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I was wanting to know a little more about reading the numbers off of the cpap machine. I have been on the cpap since may of 2011. I can't tell when the numbers means something is low or something is high. The Dr. I went to never explained how or if you can read the numbers. Also can you take the chip that you take to the dr, can you insert into a computer and get the readings for yourself. Let me know.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on
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I don't have the same machine as you have and I don't know about reading your data chip. You will probably have to give more information about exactly what model machine you have for someone to help you. I also don't know what data you can get from the lcd screen. I have ResMed S8 and go bare bones, looking only at the AHI which should be under 5. One of the most important indicators of the effectiveness of your therapy is how you feel- have your pre- treatment symptoms improved?
The doctors never explain how to retrieve your information though they may be glad you went to the trouble. The DME or the forum is here to fill in the gaps in your knowledge. You are making the first important steps in understanding and taking charge of your treatment.
Good luck, keep it up.
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Permalink Reply by Kenneth Lorino on
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My model is a respironics system one remstar pro with c-flex+, if any one has a similar model. Let me know
Mary Z said:I don't have the same machine as you have and I don't know about reading your data chip. You will probably have to give more information about exactly what model machine you have for someone to help you. I also don't know what data you can get from the lcd screen. I have ResMed S8 and go bare bones, looking only at the AHI which should be under 5. One of the most important indicators of the effectiveness of your therapy is how you feel- have your pre- treatment symptoms improved?
The doctors never explain how to retrieve your information though they may be glad you went to the trouble. The DME or the forum is here to fill in the gaps in your knowledge. You are making the first important steps in understanding and taking charge of your treatment.
Good luck, keep it up.
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I wanted to know, I've seen that there are meetings for those who have sleep apnea, how can I find out if there are such meetings in my area and what are these meetings about.
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Google A.W.A.K.E., or call hospital based sleep labs. I've never been to a meeting, but I've heard they often have equipment reps and speakers. Mike Goldman's A.W.A.K.E. meeting in New York had a lenghty talk by Dr. Rapoport (available on Youtube) last year which was very informative. Hopefully someone who has been to a meeting can chime in.
Kenneth you can also get the clinical manual for your machine from www.apneaboard.com. I would read it carefully to understand more about your machine.
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Permalink Reply by Lynn on
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Absolutely. You have to have a program though for it. Some can be pricey. If you don't have an sd slot on your computer there are even usb thingees (never know the name for things) that you can probably get at Walmart to read the sd card. The chief things you want to see on the screen are AHIs. A lot of the stuff that you see is more compliance related for insurance purposes. AHIs is the most pertinent for the user. AHI stands for Apnea/Hypopnea Index. What you want to see is numbers 5 or less. That is the number of events that you have at night per hour. So 5 is 5 per hour. The less you see the better. My AHIs on cpap run about .5 which means I have an event about every other hour. This is actually an average for the night determined by the number of events over the time you sleep. So if you sleep 8 hours and you have 4 events, that's .5 AHI index. Everything else, i.e. periodic breathing are also looked at the same. I hope this helps.
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Read my reply. I have the same cpap.
Kenneth Lorino said:My model is a respironics system one remstar pro with c-flex+, if any one has a similar model. Let me know
Mary Z said:I don't have the same machine as you have and I don't know about reading your data chip. You will probably have to give more information about exactly what model machine you have for someone to help you. I also don't know what data you can get from the lcd screen. I have ResMed S8 and go bare bones, looking only at the AHI which should be under 5. One of the most important indicators of the effectiveness of your therapy is how you feel- have your pre- treatment symptoms improved?
The doctors never explain how to retrieve your information though they may be glad you went to the trouble. The DME or the forum is here to fill in the gaps in your knowledge. You are making the first important steps in understanding and taking charge of your treatment.
Good luck, keep it up.
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That definitely helps, I was going over the numbers before bed last night and my ahi was reading 2.
Lynn said:Absolutely. You have to have a program though for it. Some can be pricey. If you don't have an sd slot on your computer there are even usb thingees (never know the name for things) that you can probably get at Walmart to read the sd card. The chief things you want to see on the screen are AHIs. A lot of the stuff that you see is more compliance related for insurance purposes. AHIs is the most pertinent for the user. AHI stands for Apnea/Hypopnea Index. What you want to see is numbers 5 or less. That is the number of events that you have at night per hour. So 5 is 5 per hour. The less you see the better. My AHIs on cpap run about .5 which means I have an event about every other hour. This is actually an average for the night determined by the number of events over the time you sleep. So if you sleep 8 hours and you have 4 events, that's .5 AHI index. Everything else, i.e. periodic breathing are also looked at the same. I hope this helps.
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My S8 shows most of my numbers (it does not record CAs) on the lcd screen of the machine. I can check daily, seven, 30 , 6 month and yearly averages. It also shows my pressure. I don't use the software. I did for a while, but didn't learn anything more worthwhile than from the lcd screen.
AHI of 2 is great
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2 is a good reading. You want to stay under 5.
Kenneth Lorino said:That definitely helps, I was going over the numbers before bed last night and my ahi was reading 2.
Lynn said:Absolutely. You have to have a program though for it. Some can be pricey. If you don't have an sd slot on your computer there are even usb thingees (never know the name for things) that you can probably get at Walmart to read the sd card. The chief things you want to see on the screen are AHIs. A lot of the stuff that you see is more compliance related for insurance purposes. AHIs is the most pertinent for the user. AHI stands for Apnea/Hypopnea Index. What you want to see is numbers 5 or less. That is the number of events that you have at night per hour. So 5 is 5 per hour. The less you see the better. My AHIs on cpap run about .5 which means I have an event about every other hour. This is actually an average for the night determined by the number of events over the time you sleep. So if you sleep 8 hours and you have 4 events, that's .5 AHI index. Everything else, i.e. periodic breathing are also looked at the same. I hope this helps.
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Permalink Reply by JediMark on
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If it's a Pro model "system one", Your machine is fully data capable.
This is a shameful plug of free software, but I make an open-source software program called SleepyHead, which is compatible with your machine (and quite a few others), and runs on Windows, Linux & Mac.
If I may, here is a link: SleepyHead project page
I use an Auto model of the same family as yours. I have personally found tracking my data to be the key to getting a handle on this stuff.
I wrote the software because there wasn't any commercial packages available for my operating system (Linux).
If you prefer commercial software, Encore Viewer is the name of the manufacturers software. But it currently doesn't give half the information SleepyHead does for free.. :)
Edit: (I should mention it's still only Beta.. but has quite a lot of users already..)
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Hi, Jedimark, I see you made it over here. Thanks. I think this guy needs it.
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Kenneth, Just a confirmation of what Jedimark say. I use his sleepyhead software and it is fantastic. I am so appreciative to him. If you buy the software its a $100 bucks! He does quite a service to us cpapers/bipapers. I'd have said something before but I felt I should ask Jedimark before handing the info out. I think it will be just the ticket for you. :)
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