05-08-2017, 09:36 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-08-2017, 09:37 PM by ppca.)
RE: AHI going higher
As I was going to make changes to my pressure and EPR settings, I noticed that the humidity may have been turned off. Last night, after washing and cleaning the hose in the morning, I turned humidity off in manual, and blew dry air through the hose for 30 minutes. That's always the final step of my cleaning procedure. Even though I turned climate control back to auto, I forgot to turn humidity back on from manual. I wonder if auto climate control adjusts humidity level automatically, regardless of the fact that it's turned off in manual.
Anyway, last night it felt somewhat dry. I wasn't as comfortable as usual, and I wonder if this may have somehow caused that increase in the number of Hypos.
Sleeprider, to answer your question, no asthma or any pulmonary conditions. I'll try to run again at 8, with EPR of 1, for one more night, and see if it gets better than last night. If not, probably back to 8 and 2, maybe even 9 and 3. We'll see.
Thanks for the feeback, folks.
RE: AHI going higher
I changed my settings to 8 cm H2O and EPR 1, and here's the result. The first part of the chart is a 2-hour nap, which I ran at 9/2, and then overnight sleep was at 8/1.
There's a large leak too (5.14%), but I'm not going to worry about it now. My 30-day average leak (over leak rate threshold) is 1.29%, and the average, since I started my therapy (almost 4 months ago) is only 0.83%, which is reasonably good.
I am thinking of going 9 cm H20 and EPR 2. Any suggestions?
RE: AHI going higher
Go for it. That should help in clearing up your Hypos.
RE: AHI going higher
Second night with these settings (pressure 9, EPR 2) wasn't quite as good. AHI at 2.07, with 9 Hypos and 5 CA's.
I am also noticing the build up of pressure, which forces me to quickly open my mouth and puff the air out. Of course I'm only aware of this while I'm still awake, but it is more than likely happening when I'm sleeping too. I woke up a few times with very dry mouth, which was very rarely happening at lower pressures in the past.