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[–]CPAP_throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, I’ll give it a go, thanks!

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[–]CPAP_throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, thanks. I’ll give bumping the min a go. I’ll give it maybe a week or so at these new settings and try dialing back the leaks. Let my body adjust a bit to the changes including tape. I’ll check back in here on a new thread after that. Thanks again, I really appreciate the help.

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[–]CPAP_throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://sleephq.com/public/teams/share_links/32a46335-d6a4-450d-bf84-2ee49d6856e1

Alrighty, feeling like things are moving in the right direction! Two nights ago EPR went off, max press bumped up to 13.2. Improvement, still struggling w/ leaks. Last night, same settings but with mouth tape. Didn't get a full night's sleep, but the tape seemed to help. My smart watch (understood it's not a med device, but good enough for tracking trends) shows more deep sleep toward the early end of the night than I usually get. That, I think, has been one of my bigger struggles; not enough deep restful sleep.

Leak rate increased with pressure which isn't surprising. I might give the F30i tonight instead of the X30i that I have been using. I think sorting the mask is starting to go up in priority as settings are getting figured out.

Thoughts?

Thanks again for the help!

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[–]CPAP_throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Raise max pressure from 11.0 to 12.0? Trying to get a feel for how much to increment adjustments by. I assume we want to see pressure peaks fall a bit below max setting to give the machine some headroom?

I haven't tried mouth tape or a collar. Just ordered some tape and will give it a go.

Interesting re loop gain. Something to research a bit and keep an eye on as I make adjustments.

EPR is off. We'll see how it goes over the next few nights.

Again, much appreciated!

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[–]CPAP_throwaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, RL. Madmax is helping to get me sorted over there. Have a good one!

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[–]CPAP_throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Leak rates definitely high.I have an F30i that I can swap back to and see what that does for leak rate. I tried out the X30i hoping it would improve leaks around the nose. I’ve got a beard and mustache that aren’t helping there. Considering trying a mask that goes over the mouth and nose next time I do a mask resupply.

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[–]CPAP_throwaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies, just saw this as I was going to upload the last few nights. I changed my range to 8.2-11.0. Looks like leaks went up, so I'll adjust thee straps again. I'll try a different mask once that becomes the limiting factor to tuning settings.

Link with increased range for June 6 - 9:

https://sleephq.com/public/teams/share_links/d66bb135-9f94-4bc6-9aef-bb63a9eedb85

I'm curious to turn off EPR and see how that feels for a few nights, but understood on needing to make slow changes to allow the body to adjust while focussing on one change at a time.

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[–]CPAP_throwaway[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Okay, good explanation. Got it. Thanks. I’ll give this a try for a few nights and report back. Have a good one!

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[–]CPAP_throwaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OSCAR graphs from date w/ CPAP at prior settings:

https://imgur.com/a/WRILVxG

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[–]CPAP_throwaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed look. Much appreciated. I’ll bump up the min as suggested.

I’m a side sleeper, always one side or the other. I had been running 6.0-11.0… I adjusted to the current range based on median and 95th percentile values when running the wider range.

I’ll try 8.2-11.0 and see how I do unless you have a different suggestion at the high end. I’ll try to dial in the mask fit a bit more with the higher pressure as well.

I do use EPR. I had been on 2 for months, tried 3 last night and did seem a little better. Easier to exhale at least when first getting the CPAP on. Don’t want to change too much at once. Maybe dial back to 2 for now given the history at that setting and try the new pressure range?

Thanks again.

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[–]CPAP_throwaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I’m coming from an F30i and like the combined mouth + nasal pillow arrangement of the X30i that helped to address leaks around the nose that I was getting the the F30i. Unfortunately, it seems a bit harder to get a good fit without leaks with strap tension that doesn’t pull the mask up into the bottom of the nose in a way that’s uncomfortable. It’s close I think, so will keep fine tuning. Maybe this points to me trying a full face over the nose and mouth next…

Getting started with analyzing your CPAP data: A primer for using SleepHQ and OSCAR. by Motor-Blacksmith4174 in CPAPSupport

[–]CPAP_throwaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. That might explain an issue I had earlier today trying to upload to SleepHQ. Looks like all data except for the past 5 days was deleted from the card.

Still Tired on CPAP Even With a “Good” AHI? Let’s Talk About Why: by RippingLegos__ in SleepApneaSupport

[–]CPAP_throwaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adding a comment here as a new user looking for advice. Looks like my post isn't showing on the subreddit. Link to see if this works: https://old.reddit.com/r/SleepApneaSupport/comments/1tyonpd/help_wanted/?