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Highrateleaker Therapy Thread
#11
RE: Highrateleaker therapy thread
Thanks - I hadn't felt short of air since the first few days, but last night 4 was not enough air. I tried putting it in CPAP mode at 6 and 7, probably a little too much air. I figured out how to get to all of the greyed out options this morning, so I will try in auto mode tonight with a minimum of 6 or 7.
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#12
RE: Highrateleaker therapy thread
Here's the data from last night. I got the Airtouch mask today, so hopefully we'll see better performance tonight.


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Last night was the first night with the AirTouch F20. 
Significantly improved seal.
Looks like the first 90 minutes didn't record.


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Highrateleaker Therapy Thread
Hi there - I'm a little over 4 months in to using my CPAP. Had some challenges with the mask (hence the username) but switching to memory foam helped a lot.

Attaching some somewhat representative data from the last week. I have min pressure set to 7.

Big picture, I eventually qualified for the CPAP despite a 10.4 AHI on my sleep study because I was having memory issues due to lack of sleep. 

My sleep is poor because I wake up at the end of every sleep cycle to go to the bathroom, so 4-5x/night. Eventually I just can't fall asleep anymore because I've gotten up so many times.  (I have seen two urologists and they haven't found anything that would cause it. I went to a sleep specialist and they referred me to CBTI.) 

At any rate, I was hoping the CPAP would help me sleep more deeply, but that does not seem to be the case.

Any feedback greatly appreciated!


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RE: Highrateleaker Therapy Thread
A few questions for you:

Why is your usage time less than 5 hours per night? Do you sleep without the machine for a while?

Have you tried restricting fluids starting around 4 hours before bed-time? Do you avoid diuretic food and drink (e.g., apples, alcohol, coffee, tea, watermelon, celery) for around 6 hours before sleep?

When you wake up, do you feel an urgent need to urinate, or is it more that you figure "I'm awake, I might as well get up and go to the bathroom?" Do you pee frequently during the day?
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RE: Highrateleaker Therapy Thread
OSCAR seems to be dropping the first 90-minute sleep cycle when it imports from the SD card. I also have trouble falling asleep with the mask on after the 3rd or 4th time I go to the bathroom, so once I've crossed 4 hours for compliance, I try to get a little bit more sleep with it off.

I've done everything - no alcohol, soda, or caffeine for 8 hours. Have cut off liquids as early as 1:30 pm with no impact. The list of potential diuretics that the urologist gave me is very long, and there doesn't seem to be a specific food that has any impact.

When I wake up, I feel an urgent need to urinate, and it prevents me from falling asleep. This has been true since I was a kid, though the 4-5x nightly wake-ups is only the last year or so. I don't pee an inordinate amount during the day, but certainly more than my wife and kid, who are like camels.

Urology and sleep medicine gave up on me because it's not a straightforward problem to solve. CBTI is really for people with night-time anxiety or poor sleep hygiene that prevents them from falling asleep. I pass out in 2 minutes after I put the mask on.
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RE: Highrateleaker Therapy Thread
Did your urologist check how well your voiding your bladder?   Sure sounds like your not emptying it.   Symptoms sure match up.   I am almost 70 and think its amazing if I only wake up once during the night.   I always hit the head before going back to sleep.  My typical night is getting up between 1 and 3am and again between 4 and 5am.   Dog chases my  lazy bones out of bed at 6:15am sharp.
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#18
RE: Highrateleaker Therapy Thread
Ultrasounds (multiple) showed full voiding. I'm literally empty and generate a full bladder in 90 minutes while I'm asleep. I'm also only 45. Even my dad, who's 75, and had a TERP and voiding issues, uses the bathroom less than I do.

On the plus side, the CPAP stopped my snoring, so my wife is happy.
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RE: Highrateleaker Therapy Thread
From a trusted web site:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-cond...c-20355721

You’ll see there are drugs and procedures to help with overactive bladder, if that’s in fact what you have. I’d encourage additional follow-up with a urologist.
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RE: Highrateleaker Therapy Thread
(03-05-2023, 02:26 PM)highrateleaker Wrote: OSCAR seems to be dropping the first 90-minute sleep cycle when it imports from the SD card.

Can you post a screenshot (or two) of that. Include the bottom section of the left panel where it shows the sessions OSCAR imported.
Jeff8356

MacBook Air (2017, Intel) | macOS Monterey (12.7) | OSCAR v1.5.1 | VM = Win10/Win11 |
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