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11 dogs! You're the champ! At our peak my wife and I had five dogs and two cats! FYI, our dog doesn't bark at night, but she does come over to my side of the bed and nudges my hand with her nose asking for a scratch.
I just mentioned to my wife my interest in buying a pulse oximeter. She just confirmed what I already know – – I'm a nerd.
wiredgeorge, where did you purchase your mouthguard?
Thanks, wiredgeorge. I sleep soundly throughout the night. The only exceptions are things like the dog waking me up or mouth leaks, but I'm in the process of seeing what works best for me – – chinstrap, mouthguard, etc.
I'm a computer nerd and I use Sleepyhead to analyze my statistics. I also have MyAir but it's too simplistic for me. I've been seriously considering buying a pulse oximeter. If my SPO2 gets too low, should I talk to my sleep tech, or are there adjustments I can safely make myself?
I received my ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet three weeks ago and have been happy with the results so far. I had two AHI's of 0.0 within the last week and most days I score under 1.0. I have days where I wake up feeling about the same as before starting therapy, but I also have days where I wake up feeling somewhat refreshed. Unfortunately, that feeling seems to dissipate after two or three hours and the urge to take a nap returns. I realize that it's very early in the game and that I shouldn't expect miracles so soon, but for the others out there who feel refreshed throughout the day, did your feeling of refreshment initially last a little while and then expand over time?
I woke up this morning with a very small pressure sore on the inside of my left nostril which I assume was caused by the Fisher Paykel Pilairo nasal pillows I received recently. I had been alternating it with my Fisher Paykel Eson 2 until a few days ago, when I started using the Pilairo exclusively. I sleep on my left side, so I'm concerned that this could become a real issue the more I use the Pilairo. Other than alternating masks, is there something I can do to prevent the pressure sore from happening? Is there something I can apply to the inside of the nostril that won't mess up the silicone of the mask?
Baba, do you have a link to the mouthpiece on Amazon?
I was diagnosed last month with sleep apnea with an AHI of 35. I was given a ResMed AutoSense 10 AutoSet and a P&K Eson 2. Min 4/Max 20. My AHI dropped down to 1's and 2's, with an occasional 3. I'm a mouth breather and a side sleeper. I am trying to practice the technique for keeping my tongue in the roof of my mouth to block the air from coming in, but so far I've been unsuccessful. I tape my mouth shut, but if I start to nod off even a little bit and air leaks into my mouth, the sudden 'pop' is sufficiently jarring to completely wake me and I start the cycle all over again. If I'm lucky enough to fall asleep and my cheeks pop, I'm either not aware of it, or I tend to fall asleep again within a reasonable amount of time. Unfortunately that doesn't solve the problem of initially falling asleep.
I have read the discussions about using chinstraps, mouth guards, etc., but it seems to me that with any of these devices I'm still going to experience the 'pop' that prevents me from falling asleep. It would seem that a full face mask is my only option. If I'm wearing a full face mask and my mouth drops open, will there be a rush of air that could be loud enough wake me up, or will the pressure in the mask prevent that from happening?
