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Unflagged events, treatment ineffective - slatejetpack - 09-05-2024
New member, first post.
I recently restarted my therapy in July following a mental breakdown in December.
I have been able to find a comfortable pressure and mask fit (for the most part), but I am noticing a lot of events like the one in the screenshot from OSCAR that I have included below. I have yet to ever see a sleep doc in my ~2.5 years on treatment and I just got a referral to one this morning.
I have an AirSense 11 that hardly flags anything so I need some help understanding what may be happening. Along with the events, I'm noticing that my breathing pattern has the sharp tops pattern that is less than ideal.
Any advice that anyone may have to share would be appreciated.
RE: Unflagged events, treatment ineffective - Narcil - 09-05-2024
events only get flagged by the machine if they last 10s, it's not classified as an apnea otherwise. the one you flagged with UF2 lasts less than 5s.
can you please post the entire night and the correct graphs following this. do you actually record movement or?
RE: Unflagged events, treatment ineffective - slatejetpack - 09-05-2024
FWIW, I am not explicitly recording movement.
The data from my most recent night without a lot of leaks is below.
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RE: Unflagged events, treatment ineffective - staceyburke - 09-05-2024
You have a constant pressure set. No problem with that but many find it more comfortable using EPR. EPR can be set 1, 2 or 3.
I would set EPR to full time and try all 3 setting and see which allows better sleep.
RE: Unflagged events, treatment ineffective - slatejetpack - 09-05-2024
I keep forgetting to mention I have a V-Com in my setup. It’s been a big help in helping me re-acclimate myself to treatment. I’ll see if I can find a pressure I can tolerate without it and try EPR.