There’s been no change in my health or medications.
Is there anything I can check on my machine. My min pressure is set to 10 and max to 13.
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[Equipment] Airsense 10. AHI number suddenly high
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10-03-2019, 06:41 AM
Airsense 10. AHI number suddenly high
Recently for the past 4 weeks my AHI is consistently between 15-25. There was one day at 4. Precious to the 4 weeks it was always below 5. I have changed the climate tube, nasal pillow, repacked filters. Tried everything. AHI simply won’t come down.
There’s been no change in my health or medications. Is there anything I can check on my machine. My min pressure is set to 10 and max to 13.
10-03-2019, 07:01 AM
RE: Airsense 10. AHI number suddenly high
Hi smallur,
Since you are already using SleepyHead, send us a screenshot of your data. (Daily page). Directions are in my signature line below. When you have time, since SleepyHead has been replaced by OSCAR software, download it and start looking at your data. Your AHI is obviously too high, and we would just be guessing at what the issue might be without actually seeing your data.
OpalRose
Apnea Board Administrator www.apneaboard.com _______________________ OSCAR Chart Organization How to Attach Images and Files. OSCAR - The Guide Soft Cervical Collar Optimizing therapy OSCAR supported machines Mask Primer INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
10-03-2019, 09:52 AM
RE: Airsense 10. AHI number suddenly high
10-03-2019, 10:53 AM
RE: Airsense 10. AHI number suddenly high
Smallur, your may have developed complex apnea, but there are clusters of OA as well as quite a few CA events. We can try doing some new settings to try to reduce the CA events, specifically reduce EPR, and the clusters of OA may be positional apnea due to chin tucking. The two issues may be related.
The easy part of this is the OA. You will see a link to the Soft Cervical Collar wiki in my signature. Read that and the discussion of positional apnrea here: http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php...onal_Apnea You will see examples of other members charts, before and after using a soft cervical collar that look similar to your own. Think about your sleeping position and consider if you have changed anything, adding or changing your pillow CA may be related to the positional apnea, but it is often reduced by chaning the EPR setting to 1 or off. Do what you can tolerate and stay comfortable, but your current EPR setting of 3 is probably making the CA worse. Let's start with that and see if we can get any improvements.
Sleeprider
Apnea Board Moderator www.ApneaBoard.com ____________________________________________ Download OSCAR Software Soft Cervical Collar Optimizing Therapy Organize your OSCAR Charts Attaching Files Mask Primer How To Deal With Equipment Supplier INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
10-03-2019, 11:05 AM
RE: Airsense 10. AHI number suddenly high
Welcome,
Your centrals were fine at EPR2 so please go there. Without that data I'd suggest more cutback than that. Your obstructive events are clustered which indicates your chin is tucking. Any change in pillows or anything? We typically suggest a soft cervical collar to resolve. see my signature.
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10-04-2019, 02:16 AM
RE: Airsense 10. AHI number suddenly high
Big thanks to OpalRose and Sleeprider
It was my EPR setting as you guys suspected. I turned it off and my AHI dropped to 2. I truly appreciate this help. Much appreciated. Sri
10-04-2019, 06:11 AM
RE: Airsense 10. AHI number suddenly high
Good to know. Watch it for a couple days and repost data if you need to.
OpalRose
Apnea Board Administrator www.apneaboard.com _______________________ OSCAR Chart Organization How to Attach Images and Files. OSCAR - The Guide Soft Cervical Collar Optimizing therapy OSCAR supported machines Mask Primer INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT. |
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