I think at the moment we should persevere with the current setting 6cm, no EPR for a while longer. As your body becomes more accustomed to using the machine it's likely these central apnea will resolve themselves over time. However they tend to be tricky beasts, and you'll have some very good nights as well as some shockers.
A lot of this is counter-intuitive, so it's easy to be confused. But there's no need to be scared - your apnea is under reasonably good control, and it's probably now just a matter of letting the treatment take its course. If nothing gets better over a few weeks, then we probably need to look at a more aggressive approach. But for now, take things softly and slowly. Okay, so I don't have to worry about my breathing patterns?
So for the data, what I can read on the actual papers you're correct about the split night data. I believe you're correct about the full titration as well for the one hour without apnea. I've noticed that since I've changed my pressure to 6 that I feel horrible during the day. When I was first starting with pressure at 12, I was sleeping 7. Morning wakefulness has been worse since changing pressure. Maybe it's the current mask? I have no idea. I've noticed that if my face itches I have pretty sensitive skin , I can't scratch it in my sleep since it's covered, so I wake up.
I didn't have that issue with the other masks I've tried. Coming off of anxiety meds and dealing with something like this is just bad timing lol. I'll take it slow and keep the same pressure settings. Thanks so much for all the help so far. What is the plan for getting off the meds? Gradual reduction???? The flow rate patterns your breathing aren't alarming in the sense of respratory problems but concerning because they reflect the poor sleep quality.
Not able to get the needed normal cycles and amount in each sleep stage You probably still aren't getting enough deep sleep or REM sleep and until you do there really isn't going to be much chance of seeing improvement in unwanted daytime symptoms. You would have same problem even without sleep apnea complicating things.
CPAP machines can only fix bad sleep that is caused by airway collapse issues. Can't do a darn thing when bad sleep is caused by anything else You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum. Register Login FAQ. Quote: Is there any way to stop pain from a mask on the apex of the nose?
If you're otherwise happy with the mask, you should try a little padding over the nose. Some people use Band-aids.
You can also buy mask liners which place a layer of cloth between the silicon and your skin - look for Pad-a-cheek or Remzz.
I sometimes use an ad-hoc liner: Get a square of soft fabric eg flannelette and fold it so you end up with a strip at least mm long by 25mm wide by 3 or 4 layers thick. Drape this over your nose and position it so it sits between the silicon and your skin. The exact size you need may very but it will be something like the dimensions I gave. Easy to install and easy Color output is better than Doctors black and white reports. The software provides essential information for monitoring your use and progress with the machine.
The software should be included Without this software you are flying blind. The software loaded easily onto my Win-7 netbook. I monitor my progress daily and provide printed copies of the reports to my primary physician. Whats the point of having a cpap machine if you dont know whats going on while you sleep. I dont This will let you know. Will also help you understand what you need to ask the doctor next time if you have any questions. I was able to install this on my laptop.
I love being able to see my data. It was a little hokey installing on Windows 7 64bit, but I found a work around online. You have to Learn more. Epic trainer Evelyn Chen keeps her instructions simple when she teaches new employees how to navigate the electronic medical record system that spans Johns Hopkins Medicine.
There will be plenty of time later for users to tailor the system to their departments and roles. Chen is also leading efforts to update the resources that are available, rolling out new tip sheets to help make time in front of a computer more logical and efficient. This is the amount of usage that scientific research indicates is associated with the maximum health benefits beginning to kick in. The vast, vast majority of adults need at least 7 hours of sleep per day and need to use their CPAP machine during that entire sleep period to feel their very best.
Central clear airway or CA vs. Obstructive obstructed airway or OA vs. Hypopnea CAs are episodes where there was no breathing effort for at least 10 seconds. These are essentially "breath holding spells" - your brain did not tell your lungs to breath during this period of time.
OAs are episodes where your airway completely collapsed but you were trying to breathe for at least 10 seconds. Hypopneas can be obstructive, central, or mixed.
They are episodes of shallow or restricted breathing for at least 10 seconds associated that are associated with a significant oxygen drop or alternatively by some definitions, terminated in a brain awakening.
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