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I will be seeing my ENT specialist in about 3 weeks. Can someone please give me some guidance on the events per hour I am having? Last time he said the pressure didn't need adjusting. At 9 months out I am still experiencing events all over the map and I am still concerned:
Events for past 14 days at pressure of 10:
9 6 24 11 18 4 7 3.5 4 2.5 7 3 .8 7 2 .7 9
Am I on solid ground on questioning whether this treatment is working? Still struggling, still scared. Thanks for any insight on this.
Thank you both for this help!
WiredGeorge--Thank you so much for this. I double checked my mask seal number: 12 out of 20, marked good. Not perfect though for sure. My mask seal numbers are all over the map and I've done this for about 8 months now. I went and got a second opinion from a boarded pulmonologist and I was reassured that my AHI of 8 was a bit high but okay for my age? I'm not quite sold on that yet. I don't think this daytime sleepiness is right at this point, although I see here I am not alone. Just feel this is affecting my quality of life too much. Sometimes I feel that it is gradually getting better--just slowly. Other times I am none too sure. Appreciate this--
I purchased a fingertip pulse oximeter to check my oxygen level during the night since my oxygen levels before cpap were waaaay low. I haven't had a reading lower than 95% when I have checked.
Is this the correct method to get a reasonable check on my oxygen level or does the pulse oximeter have to be more sophisticated than a fingertip one? Last night's reading: Usage 7.75 hours, mask seal good, events 5.5 per hour. Still tired. Still struggling.
Thank you for any response.
Wiredgeorge--thank you. Honestly I feel that I am not on top of this yet but I have read that some people take a year to adjust. Trying to exercise more to help short circuit the daytime sleepiness. Although, lol, I did both today: exercise and sleep during the day. I will post again after I have a better sense of where I am going with this. Really appreciate these responses.
Newbie here; I also just ordered a side pillow based on recommendations here. Hope it works as well for me as for others here.
Really appreciate these responses; so helpful. Helps me prepare more for my next visit.
I monitor my numbers through my air at resmed. The leakage varies all over the map (good seal: 18 to 20 -- to adjust seal with very low points). I don't understand why except to sleep on your side, as recommended, is pretty challenging to also keep your mask on straight and not have a leak. Honestly I haven' figured this out yet. . . still trying. Thank you for your responses--
Hi--I have been diagnosed with OSA about 8 months ago and still struggling with CPAP but staying with it. My events range from below five to more than 20 several nights in a row. Do I need to be concerned with a few nights per week with 20+ events per hour? I can't get the daytime sleepiness to go away and I am at my wits end. I feel really scared sometimes and would appreciate any suggestions; thank you--Sophie