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Apnea Events less then 10 Seconds - r4robin - 10-09-2024
I took a closer look at my data, and see that although I only have maybe 1-2 apnea events per night, I am having these similar to apnea type events (for around 6-8 seconds), around 10 times an hour.
I've marked it with red arrows in the attachment.
Any ideas what it is, and how I can fix it, because I still don't feel rested even with <0.5AHI consistently.
RE: Apnea Events less then 10 Seconds - staceyburke - 10-09-2024
I would raise my ps 4 and my max to 9. That is not a large change but it should help with the flow limits...
RE: Apnea Events less then 10 Seconds - TwoSigma - 10-09-2024
There's no flow limits in the zoomed examples that are being shown. Wouldn't that make these central apneas?
RE: Apnea Events less then 10 Seconds - staceyburke - 10-09-2024
They could be central and if they are your aircurve has a trigger setting that has helped people with centrals. you could try setting the trigger to high or very high and that has shown to improve central apnea.
RE: Apnea Events less then 10 Seconds - r4robin - 10-10-2024
I figured out a way to get OSCAR to show events between 7 and 9 seconds (with 50% restriction). '
Although my AHI is low, that's only for <10sec events, but I still have so many events 7-9 seconds long. How do I treat this, and if its not "apnea" by definition, what is it?
Edit: It's marked as UF1 in the event flags section, and on the flow rate is the light color one.
RE: Apnea Events less then 10 Seconds - Crimson Nape - 10-10-2024
If you wish, you can change the UF1 and UF1 labels to something more descriptive. To do this, go to File (OSCAR on a Mac) > Preferences > Events and look down the list for "User Flag #". The label can be changed in the 4th column to the right by double-clicking on it and entering something else.
Remember to keep it simple and short. I would advise against something like "Minor Respiratory Obstruction". It's a little wordy.
- Red