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Someone please help me define "usage hours"?
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RE: Someone please help me define "usage hours"?
(06-07-2019, 09:30 AM)ryandelman Wrote: Thanks for all the responses everyone.

I just want to get to the bottom of why there are times when I still feel sleepy after a long night of CPAP'd sleep.

Hopefully getting the SD and downloading OSCAR will offer insight.

I'll report back.

Yes, sharing your OSCAR charts here should give you some insight. I think that DME's don't see any value to the SD cards because they have access to the online version of the data. What they didn't tell you is that the internal chip does not record or transmit your data at the same resolution as the SD card option. That doesn't matter to lazy DME's or doctors who just look at the summary numbers instead of reading the high resolution flow rate graph, the graph that gives you the most insight into your breathing patterns (and helps you infer sleeping patterns as well).
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#12
RE: Someone please help me define "usage hours"?
If you are on Medicare, the usage number is time with mask on for tracking compliance for insurance payment.
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RE: Someone please help me define "usage hours"?
OK, I was able to use the SD card to get OSCAR-worthy data.

I looked at it and it all looks Greek to me, so I am hoping for some assistance reading the stuff.

Problem is, I have tried to attach it here but it won't let me attach the file (it's CSV).

Can someone make a suggestion or two please?

Thanks!
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#14
RE: Someone please help me define "usage hours"?
Please review the links I have listed below.
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The Guide to Understanding OSCAR
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RE: Someone please help me define "usage hours"?
ryandelman Wrote:Problem is, I have tried to attach it here but it won't let me attach the file (it's CSV).

Can someone make a suggestion or two please?

Ryan, the CSV file isn't much use to us. We need to see the daily chart which gives a graphical view of your breathing and all the events. Please follow the instructions on the following pages:
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#16
RE: Someone please help me define "usage hours"?
Ok folks, see attached. 

I have attached two separate xls files.

Please advise away.


Attached Files
.xlsx   OSCAR_ryandelman_Details_2019-06-08.xlsx (Size: 180.6 KB / Downloads: 8)
.xlsx   OSCAR_ryandelman_Summary_2019-06-08.xlsx (Size: 9.75 KB / Downloads: 3)
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#17
RE: Someone please help me define "usage hours"?
we need to see a similar screen print to what is in this wiki article
http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php...onal_Apnea
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#18
RE: Someone please help me define "usage hours"?
Hopefully this is helpful.

See attached.  Doing my best here!  lol


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.docx   Doc1.docx (Size: 345.37 KB / Downloads: 7)
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#19
RE: Someone please help me define "usage hours"?
Much better,  What we want is to directly attach the files but We can work with these.
Your AHI is great but you have RERAs and Flow Limits.  Your Obstructive Apnea is well handled.

Thus
Set EPR to 3 to help with the RERAs and Flow Limits, Increase MIn to 7 to balance the EPR of 3, then set min to 8 to take another dent out of the RERAs and bring down the Flow Limits some more so

EPR =3
Press Min = 8
Then see what we have.  Also give us your perceptions of the changes and any other symptoms you may have with another try at the Screen Prints.
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#20
RE: Someone please help me define "usage hours"?
Thanks Fred.

So then EPR to 3 and Pressure to 7 for what, maybe a few days to a week.

Then progressively move the pressure to 8 from there and reassess?
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