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RE: Looking for advice
EPR is helping your therapy and reducing your breathing resistance. We still see episodes of flow limitation that may be positions, like the one at 04:00-0420 on May 9. If you are still feeling air-starved, the solution will be to increase minimum pressure, not to cut EPR. Good to hear you are feeling more comfortable.
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I have always had the issue of fragmented sleep since I started the cpap.  It seems that I wake up right around one hour which I believe is when REM sleep starts.  I really can't explain why.  I do deal with a lot of generalized anxiety, perhaps that is waking me up.  I have an appointment to see about going on a medication for the anxiety.  I'm hoping that will help.  I do feel slightly air starved at times.  Would you suggest I stay at the minimum 10- maximum 15 pressure with the EPR at 3?  If I do feel air starved and need to adjust would you rather I raised the minimum pressure or bring the EPR down to 2? I definitely see the progress in the overall AHI numbers decreasing.  I believe I'm heading in the right direction.............definitely due to your help.
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(05-11-2023, 11:56 AM)Betterdaysahead Wrote: I have always had the issue of fragmented sleep since I started the cpap.  It seems that I wake up right around one hour which I believe is when REM sleep starts.

Weird stuff like that happens. It will fade away as you adapt to CPAP therapy. Getting better sleep will help with the anxiety, too.
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