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New User Help with OSCAR data please - Bellmead - 06-22-2019
Hello,
I am new here, but have been on CPAP therapy for 10+ years. My doctor (who only wants to see me once a year) thinks I am doing fine. However I feel really tired most of the time even though I use the CPAP (Resmed S9) every night. I recently downloaded the OSCAR software just to see if I could get a look at what it might tell me.
I was startled this morning when I saw the number of event flags! Also the number of CA events. I am no doctor, but it looks to me like I am not doing that well with this machine at the current settings. The machine indicates that it has almost 20,000 hours accumulated now. I am attempting to attach some screen shots of last night's information. I am not familiar with how to insert files as thumbnails so I apologize if these images don't show correctly.
Can someone let me know how this compares with other results? Is any of this normal? I have asked for an updated sleep study and a new machine, but the doctor hasn't agreed.
Thank you so much!
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RE: New User Help with OSCAR data please - OpalRose - 06-22-2019
Hi Bellmead,
It looks like you have the EPR set at 3, which is known to trigger Clear Airway events in some folk.
I would turn it down to 1 or even off, and see if that makes a difference.
RE: New User Help with OSCAR data please - Bellmead - 06-22-2019
Thank you for your reply OpalRose. I will try that to see if it makes a difference.
RE: New User Help with OSCAR data please - ajack - 06-23-2019
Seeing you have been on cpap for 10 years, I can't see those CA going away soon. I would change doctors and get a sleep study for an ASV, a machine that treats CA.
There are also leaks or mouth breathing with the nasal mask that need fixing. I doubt your minute vent is 3.8 L/min, with a breath rate of 9. Unless you are obese and could have OSA, which may need another machine. The bottom line is you need a sleep study to see what is going on.
Are you on opiates? That can also mess up your breathing and apnea