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[Treatment] SH Data Interpretation Advice Needed Pls
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SH Data Interpretation Advice Needed Pls
Hi, I'm new to the forum having being diagnosed with OSA about a month ago and receiving my DreamStation on 27th Jan.  After 10 nights I had my first recall and my PR Wisp mask was changed for a PR Dreamwear which I am very happy with.  My starting pressure was pushed from 4.5 up to 5 and I have stopped the 'gasping for air' issues I was having during the ramp phase.  

I'm female, 52 overweight and on the slow NHS bariatric pathway hoping for surgery at some point.  In the meantime here I am importing data into Sleepyhead and playing with chart sizes ready to ask for assistance.

These are my 'best' two nights in terms of I have woken up feeling more refreshed and alert than I have for a couple of years, so I thought I would post them as ask for an interpretation.  What is happening during the night, are my CA, OA, H's too high?  How can I improve each ?  

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RE: SH Data Interpretation Advice Needed Pls
Your minimum setting of 5 cm pressure may be insufficient for you. Some folks find they feel like they can't get enough air at a setting of 5.
You seem to stay below a maximum pressure of 10 cm. To me that suggests a maximum of 15 could be lowered to 10.

If you sleep on your back, sleeping on your side might reduce some of the obstructive hypopneas and apneas.
                                                                                                                          
Note: I'm an epidemiologist, not a medical provider. 
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RE: SH Data Interpretation Advice Needed Pls
G'day FancyPants.

An AHI under 5 is regarded as "treated" but most of us feel better if we can get it down closer to zero. (Regularly achieving zero is not a realistic target, however).

In your case you are achieving "treated" results, but still with quite a few hypopneas. I'd be inclined to bump your minimum pressure up to 6 and see how that goes. The Philips machines take a fairly conservative approach to increasing pressure, so if your starting pressure is too low a lot of events can occur before the pressure gets up to therapeutic levels. Starting with a higher minimum allows the machine to effectively respond faster, and should also reduce any precursor events such as snoring or flow limitations.
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RE: SH Data Interpretation Advice Needed Pls
After reading your advice guys I am changing my machine to start at 6 to try and reduce the hypopnea count which in turn should reduce my AHI.  Thanks
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RE: SH Data Interpretation Advice Needed Pls
Hi FancyPants,
WELCOME! to the forum.!
Good luck to you with your CPAP therapy.
trish6hundred
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