pzins1 - Therapy Thread

[pzins1]

I have had 2 sleep studies (2020 and 20240 and 2 at home studies. I just pulled all the records. My oxygen levels for all of these have dropped into the low 80s. Sometime for hours. This is severe hypoxia...dangerous. Neither sleep doctor said anything about i t. I am confused ??

I has some pulmonary function tests last year and all is well.

[jdougc]

Your minimum pressure is too low for an adult. Message your doctor that and if the doctor refuses to change the minimum pressure, than your health is at risk and you may need a new doctor, because you are getting little benefit at this low pressure. 
I would rather ask for forgiveness than not get proper therapy.
There are YouTube videos on how to change settings.
Many of your events are coming in clusters, as you maybe tucking your chin while your are sleeping on your back. A soft cervical collar will help stop that. A flatter pillow will help. These are compromises that we have to do for benefits.
Good luck.

[Dormeo]

Thanks for all the additional information, pzins1. You can change your settings yourself if you want to. Many of us do. Here are instructions for your machine:

https://www.apneaboard.com/resmed-airsen...setup-info

Ramp is a comfort feature, and I've never heard of a sleep doctor or technician who minded if the patient turned it off. And raising your minimum pressure to your median pressure is a modest change that shouldn't provoke objections. Your decision, obviously.

In your place, and if I could afford it, I'd get a recording oximeter to use at night, preferably one that's compatible with Oscar. (There's a list of them under Oximetry Wizard on the Oscar welcome page.)

You've gotten some good advice from jdougc about controlling leaks and avoiding OA clusters; I hope it'll be useful to you.

Keep us posted.

[pzins1]

Your minimum pressure is too low for an adult. Message your doctor that and if the doctor refuses to change the minimum pressure, than your health is at risk and you may need a new doctor, because you are getting little benefit at this low pressure. 
I would rather ask for forgiveness than not get proper therapy.
There are YouTube videos on how to change settings.
Many of your events are coming in clusters, as you maybe tucking your chin while your are sleeping on your back. A soft cervical collar will help stop that. A flatter pillow will help. These are compromises that we have to do for benefits.
Good luck.

Thank you!

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Thanks everyone