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Hello I am new here, I just bought a auto pap yesterday. And I had a few questions. Now keep in mind my sleep apnea was really bad before I started therapy. I have has a s7 for over 2 years. My pressure is 12 per the sleep study but I wanted a auto because i was just not feeling "peppy" like you read about when people go from no therapy to therapy.
* my ahi on my sleep study was 90.5
Anywho
I have a resmed s8ll auto
and I slept 3 hours yesterday afternoon then 5 so far when I got off work and went to slept about 12a.m
I want someone to tell me about my numbers here
now please keep in mind I have a cold right now and my nose is completly stopped up, I only mention that because I wonder if it is affecting my breathing and the machine??
Used hrs 8
usage 1/1
Daily AHI 12.0
Average AHI 10
Pressure 13.0
I use a mirage quarto mask
Thanks :-)
* my ahi on my sleep study was 90.5
Anywho
I have a resmed s8ll auto
and I slept 3 hours yesterday afternoon then 5 so far when I got off work and went to slept about 12a.m
I want someone to tell me about my numbers here
now please keep in mind I have a cold right now and my nose is completly stopped up, I only mention that because I wonder if it is affecting my breathing and the machine??
Used hrs 8
usage 1/1
Daily AHI 12.0
Average AHI 10
Pressure 13.0
I use a mirage quarto mask
Thanks :-)
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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I am sure that your cold is affecting your numbers. Well obviously your pressure is set at 13 cmH2o. You used your machine for 8 hours averaging 10 apneas or hypopneas per hour. Meaning that you had a breathing event every 6 minutes. I would guess that you either have a leak or your pressure is to low. As far as the big picture goes you have made a huge leap from the 90 average you had befor your therapy. by the way that is an event every 45 seconds.
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Castro on
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do you not take the ahi then divide that by how many hours you slept?
Rock Hinkle said:I am sure that your cold is affecting your numbers. Well obviously your pressure is set at 13 cmH2o. You used your machine for 8 hours averaging 10 apneas or hypopneas per hour. Meaning that you had a breathing event every 6 minutes. I would guess that you either have a leak or your pressure is to low. As far as the big picture goes you have made a huge leap from the 90 average you had befor your therapy. by the way that is an event every 45 seconds.
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The AHI is the average. AHI=total sleep/total apneas+toal hypopneas you take the total # of events divided by the hours slept to get AHI.
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Permalink Reply by Saz RPSGT on
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Just out of curiosity, what is the range that you have set on your auto? If it's 5-20cmH20, you will be having events up until you reach your optimal pressure.
Switching to a range of (for example) 10-20cmH20 may benefit you more so there isn't as much of a lag in your treatment.
Yes, even with a full face mask like the Quattro, you are going to be having breathing problems with a cold.
Saz
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the pressure is set at 3 below my pressure set which was said to be 12 but it is saying on my machine it is been blowing at 13 maybe becuz of cold.
I dunno how to see the ai on the machine.
I want to buy the card reader and software so anyone knows where i can get that lemme know please.
I went back to sleep after writing the post this morning slept good til phone rand and discovered I was "waterlogged" in ,my mask from humid as i set it way past what i was use to. so nothin of concern there.
I must say i felt more awake today.. dunno if its a mind of matter thing or the real deal......will be able to tell more in a week.
I have wakin up more with the auto maybe becuz I need to get use to the pressure changes....but then maybe becuz i am so congested. Hubby said I snored for a minute and kicked him then was fine!!
(he is use to the abuse)
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