RE: CAs and I are tighter than I'd like :)
RE: CAs and I are tighter than I'd like :)
(05-25-2020, 05:27 PM)sheepless Wrote: dry mouth is from mouth breathing. anything that will help keep your mouth closed will help, assuming you can breathe through your nose. folks use a chin strap, soft cervical collar, tape or practice the tongue suck technique. xylimelts or similar may help with dryness but won't help mouth leaks.
BTW, thanks sleepless. I have a chinstrap and will follow up on above options as needed
RE: CAs and I are tighter than I'd like :)
RE: CAs and I are tighter than I'd like :)
Thanks,
Your close up is showing that the central apneas appear to be based on your CO2 Apneic threshold as expected.
I'd now like to reduce pressure and PS this time to address your Central Apnea.
EPAP = 12
IPAP = 14
PS = 2
Please let us know how you feel with the changes.
RE: CAs and I are tighter than I'd like :)
bonjour - got it, many thanks for the input! Will make the change for tonight and report results.
05-28-2020, 04:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-28-2020, 04:59 PM by scottgbp.
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RE: CAs and I are tighter than I'd like :)
Ok, so I made the changes to pressure last night: 12/14. Here's what I noted:
Felt about the same as before, fairly tired and sluggish most of the day.
There were more hypopneas than usual.
I noticed when I got up for the restroom that my sinuses seemed to close up fairly quickly, but when I got the CPAP back on they opened right up again. This used to happen ("long ago") but I didn't realize it had stopped until it happened again last night at the lower pressure. Sharing in case it means something to y'all.
Here are my three usual screen shots
I'll add a couple other observations next. Thanks! scottgbp
RE: CAs and I are tighter than I'd like :)
I also wanted to share the following...
There seemed to be periods of time where there was the flowrate waxing/waning but no registered CAs as shown here:
I also saw long periods of more steady breathing like here:
Thanks again!
RE: CAs and I are tighter than I'd like :)
Hi all, here are my charts from day 2 at EPAP/IPAP of 12/14. Bonjour, all, any comments or suggestions based on these?
I've included a flowrate wave form showing some of the waxing/waning ahead of the CAs. I also noticed some of the CAs were preceded by more steady breathing.
Again, thx! scottgbp
RE: CAs and I are tighter than I'd like :)
First of your numbers are good, and as such, there is no reason to change them. How you feel is very important. Please let us know that and how you perceive any changes.
That said I'd like you to try a lower pressure. Reducing by one
EPAP = 11
IPAP = 13
PS = 2
Let us know which you feel is better.
RE: CAs and I are tighter than I'd like :)
(05-29-2020, 10:37 AM)bonjour Wrote: First of your numbers are good, and as such, there is no reason to change them. How you feel is very important. Please let us know that and how you perceive any changes.
That said I'd like you to try a lower pressure. Reducing by one
EPAP = 11
IPAP = 13
PS = 2
Let us know which you feel is better.
Hi bonjour, it has been several days and I wanted to be sure and touch base. I've racked up 8 days with the last change down to E/I 11/13 and it seems to be an improvement. Since I'm an engineer I made a summary table lol, maybe only interesting to me haha:
For the last 8 days, FWIW there seems to be a correlation between the higher AHIs seen and poorer choices for food/drink. Overall I feel better, I am able to get moving (i.e., wake up) easier in the morning it seems. I still have a strong nap urge in the afternoon, but sometimes now I don't actually fall asleep. I know my numbers are pretty good now compared with before, but of course I'd take better numbers if I might feel better and welcome all input.
And here are the overview shots of last night. I'll add some zoomed-in shots of the CAs and a couple questions next:
Thanks! scottgbp