12-21-2024, 07:00 PM
HR spikes significant? Why do I still feel awful?
Hi all,
I've been trying to treat my apnea for over a year, and I'm still struggling with debilitating fatigue.
I've never been able to tolerate settings about 6 without oral venting (even with taping), but recently that's changed. I don't know why. Perhaps it's b/c I've just completed the palatal expansion phase of my MARPE, and it's improved my tongue position.
I have been wearing an O2Ring lately, and here are last night's results. I have felt miserable today and was barely able to function.
Some questions:
Notes:
I've been trying to treat my apnea for over a year, and I'm still struggling with debilitating fatigue.
I've never been able to tolerate settings about 6 without oral venting (even with taping), but recently that's changed. I don't know why. Perhaps it's b/c I've just completed the palatal expansion phase of my MARPE, and it's improved my tongue position.
I have been wearing an O2Ring lately, and here are last night's results. I have felt miserable today and was barely able to function.
Some questions:
- Are the HR spikes significant? They often don't line up with flow limitations.
- What is driving increased CAs (they've increased as I increase pressure and/or EPR)?
- Could my supplemental O2 @ 1lpm be worsening any of these problems?
Notes:
- Normally I have very little leak. I think my cushion is old, so tonight I'm gonna try another.
- My Tidal Volume and Minute Vent are always on the low side, and I don't know why. My Resp Rate is always around 17 or 18.
- Not last night, but occasionally I'll wake up feeling like I can't get enough air from my CPAP and am suffocating, and I have to take it off or breathe through my mouth for a while.
