RE: In need of guidance.
when i wake up now, I have to check that the machine is on, it feels like it's off. you really do get use to the pressure.
12-16 seems to be working for you, keep it for a few days and then review. the flex setting makes breathing feel more natural. it may take a couple of months for sleep patterns to be 7-9hrs. I never slept for more than a few hours at a time with apnea. I'm actually using valdoxan to help reset my clock.
RE: In need of guidance.
I cannot recommend on sleeping through the night, as I nearly never do. I am up right now for my normal one hour sit-me-up. Then back to bed. I have only been using CPAP therapy for 2.5 years.
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RE: In need of guidance.
My AHi was 1.5,1.9 etc for four nights so I increased the pressure to 12.5 and then 3.2 and last night 6.4. Equal no of obstructive, clear apneas and hypopneas. Don't have wifi sobusing iPhone and can't post sleepyhead charts. Iv continued with the soft cervical collar.
RE: In need of guidance.
Feeling confused. I upped the pressure a few days ago from 12-16 to 12.5-17 for 2 days and then 13-17 past two nights. AHI was 3.2, 5.4, 2.4, 1.6 and then last night was 8.6 when I woke at 04:30 after 4.5 hours sleep, I had some decaf tea, reduced pressure to 12 and went back to bed, woke after an hour AHI 8.6, slept another hour and now AHI is 10.2. I'm totally confused. Will post sleepyhead screenshots at my sisters later as don't have wifi. Feeling confused.
RE: In need of guidance.
Any ideas much appreciated
06-14-2017, 09:00 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-14-2017, 09:02 AM by garywych.)
RE: In need of guidance.
I've been wearing a soft collar for 6 nights now. So you would suggest increasing to min 14 and max 16?
06-14-2017, 09:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-14-2017, 09:20 AM by ajack.)
RE: In need of guidance.
with your first chart of ahi 10, you can see the 3 main clusters, given their position at the beginning and end of sleep period. It may be half asleep junk. As you know a cpap pressure gives one branch of the tree in a sleep study. If the clusters are positional, more pressure may help. There is nothing wrong with running 95% as your minimum pressure, it's the number they can use for fixed cpap. It may help give a shorter time to climb to a higher pressure, when the clusters are there.
RE: In need of guidance.
HHi thanks for getting back to me. I don't understand the last bit? And sleep junk? What's the significance of the periodic breathing I need all this?