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Sierra
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almost 6 years
ago
Sleep
Patron
Can you give us a bit more information. How long have you been on CPAP therapy? What kind of AHI numbers are you getting? Is your mask working well, not leaking or keeping you awake at night? How many hours of sleep are you getting at night? Any naps during the day?
Gogol
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almost 6 years
ago
Original Poster
Hi Sierra
Sure :) I have been on PAP for 11 years. I was getting <5 until a year ago but since then anywhere from about 3 on a good night to over 25 on a bad one. This was caused by cutting benzodiazepine medication prescribed for a c0esisrting sleep disorder, Periodic Limb Movement.
The mask is not leaking badly but I think the air is just blowing out of my mouth. They raised the pressures to 10-20 from 6-17 to try to get the AHI down. I should get some more data tomorrow when I see the sleep doc.
Sierra
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almost 6 years
ago
Sleep
Patron
A couple of suggestions. Have you considered using SleepyHead to view your detailed machine data? It requires a machine compatible with SleepyHead (most ResMed and Phillips Respironics machines are), a PC or Mac, and a SD card reader. Some links to look at.
As for air leaking out of the mouth, I have had that issue too. I have doing the mouth taping trick to stop it, and it seems to work very well. Here is a video to look at on mouth taping. It is not really uncomfortable at all when you get used to doing it.
sleeptech
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almost 6 years
ago
Sleep
Enthusiast
Autoset machines, which is what you have based upon the pressure range you report, often get confused by PLMs (periodic limb movements) and increase the pressure unnecessarily. Increasing your pressure range is not going to help with you PLMs at all. In fact, the best course of action is usually operating in fixed pressure mode to prevent the machine from adjusting itself inappropriately. Your data from the period immediately prior to ceasing your medication should give a guide as to what pressure should work, although a new study would give the most reliable result.
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