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I cruised around reports looking for periodic breathing for a few minutes. I see where one is about a minute and a half and another is 4:44 or something like that. I also notice that they are usually at the beginning of a sleep cycle and there's not many of them. I don't understand exactly what they are though. I mean, I know they can be indicators of other issues, but what, exactly is period breathing?
I'm about to download a 44 minute nap. My ego made me want to try something with fixed bipap. You'll see what it is. I thought about covering it up, because, ego again, but I thought that was childish, plus you might find something revealing in this. I have set it back to auto bipap 11/15 and left everything else at zero.
Okay, cool. That makes a lot of sense. Seems like it would make my airway more clear. I'll change it before bedtime tonight. I'll take a look at the PB, too. I'll report tomorrow.
Yesterday, four hour nap plus last nights sleep. Whole day followed by OA followed by hypopneas. Zero Clear Airway Aps.
Okay. thanks
I thought I had sent something out, but I can't find it anywhere so forgive the duplication of screenshots or ideas. I assume what you're saying in your first paragraph is that my CA events don't act like natural occurring central apnea but instead are caused by the bipap. If that's the case, I may not suffer from central sleep apnea like my 16 year old sleep study suggested. I took a four hour nap this afternoon and produced zero clear airway apneas. I will attach that report here. So here's my latest curiosity...I've noticed that by using this auto bipap mode, I'm maxing out just below 13 IPAP. Even though we have it set for 15, it looks like it just won't go higher than `12.75. I realize that's only one night, but what I'm curious about, is if that seems to be the max, we can improved on my obstructive apneas unless we make the machine go to higher than 12.75...perhaps 13.5...and the only way to do that is to go to fixed. So a setting of 13.5 and 8 would effect change in fixed mode (more than likely) but that there's no other way to do it, unless the ps modes help when you adjust them. I know I'm getting ahead of myself but there's something about this process that fires me up and makes me want to solve things too fast. My next message will be today's nap from the Sleepyhead software.
Also, I set up the screen the way you wanted it, i think. Please let me know if its correct.
Okay. Pressure support min/max have each been zeroed out.
