics"? "changes to device settings"? you'd like the same data repeated? maybe a pic would explain it better.
RE: Changes To Device Settings-FL info missing - Crimson Nape - 08-01-2024
The "FL" in the Statistics page is reporting averages. It is not reporting an average of 95%, it is listing the 95%-tile. This confuses a lot of people. A 95%-tile means that the reporting parameter was at or below the listed value for 95% of the recorded time.
- Red
RE: Changes To Device Settings-FL info missing - Poolboy - 08-01-2024
[attachment=67781][attachment=67780][attachment=67780]Thanks for the replies.
Here is a pic to help explain my question. Two areas are highlighted. FL numbers are showing up at only the upper area.
- Poolboy
RE: Changes To Device Settings-FL info missing - Crimson Nape - 08-01-2024
The top value section is for that day. If you notice, the lower section is reporting an average for the past 9 days. Try going to the Overview page, and select the last nine days for the time span. Look at the median (Med) on the Flow Limit. While the median (50%-tile) is not the average, it is close enough.
- Red
RE: Changes To Device Settings-FL info missing - Poolboy - 08-02-2024
Thanks for that info Red.
As I am understanding this, the FL in the upper highlighted area is my 95% number. The FL in the lower highlighted area is my MEDIAN number.
I have been using CPAP/APAP for a full year now and my MEDIAN FL has constantly been 0.0. Since the name "Flow Limitation" has a somewhat ominous tone to me, I have been investing a lot of effort to get my 95% FL numbers as low as possible. EPR has helped reduce FL's but has increased my CA events. Can I assume the software designer's decision to show MEDIAN FL in that lower area, rather than 95% FL, is because the MEDIAN is the real indicator of a problem needing correction, and that the 95% number is more of a "nice to know" value? I have an ongoing dilemma not knowing which to prioritize, FL or CA events. During all my machine settings experimenting I have been well below 5 AHI.
Thanks - Pooboy
RE: Changes To Device Settings-FL info missing - ac123 - 11-04-2024
Sorry to revive an old thread, but I am hoping for similar assistance. I too noticed that my 95% flow limitation has varied over time while the median FL shown in "changes to device settings" is always zero. but I am trying to figure out which settings have correlated with increase and decrease in the 95%, or does that really matter?
That is to say, if one has a lower RDI with setting B while the *median* FL stays zero, is that likely to be a better setting regardless of what happens in the *95%* FL? Is that why it is shown that way?
If so, oddly my lowest RDIs are actually correlated with some of the less comfortable settings (felt like I wasn't getting enough air because the pressure was low - recent settings minus the unit serial number attached as an example). That being said, I think I've finally found a pressure that is consistently comfortable for me and only occasionally causes leaks (average has been 3-4), but I'm struggling to understand the balance of EPR off versus 1, 2, or 3 as I know it's typically a tradeoff between flow limits and centrals. You can see my last several settings have been experimenting with EPR settings - is there an easy way to get specific statistics for each setting that includes a more detailed breakdown of events and flow limits, or do I need to do that manually on a spreadsheet?