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Many blood pressure monitors will identify AF while monitoring your heartbeat. Devices are starting to appear on the market that can take an ECG, and I have been testing one (Kardia) to see how well it monitors my heart rhythm. Seems like a straight forward measure that a simple device could make. I'm not sure how accurate my Kardia is for assessing other typical ECG measures like P-wave QRS, or T-wave. Also, I believe that Apple has a watch that can do some ECG measures.

I monitor myself for A-Fib and noticed that ever since I upped my air pressure to around 16cm that I am more consistently in a state of A-Fib. I'm just wondering if I'm pushing my air pressure too much or too fast. Anyone have experience with this ? Thanks !

I've tried 4 different masks and have not been impressed. I'm wondering if the Europeans have any better mask designs worth evaluating ? thanks

I went back to my Simplus mask, and set my pressure at fixed 16 cm. Thought I had the Simplus leakage problem under control at 16cm, but the data showed a couple large leaks. Woke up feeling pretty good so I was eager to see if my AHI had improved. However, it was disappointing to see that my AHI has regressed to 6.92 last night. Guess this is how it goes.. two steps forward, one back.. I do sense I spent some time sleeping on my back - maybe reason why AHI was not so good.

Close up of OA cluster starting around 6:40. Flow rate does some weird spiking. mouse-over indicates "Pressure Pulse 14" Flow rate does weird spiking/dipping for most of the OA events.

Night #3 diary with new mask (Resmed AirFit F30) Apap 15cm-16 cm

Disappointed with new mask. I seemed to take a step back from previous night at fixed 16cm so I decided to go back to auto 15-16cm. At break three in the data, I think I got up and put on my old Simplus mask - which I did much better with, comfort wise. Strangely, PB shows up more after switching to the Simplus. Go figure. So, I'm returning the F30 and decided to give the ResMed Swift FX nasal pillow a try. I'm a mouth breather so I plan on taping my mouth shut and work harder at keeping my gammy sinuses clear. I previously tried taping for three nights and got used to it. So here's my data for night #3 - one half F30, one half Simplus. I did have a rough stomach indigestion night - accompanied by some A-Fib.

Wondering if I should try a different mask, similar to the Simplus design. Is the Resmed F20 mask a better alternative than the Simplus ? The Simplus just can't hold pressure at 14cm + It appears that I need a mask that can handle 16 cm of pressure. Thanks !

Night #2 diary with new mask (Resmed AirFit F30) 16cm cpap

I still get too many small leaks that wake me up - doubt whether they are being registered in data as mask leaks. I still have to tighten straps to the point of being uncomfortable to control leakage. The largest size AirFit F30 is called a "medium"- the top headstrap just barely fits around my head (my headsize is pretty normal). I was hoping that this mask, since it fits under the nose, would resolve the problem I have with "puffy eye bags" - but no such luck. Eyes badly swollen after night 2. I wish I could find a mask that had "plugs" that you could insert into your nostrils slightly. Trying to get a non-leaking fit under the nose seems problematic to me - especially with the very lightweight rubber material that is used. I'm starting to think I should send this mask back - I bought it on the market because my DME is sooooo unresponsive. There's got to be a BETTER mask out there. Here's my data from last night for anyone interested (16cm):

leaks periodically from all edges - depends on position of head or changing position of mouth. got a new mask resmed f30 yesterday and STILL has so much leakage that it requires uncomfortably tight strapping down.

Finally received a new mask - resmed airfit f30. I upped my auto cpap to 15 - 16 cm. However, really had to strap this mask on uncomfortably tight to minimize leaking at 15 cm. serious lines on my face this morning after being up for two hours. The great news: AHI dropped to 2.04 and no periodic breathing ! Here's the data: