Snoring and sleepy.
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i use an AutoPAP as do you i have the bottom pressure set to the pressure that the sleep study called for….. and i allow the machine to go up to 5 pts above the pressure from the sleep study this told me that i needed a higher pressure setting overall and i have again moved the ‘bottom line’ pressure to meet the study results i know…. it’s not how the machines are designed to work, but it works for me…. kate – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"Bob West" <net> wrote in message webtv.net… > I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea for over 11 years. I did not want > to go on cpap so I had the dreaded UPPP. As we all know now this > procedure did not work out. It was a good thermometer for checking > throat pain though. I have been on xpap for 8 plus years now. About a > year ago I bought a Respironics Remstar Auto with a heated humidifier > and card reader. Prior to the Remstar Auto I was on a Sullivan IV with a > setting of 12. My wife told me that I snore like a freight train and I > am very sleepy during the day. > The latest compliance detail printout reads total AHI at 7.3 and a > pressure of 9 at 90% of the time. > My question is should I chuck the Remstar Auto or set it at a constant > pressure instead of running it on auto? Or do you recommend a new sleep > study in order to find out the problem? Thank you.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Bob West" <net> wrote in message webtv.net… >> I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea for over 11 >> years. I did not want to go on cpap so I had the dreaded >> UPPP. As we all know now this procedure did not work >> out. It was a good thermometer for checking throat pain >> though. I have been on xpap for 8 plus years now. About >> a year ago I bought a Respironics Remstar Auto with a >> heated humidifier and card reader. Prior to the Remstar >> Auto I was on a Sullivan IV with a setting of 12. My >> wife told me that I snore like a freight train and I am >> very sleepy during the day. >> The latest compliance detail printout reads total AHI at >> 7.3 and a pressure of 9 at 90% of the time. >> My question is should I chuck the Remstar Auto or set it >> at a constant pressure instead of running it on auto? Or >> do you recommend a new sleep study in order to find out >> the problem? Thank you.
What are the other readings? OSA Hypopnea Flow Limitation Snore and mask leak. What interface are you using with it? Is it at a pressure of 9, 90% of the time or is 9 the 90% reading? The 90% figure the machine produces is the pressure you were at *or under* 90% of the time. The machine constantly samples the pressure reading. If you take all the samples, 90% of them were 9 or under. What was the average pressure? Any unresponsive apneas? If you have a prescribed pressure of 12 cm you could set the upper and lower limits of the Auto to 12 cm (turning it into a CPAP) and see if there is a marked improvement. -Quick
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The report lists all pressures accross the top from 4 thru 20 The pressure of 9 is highlighted. I use the Activa mask. Obstructive Apnea 7.2 Hypopnea 1.3 Snore 2.4 Flow Limitation 8.1 AHI 8.1 Average Leak 41.4 lpm Average max leak 92.5 lpm Average 90% leak 59.5 lpm
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"Quick" <quick7135-n…@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote: >If you have a prescribed pressure of 12 cm you could set the >upper and lower limits of the Auto to 12 cm (turning it into a >CPAP) and see if there is a marked improvement.
I used Kate’s trick when I tried the Virtuoso. It came at the default, 4(?) and 20Cm, pressures and I felt like I couldn’t get enough air at the lower level. I moved the lower level up to 10Cm, my "official" titration pressure at the time, and let the machine boost as needed. I slept just fine until my next (in lab) titration. Tom
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Bob West wrote: > I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea for over 11 years. I did not want > to go on cpap so I had the dreaded UPPP. As we all know now this > procedure did not work out. It was a good thermometer for checking > throat pain though. I have been on xpap for 8 plus years now. About a > year ago I bought a Respironics Remstar Auto with a heated humidifier > and card reader. Prior to the Remstar Auto I was on a Sullivan IV with a > setting of 12. My wife told me that I snore like a freight train and I > am very sleepy during the day. > The latest compliance detail printout reads total AHI at 7.3 and a > pressure of 9 at 90% of the time. > My question is should I chuck the Remstar Auto or set it at a constant > pressure instead of running it on auto? Or do you recommend a new sleep > study in order to find out the problem? Thank you.
bob wrote Re: I use the Remstar auto I had surgery for Apnea. The Remstar auto is a terrific machine. I use it I am not a doctor and I do not play doctor. However, I do have a suggestion. You had a upper uppp. It is my belief that most xpaps will not work well for you. Your operation has modified your normal breathing pattern. all or most xpaps computers algorithms are designed to interact with a natural breathing cycle. There is a xpap machine,the Auto Adjust Lt, that might be of interest to you. reference: http://www.sleepnet.com/apnea32/messages/662.html http://www.sleepnet.com/apnea86/messages/561.html Perry use to test xpaps he has aparrently retired from doing this. He has a good reputation and I have a lot of respect for him. He has written many e-mails on xpaps. Go to sleepnet.com or go to goggle and do a search on perry. He uses the Auto adjust Lt. You might be able to communicate with him at Perry…@lakefield.net. Also call the cpapman and talk to him -(do not e-mail him} 1-877-272-7626 x-201. He is a "large Internet DME" and a certified Res. Tech. Tell him you were referred by Grumpy bob. His personal xpap is the remstar auto. Best wishes go to cpapman.com and look at his online catalog.
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I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea for over 11 years. I did not want to go on cpap so I had the dreaded UPPP. As we all know now this procedure did not work out. It was a good thermometer for checking throat pain though. I have been on xpap for 8 plus years now. About a year ago I bought a Respironics Remstar Auto with a heated humidifier and card reader. Prior to the Remstar Auto I was on a Sullivan IV with a setting of 12. My wife told me that I snore like a freight train and I am very sleepy during the day. The latest compliance detail printout reads total AHI at 7.3 and a pressure of 9 at 90% of the time. My question is should I chuck the Remstar Auto or set it at a constant pressure instead of running it on auto? Or do you recommend a new sleep study in order to find out the problem? Thank you.
