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Help with adjusting settings - jake.love - 11-05-2024
Hello,
I have been on CPAP for about a month with a prescription between 5-20cmH2O. I have been trying various settings and am still struggling with getting it dialed in. I feel even more tired in the morning these days and way less rested since I've been using CPAP. I just got a new mask last night (Resmed F40) and I've posted screenshots from last night's sleep from OSCAR. Could anyone please advise how I might adjust my settings to help with my therapy? Thank you.
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RE: Help with adjusting settings - staceyburke - 11-05-2024
You are having some positional apnea. You can see positional apnea where either H or Oa events are clustered together. Getting rid of as many as you can will lower your AHI. Positional apnea can NOT be controlled by pressure changes. You have to find out what position you are getting into and cutting off your own airway. Have you changed your sleep position? Sleeping on your back? Using more (or new) pillows? These things can cause positional apnea by chin dropping to your sternum and cutting your airway. Think of it of a kinked hose – nothing can get through – you have to unkink the hose…
IF you can’t make a simple change like changing to a flatter pillow helps then you will need a collar. I have a link to collars in my signature at the bottom of the page. It shows people who are not wearing a collar and the SAME person wearing a collar. There is a huge difference between the two.
Also you are at the highest setting of EPR (3) so not much we can do but move the min up one. Set min 9.
Just a thought - is you nose stuffed up? If it is you need a spray to help keep your nose clear. Try to find one that does not make the rebound so that you HAVE to all ways use it. Check with your Pharmacist to help find the correct type. (over the counter)