Paula, it will take time for your apneas to start to decline. Your brain is still getting used to having air at night. I started my bipap last April, and after about a month, I was still getting 13 apneas an hour, but more alert and awake during the day. After a couple more months it dropped to 10, and after 8 months, I now average around 6.
Still having good nights and bad, but that is part of the process. Hang in there. Some nights I hit. Been using almost a month now. Do not find find much improvement. I know this is an old thread, but can I ask what mask it is that you used that worked so well? Struggling over here.
I hope this helps. Best of luck! The Air touch mask is absolutely amazing. I highly recommend it. It has a great cushion and if you do NOT tighten it too much it leaves no red marks on your face. Have you got longer hair? Have you contacted the place you got it from?
They may have tips to help too. I put my hair in a small pony tail and put the straps underneath. Paula, I have a similar story except for the solution! No one there to help out. I need a full face mask, too. Would you please let me know what mask you find perfect? If so, thanks! Any small clarifications would be greatly appreciated. My son 14 is now on Cpap his ahi is 2. After using the Cpap machine since July 16, he stays awake during the day now and has energy! What does it mean when your number increases from.
The decimal point is confusing. Where do these numbers fall on the chart from normal to severe? I have sleep apnea my machine is set on 8 but my air pressure was drying out my nose so i call where i pickrd up machine and she told me to turn it up and i put it on 4 the air pressure is this right.
You should never adjust your air pressure you should only be adjusting your humidity if your air pressure is set to 8 you should not change it you should discuss it with your doctor however if you called and they told you to turn it up they were more than likely speaking about the humidity level and that you can adjust on your own my machine comes set to 4 standard or by default I actually turned it up to 5 to get a little more humidity to stop B from drying out this is a good setting for me.
Protecting the English language from language terrorists such as him. He aggressively reacts in the manner he does because he is one of those disadvantaged by not understanding. I suggest you to buy Philips Dreammaker with Humidifier attached to it. I bought this machine, fully Auto Pressure, I feel how beautiful the human invention is! I have Bluetooth attached to my mobile phone, Morning you just need to synchronise to get the data overnight, take a screenshot and store day by day in your phone in a separate folder.
I got the same few weeks back and within a day i was sleeping a sound sleep. I can monitor my sleep on the app. Its a very good machine and would surely recommend. Agreed on the Dream Mapper App by Phillips. No need to take screenshots. The App does it all, and even better with the ability to run reports you can then export to PDF and email to your Respiratory Therapist.
I was diagnosed with sarcoidosis about 7 years ago. My pulmonary doctor recently told me that the sarcoidosis has been in remission for a couple of years now. I went and had a sleep study done. It revealed that I had episodes an hour.
Oxygen dropped as low as 60 and I stopped breathing up to The doc said I am basically not sleeping at all. I pray that any damage can be reversed with dedicated use of the CPAP machine. Your results are very close to mine, and I also felt better after the 1st night. D and had been medicated as an adult.
I wonder if I really had A. Maybe instead of meds, I needed air! You are right.. Now I look forward to using it at night. I received a nasal mask, and was asked if I wanted a chin strap. I took the chin strap, but went without the first night last night. My AHI over 10 hours was 3. What do you think? If you are breathing through your mouth and your mouth is extremely dry when you wake up I would recommend the chin strap.
You will know you are breathing through your mouth if it is dry. You can reach out to our customer service team at if you ever have any questions regarding his CPAP machine or accessories. Just over the last 8 days my events per night have gone from under 10 to What can cause this?
And yes- I have reached out to my doctor about this. Waiting to hear back. Hi Ken, consulting with your doctor is the best approach for this matter as they know your health and well-being the most. Please feel free to call our customer service team at if you have any questions regarding your CPAP machine or accessories.
Using cpap for 6 months. Last night it was 17 events per hour for little over 8 hours. Is this a concern that we should discuss with Doctor? A score of indicates mild sleep apnea, and moderate sleep apnea is determined by an AHI score of Therefore, it does not seem like you need to be worried.
However, with that being said if you are concerned still, please reach out to your treating physician. I use nose pillows and chin strap with Resmed Airsense. Your goal could also depend on what's causing your breathing problem. An ideal AHI is fewer than five events per hour. That rate is within the normal range. Some sleep specialists aim for one or two events per hour so you're getting better sleep. If the AHI on the sleep study is high, such as events per hour, even lowering it to 10 events an hour may be a big improvement.
More than one event per hour of sleep is considered abnormal. The AHI will be used to help choose the best treatment for you. To interpret your AHI, your health care provider will consider the big picture: your baseline sleep study, anatomy, medications, change in health status, and other factors.
If you have surgery or you use an oral appliance, you may need another test to make sure the treatment has been effective in lowering the AHI. The basic principle is that the machine pushes out air at a steady pressure. It can also send out short bursts of extra pressure.
If your airway is partly blocked, the CPAP can measure how much the flow of air slows down. The measurements of CPAP machines used at home aren't always accurate.
If readings stay high without a good explanation, you may need a new sleep study. Modern CPAP machines track the number of breathing events occurring at your current pressure setting. Each event means that you're waking up briefly or having a short-term drop in blood oxygen level. Using your CPAP will not necessarily prevent the sleep apnea entirely. It depends, in part, on the pressure set by your sleep specialist.
Imagine trying to inflate a long, floppy tube by blowing air into it. With too little air, the tube will not open. It will remain collapsed. If the pressure is set too low on your CPAP machine, your upper airway can still collapse.
This could mean ongoing hypopnea or apnea events. Your symptoms could persist if your treatment doesn't go far enough. You can continue to have sleep apnea events and other breathing problems even when you're using the CPAP machine. Newer machines can track those events and report them in an AHI. The results may be visible on the device, or you may be able to check them using an app or website. This information can provide you with information about how effective your treatment is.
When the CPAP calculates an AHI, your equipment provider or physician can also download this data and create a plan to improve your treatment. If the AHI remains elevated, it is time to return to your board-certified sleep specialist for an assessment.
A board-certified sleep specialist is the best person to decide which CPAP setting will work for you. The sleep specialist will consider the average AHI and your treatment experience.
Though anyone can adjust the settings, your healthcare provider should make this informed decision. When deciding how much pressure you need, keep your own anatomy in mind. If you have trouble adjusting to the treatment, lower pressure settings may make you more comfortable. If the settings are too low, however, it may not work well enough to resolve the condition.
What is considered an event? The complete absence of airflow through the nose and mouth, despite an effort to breathe as measured at the chest and abdomen, is called an apnea event. The AHI is used to classify the severity of sleep apnea. This same classification is used to assess how well treatment, such as the CPAP machine, is working.
A sleep study polysomnogram is performed in a sleep disorder center and is typically used to diagnose sleep apnea. It is also possible for the condition to be diagnosed based on home sleep apnea testing. A lot of information is collected, and part of the purpose of these studies consists of tracking your breathing patterns through the night. This is accomplished with several sensors:.
All of this information is analyzed to determine how many times you breathe shallowly or stop breathing altogether during the night. Any partial obstruction of the airway is called a hypopnea. Hypopnea refers to a transient reduction of airflow often while asleep that lasts for at least 10 seconds. Shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate may be called hypoventilation. A complete cessation in breathing is called apnea from the Greek meaning "no breath".
Hypopnea is less severe than apnea which is a more complete loss of airflow. It may likewise result in a decreased amount of air movement into the lungs and can cause oxygen levels in the blood to drop. Sleep apnea is more commonly due to partial obstruction of the upper airway. In order to count in the AHI these pauses in breathing must last for 10 seconds and be associated with a decrease in the oxygen levels of the blood or cause an awakening called an arousal. These awakenings may fragment sleep, make it unrefreshing, and lead to daytime sleepiness.
There are some sleep facilities that use other measures to assess this degree of severity. The respiratory-disturbance index RDI may be used if a measurement of airway resistance with a pressure esophageal manometer is also included in the study.
The oxygen-desaturation index ODI attempts to calculate the number of apnea or hypopnea events per hour that lead to an oxygen drop of at least 3 percent. This is thought to be important in assessing the risk of long-term cardiovascular high blood pressure, heart attack, and heart failure or neurocognitive stroke and dementia consequences.
If your sleep study does not contain these more specific measures, this is nothing to worry about. The AHI will be used to help select the most appropriate treatment.
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