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continue or not - netsurfer - 08-07-2017
I have been on a RESMED Airsense10 since 5/16/16 set on APAP 10 to 15 till 8/8/16
Settings changed to CPAP 8/9/16 thru 8/1/17 to 14 fixed.
Stats for period 6/1/17 thru 8/1/17 are below
Apnea Index 0.6
Hypopnea Index 0.2
AHI 0.8
Obstructive 0
Central 0.5
RERA index 0
% time in CSR 0
Changed to APAP on 8/7/2017 to 5 min 15 max
claim is that if it settles out at 5 to 8 I probably done need to use the machine.
Virtually all events are central which as I understand CPAP does not help and even those are in the very low range.
Comments/ observations?
Thanks
RE: continue or not - justMongo - 08-07-2017
"claim is that if it settles out at 5 to 8 I probably done need to use the machine."
Who said that? Pressure or AHI?
My impression: The claim is false.
RE: continue or not - netsurfer - 08-07-2017
I probably was not clear. If the pressure settles out at between 5 and 8 the machine is seldom working against Obstructive apnea events.
If you thought the 5 to 8 was AHI events I see the confusion. It was the Sleep Dr.that suggested those auto pressure settings
RE: continue or not - Crimson Nape - 08-07-2017
What is your sleep study AHI? Using 5 to 8cm is still treatment.
RE: continue or not - Melman - 08-07-2017
What were the results of your sleep study? If it was significantly higher than you see with your machine at 5-8cm, you need the treatment.
RE: continue or not - netsurfer - 08-07-2017
Here si the last 15 months of AHI from Sleepy Head
RE: continue or not - Gideon - 08-07-2017
I'll by that settling out low may be a reason for a new evaluative sleep study without a machine.
RE: continue or not - pholynyk - 08-07-2017
An interesting chart. About 8% of the time with the new settings, you have "mild to moderate apnea", which is mostly central or clear apneas. No wonder you sleep specialist can't get a handle on you. You probably need to keep a log, recording what preceeds the nights when your centrals spike--- night on the town? big meal late? who knows? You may learn more by studying the Daily charts for those spike days.
I would suggest that you work on reducing your clear apneas by limiting your maximum pressure. Considering how rarely those spikes occur, it may take a while to arrive at the best pressure range
RE: continue or not - Mosquitobait - 08-07-2017
FWIW, those numbers are for TREATED apnea, not UNTREATED. Even with no apnea at all, I have to have a pressure of 8 or I will succumb because my heart beats too slow. So don't assume that a low pressure means untreated. A low pressure just means that you need lower pressure to correct your problem.
RE: continue or not - netsurfer - 08-08-2017
Couple of points that I should mention. I am down 30 Pounds....by design, not illness......since late April 2017 and have been on
thyroid levothyroxine for 6 months. Being over weight and Hypothyroidism can cause Apnea or make it worse. I believe that those
are the extenuating circumstances precipitating the possibility that I could stop CPAP.