Orvwik

Thanks for weighing in here, sleeptech. I adjusted my pressure up a few times to see if I could find a sweet spot. I had 13-17 AHI the last few nights until last night at 10.4cm I only had 10 AHI. I’m going to keep it there again tonight in hopes that I hit lower than 10 AHI.

That being said, I scheduled the second study for next week and hope it yields some clear data indicating exactly what’s going on with me. I think my apnea issue got really serious for a while when I was traveling in SEA last year. I had been struggling with insomnia for about a year at this point so was taking Ambien to sleep while traveling and was unaware of my apnea issue. My assumption is it was taking me even longer to start breathing following each Apnea event. I had a few resulting episodes while I was there - almost passed out in public, had to go back to my hotel and cool my core temp down with a cold towel and could barely move. I was worried I was having a stroke or something. I had an episode on a plane and on a bus. I went to Bangkok International Hospital Chiang Mai and a doctor told me I had hypertension. I thought I had vertigo as I was dizzy all the time. I was congested. I could go on.

I’ve had intense anxiety lately, which is not normal for me. I’m quite certain this all leads back some health event(s) I had while traveling - and Apnea could be a root cause. I’m on metoprolol for the hypertension and palpitations; it seems to be helping but it makes me short of breath. I’m really hoping to figure this all out and that this seemingly vicious cycle doesn’t continue to perpetuate itself.

Ugh.

Hi all - pardon me if this topic has already been covered and I missed it. I had a sleep study several months back that lead to a diagnosis of OSA. The sleep doc left a lot to be desired, but that’s a story for another time. They determined through an overnight study that I should wear a full face mask with a pressure of 8.

It took weeks to get used to it, but I finally did and started seeing decent results on some nights. I changed to a better sleep clinic a couple months back. They noticed my results were sporadic and recommend I go on auto from 8-15. My numbers got worse. On my next visit they told me I’m showing way more Central Apnea, so they recommended an overnight study.

I argued against a second study citing the first study, the results of which they have, should have provided enough info and that I can’t afford the 30% co-insurance on a second study. We changed my pressure back to 8 in hopes I’ll get the sporadic good nights I was getting. They recommended a Sleep Shirt designed to keep me off my back (though I don’t really sleep on my back much).

I guess I’m looking for general advice. That being said, has anyone had experience with CA revealing itself following changes in prescribed air pressure?

I’m a little nervous that I’m not getting this under control. The night before we made the switch to a range of pressure I only had 4.3 events an hour (a personal best since staring with the ResMed AirSense 10). I’ve been out of whack since.

Thanks!