DonMidwest

I changed EPR to Full Time. I changed the humidity level to 4. I will not use tape this evening or as long as I have a full face mask.

How long have I been causing problems for myself? Like taping with full face mask?

Given my past sleep, last night was outstanding. It sounds like it will get much better as I follow your suggestions.

I went back through several days and found days with apnea over 10 minutes. And found days with mask leak problems over 20 minutes. And even the second graph, the flow rate, is now heavier and concentrated more in the middle. As I looked at this and other graphs I saw that they changed dramatically day by day. That could be the reason for the grasping at straws trying to figure out what was going on.

Are there any particular graphs that I should follow?

Also, as I recall it was OSCAR, who warned about changing the memory card to locked because of potential problems that the computer would overwrite the data. I an using off the shelf WIN 11 and I don't think it will be a problem if I always leave the card unlocked.

Again, thanks so much! Don

I realized that I had scrolled down on the daily report and posted the end. Here is a new image of the top scales. I also scrolled down on the information on the left to display the settings on the machine.

The machine is set to full face.

my F30i is full face but it only covers mouth and nose. It does not go up to bridge of nose.

The humidity is set to 6 and tank was empty this morning.

Amazing night last night! Thanks for the suggestions!

I taped mouth shut but by morning the tape was loose and allowed a small opening. I had never taped mouth shut before: always left a small opening.

I was using a reasonably hard foam pillow with indents thinking it was a CPAP pillow. I changed to a feather pillow.

Feel great this morning. Maybe didn't realize how much sleep has been lost with the CPAP attacking me because of leaks and mouth breathing.

I made the suggested changes. EPR = 3 Max Pressure = 12

I don't tape my mouth completely closed. Last night it was a open too much. Tonight I will be shut more.

I use standard surgical tape.

The lankylefty27 recommends not using auto sense. That may be something to try in the future. Try different pressures at different nights.

I am now going to take a walk in the sun. Exercise seems to help my sleep. But there are so many changes that I can't tell.

The bedroom is dark. The temperature is low with window open a little. My wife does charge cell phone and hearing aids in the room. Is it because I shaved? What I ate? When I went to bed? So much variation that I know something is not working.

Yes leakage has been a problem, probably for over 3 years. The doctor stopped commenting on it so I have not focused on it. Now that I learned that leakage can set off the machine and/or wake me up, and your comment that various measurements are compromised with poor seal, this will be a priority.

You + OSCAR have already given me 5x, or 10x more information than the "doctors" in 13 years. They have a racket. I am on Medicare advantage with 80% coverage. I feel sorry for people paying retail price for this equipment.

Hi Sierra, After finding out yesterday that my pressure was maxed out, I changed the upper limit to 16. I am going to try pasting the first page of my report from last night. This is my first attempt. Don

Hi Hi I just found leakylefty27 on youtube. He has a video that leaky mask can cause wake up which messes things up. The other thing is the variable pressure.

Feel free to send me to various links to learn more.

It makes me angry that the medical system hides tools like OSCAR which allow people to be responsible for their own health. Making money and a prestige job seem to be what is important.

Don

Hi again. I looked at the video information for OSCAR and looked at daily data. My current max pressure is 13. The first day I looked at maxed out at 13! In other words, I need to increase the upper limit. I will set it for 16 this evening and look at my OSCAR report tomorrow.

All the days I looked there was no snoring.

One of the days the AHI was over 11.

The sleep technician said not to worry about numbers like that. She sees numbers in the hundreds. When I went in for my sleep study in Feb at 5' 9', 160lbs the other patients were obese.

I am trying to really improve my health. The goal is AHI less than 5 and lots of Stage 3 and REM sleep.

OSCAR sure provides a lot to play around with.

Don

Hi Sierra,

It has been more than a month and I finally loaded OSCAR today. I loaded it directly from the card. OSCAR recommended locking the card and I did.

I have a years data. AHI for the year is 6.77. The last month it was 9.41.

The original question involved Stage 3 and REM sleep levels. Maybe the color codes on the graphs will tell the story but in the short time I have looked at it if doesn't jump out.

The doctor signed me up for a titration in May so I have some time to work on things.

A couple of years ago I had trouble with leakage and switched to a foam cushion full face mask that covered mouth and nose, and rested on the bridge of the nose. It worked OK for a couple of years. Then the pressure went up and to keep the leak under 20% I tightened the straps and ruined the flesh at the bridge of my nose.

Over the life of masks, 13 years, they have always been medium.

I am now using a Resmed F30i which is considered a full face mask. It covers my mouth and nose.

An online offering, MaskFit, cost $10 and recommended three masks. They asked demographic questions and took a scan of my face and my nasal openings. Their three mask recommendation were all large. And they are all nasal only masks.

#1. Fisher & Paykel Eson 2 #2 Phillips Respironics Pico #3 Resmed AirFit N20.

I have had trouble for years on the leak rate. I have been on the F30i for most of the year. My yearly leak rate is 22 and I though it was worse because almost everyday on the screen of the Airsense 10 it comes up red (failure to keep below 20%)

I have taped my mouth for over a year. Leave space to breathe.

Take a nap a couple times per week.

I would appreciate your thoughts.

Sincerely

Don Utter

There is a RESMed SC card in my AirSense 10. I loaded it into my desktop and listed the files for each day.

As mentioned earlier, I will not fire up OSCAR because getting ready for a week long trip. Will do it then.

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