(01-07-2013, 01:58 PM)USKiwi Wrote: I made it through my first week of using CPAP.
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I meet with my sleep specialist next week in the brand new Sleep and Movement Disorders Center at the University of Miami School of Medicine.
It is great things are going so well in your treatment.
And congratulations on getting a fully data-reporting machine!
What are your OAI and CAI apnea indexes (the average number per hour for each type of apnea)? By the way, I think it is normal to have some short (less than maybe 20 seconds) clear airway apnea events while first falling asleep.
Looking at the waveform (plot) of your apnea Events, what are the durations of the 3 longest events during the night (not counting events while falling asleep), and are they obstructive or clear airway events?
Keep in mind that Obstructive Sleep Apnea is usually highly positional and usually worse when on our back or when our lower jaw is pulled back instead of extended outward a little.
To stay off our back, many folks wear a teeshirt with pocket or sock sewn on back with tennis ball in it. I find the ball needs to be high up, between my neck and shoulder blades so it won't shift position and touch the bed and bother me when I'm sleeping on my side.
Write down a list of things you want to ask the doctor about, to show to doctor at start of meeting.
Take care,
--- Vaughn
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