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New to the forum - LordOChaos - 06-01-2016
Hi everyone!
I am glad to be here, and looking over things, I think I will feel right at home.
I have questions. It appears the answers can be found here.
I have a mild apnea (about 7 per hour). This apparently qualified for a lifetime perscription.
I will say that I have a better nights sleep when I use it.
I would like to upload my charts for someone to decipher with me, so that I can read them in the future and understand.
What form would best suit the community?
Thank you.
RE: New to the forum - OpalRose - 06-01-2016
Hi LordOChaos,
Welcome to Apnea Board,
The best software to use is SleepyHead. Get it here free.
http://OSCAR Official Download Page ----> CLICK HERE ./
Also a Beginners Guide to Sleepyhead
http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php?title=Beginner%27s_Guide_to_SleepyHead
http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/misc.php?action=help&hid=22
http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/misc.php?action=help&hid=19
Once you have about 8 posts, you can upload your data, and someone will take a look.
RE: New to the forum - chill - 06-01-2016
Welcome to the Apnea Board.
As an alternative to waiting, you can upload them to imgur.com and post the links here.
More SleepyHead information here including how to take a screenshot and how to organize the charts: https://sleep.tnet.com/resources/sleepyhead
RE: New to the forum - justMongo - 06-01-2016
Cannot post links, even to imgur until 8 posts and upgrade to "member."
See member levels explained here: http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-Membership-Levels-explained
You can attach a screenshot as a new member; but are limited to 200kb.
See how to attach and how to use the img tag to link a screenshot hosted on imgur or photobucket, et cetera.
http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-How-to-HOW-DO-I
RE: New to the forum - chill - 06-01-2016
Thanks for the correction Mongo, I will try to remember that.
RE: New to the forum - LordOChaos - 06-01-2016
Thanks everyone. I will refrain from spamming to get my 8 posts.
RE: New to the forum - LordOChaos - 06-01-2016
In the interim. Man I hope this formats right...... No, it doesn't, not in the least, but since I can't upload yet, please bear with it. There is a long boring explanation for the large gap that appears if anyone wants it, but I shall not outright bore you with it.
CPAP Statistics
250 days of CPAP Data, between Tue Jul 5 2011 and Mon May 30 2016
Details Most Recent Last Week Last 30 Days Last 6 Months Last Year
CPAP Usage
Average Hours per Night 06:58 07:24 07:43 07:02 07:02
Compliance 100% 100% 100% 86% 86%
Therapy Efficacy
AHI 1.58 2.46 2.44 2.42 2.42
Obstructive Index 0.57 1.08 1.08 1.04 1.04
Hypopnea Index 0.86 0.88 0.91 0.87 0.87
Clear Airway Index 0.14 0.51 0.45 0.51 0.51
Flow Limitation Index 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
RERA Index 1.87 2.23 2.14 2.09 2.09
Leak Statistics
Average Leak Rate 0.63 2.11 1.58 3.35 3.35
90% Leak Rate 2.00 5.00 4.00 27.00 27.00
% above Leak Rate threshold 0.00% 0.38% 0.25% 5.04% 5.04%
Pressure Statistics
Average Pressure 12.57 12.90 12.94 12.94 12.94
Min Pressure 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
Max Pressure 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00
90% Pressure 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00
RE: New to the forum - PoolQ - 06-01-2016
Well you numbers look fine. A little leak action going on, but not all that bad.
Your max pressure is right up against your upper limit 0.06 away, you could try raising that a bit and see if your max follows it up.
Most importantly is how are you sleeping? Is there something specific that brings you by? Wanting to know if you should/could get a newer machine? Is there something more available now? Not quite as comfortable sleeping as you would like?
RE: New to the forum - trish6hundred - 06-01-2016
Hi LordOChaos,
WELCOME! to the forum.!
Much success to you with your CPAP therapy, hang in there for more responses to your post.
RE: New to the forum - LordOChaos - 06-01-2016
Short version;
The mask I have and am currently using is not the mask that I was originally fit for.
Trying to figure out how to get that one back without running up against those stupid @#$&%($&=:
@())($ prescription rules that apply to something that I have to (should) use the rest of my life. Better would be to get an xl mask, but I have not found one in my searches. The leaks are because I hate shaving (read lazy) for the most part.