First time posting
I’m on apap since 2015. I had 3 different apap since the beginning, SystemOne from 2015 to 2019, DreamStation One for 2019 to 2021 and AirSense 10 for the last 2 weeks. My prescription is still the same since the beginning at 6-12. Same mask since 2015. Looking at my AHI on Oscar, I can see that it has doubled the day I started with the DreamStation. The only difference between the two was the softer pressure setting during inspiration on the DreamStation.
AHI around 2 on System One and around 4 with DreamStation.
First question: Is the doubled AHI normal since I switched apap? Or what could explain this? Could my AHI have been better on my DreamStation if it have been set with regular inspiration pressure instead of a softer one?
Since beginning AirSense 10, 2 weeks ago, my AHI Is about 4 with standard pressure on inspiration and lowered pressure at 3 on expiration. I couldn’t sleep properly without EPR. I’m asking my DME to set EPR at 2, hoping I could get a better AHI, because I read that EPR could impact central apnea. No answer from my DME since 2 weeks. They don’t help at all.
Second question: Is it reasonable to think my AHI could be better at EPR settled at 2 instead of 3, since I noticed that central apnea is higher?
I’m really trying to get a better AHI since I feel tired quite often.
Thank you all. Your help will be so much appreciated. I feel literally abandoned by my DME.