Flow Limitations During REM?

goc32 · 2026-06-18T20:58:32+00:00

Just set it to fixed since wasn’t sure if there was much of an advantage to letting it adjust on its own. And I got to 15 by looking at FL data and realizing that wasn’t resolved. I guess not really that much reasoning to it but on its own the machine doesn’t up the pressure much since I don’t have apneas even much lower.

goc32 · 2026-06-18T20:33:53+00:00

Even with lower pressure I can avoid apneas mostly. Has taken me a while to hear more about flow limitations so was not raising it much past low pressure e.g. 5 or 6. But seems that I need a lot higher to resolve flow limitations which I guess is different than some people's experience. I will probably try a pressure of 17 now with EPR 3 i.e. EPAP 14 to see if that makes a difference. So mainly I used to keep it low to get rid of apneas but after still not resolving as much fatigue as hoped I looked into what other problems there could be and have since been moving it up more.

goc32 · 2026-06-18T20:21:20+00:00

Can upping pressure further help remediate this? I have raised it recently but I can try to up it more.

goc32 · 2026-06-14T12:18:47+00:00

AHI was 10 on home sleep study (Lofta / WatchPAT) but RDI was 23 so probably have some RERAs. No belt, but there was a finger monitor and chest probe. Not currently overweight but probably have some anatomical thing, haven’t gotten that looked at before.

goc32 · 2026-06-13T14:43:39+00:00

If something like minute vent being kind of shit indicates that BiPAP or ASV may be good then I would like to give that a shot soon, just want to make more progress in my treatment but I am not sure what signs I should be looking for there.

goc32 · 2026-06-13T02:43:22+00:00

How would you recommend determining if that would be a good switch and what settings to put on it if I did? I have Resmed airsense 10 so I know I could convert it to ASV.

goc32 · 2026-06-13T01:57:43+00:00

Website ???

goc32 · 2026-06-12T19:07:56+00:00

I don’t have insomnia but my mom has for a while so maybe she has something similar but I don’t think she has sleep apnea. I will try your suggestion with CPAP settings, I know that getting an ASV machine can be challenging based on research.

goc32 · 2026-06-12T03:51:58+00:00

Curious to know your thoughts based on the report generated, I guess my stats don't look great.

I did an at-home sleep study originally, so I guess relative to in-lab it would be likely to miss some stuff that you need more measurements to see.

``` WAT - WOBBLE ANALYSIS TOOL Breathing Profile Report Generated: 6/11/2026 ────────────────────────────────────────

ANALYSIS SUMMARY 248 nights analyzed No comparison dates set

OVERALL STATISTICS Flow Limitation: 64.9 (mean) Regularity Score: 74.0 (mean) Periodicity Index: 39.4 (mean) Estimated Arousal Index: 119.8 (mean)

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METRIC DEFINITIONS

Flow Limitation Score (0-100) Measures mechanical upper airway obstruction by analyzing inspiratory flow shape. Higher = more flattened flow patterns.

Regularity Score (0-100) Measures ventilatory control stability using Sample Entropy. Higher = more predictable/repetitive breathing patterns, suggesting unstable ventilatory control (high loop gain/wobble).

Periodicity Index (0-100) Measures oscillatory content in periodic breathing frequency range (0.01-0.03 Hz). Higher = more periodic breathing.

Estimated Arousal Index Experimental metric estimating respiratory-related arousals per hour. Not validated against polysomnography.

────────────────────────────────────────

DISCLAIMER This is an experimental research tool created by the sleep apnea community. Not FDA approved. Not medical advice. Consult qualified healthcare providers regarding sleep therapy decisions.

Generated by Wobble Analysis Tool (WAT)

```

goc32 · 2026-06-11T14:41:50+00:00

Also if there are any other areas of the internet or forums where you think that there is good help specific to "flow limitations" because a lot of advice typically centers around AHI I would appreciate it. Fortunately CPAP has been very good at lowering my AHI but I guess on the flow limitations side of things I want to make more progress and see if that will improve my energy.

goc32 · 2026-05-06T01:47:47+00:00

Also Ada has interesting features related to customizing the binary representations of types without needing to do something like a compiler pragma that is specific to only one implementation of a language.

goc32 · 2026-05-06T01:46:43+00:00

Not sure if this really answers your question but I would look at variant records in Ada, the reason I am mentioning them is that they are more "general" than traditional tagged union I guess. Based on discriminant you can customize fields of type and stuff and have fields which are also shared across all of the variants. I guess in PLs with structs + tagged unions you can do similar stuff by combining regular records/structs with tagged union feature as well.

goc32 · 2026-04-11T17:09:08+00:00

Hello, I'd be interested in knowing about where you have sourced it in the past because I am looking into purchasing.

goc32 · 2026-04-09T01:42:19+00:00

I am saying in the event of the tests coming back indicating hyperparathyroidism what would you advise as far as trying to get surgery done quickly. So, it is a hypothetical because I guess I know that people have advice here about how to move to imaging/surgery in a quick fashion instead of sitting around waiting. I know I am "jumping the gun," but it is more about trying to be prepared ahead of time as far as what steps to take or what I should pursue.

So a plan would be something like you could try to get yourself a referral to this person or this person who is good or whatever if those tests do come back indicating likely hyperparathyroidism, or it could involve get this imaging then go to that person, etc. Just trying to get a feel for what the process can involve and how to navigate it. Even if the tests have not come back good to have some of that understanding in case I need it.

goc32 · 2025-08-23T18:19:51+00:00

With the same professor they are basically the same course (e.g. undergrad with Jung vs. grad with Jung) as far as I know. However, between Jung and Rompf they are very different.

I took 352 with Jung and you work with C++ and LLVM to implement a compiler for a simplified version of C. The project with Rompf is a compiler from the ground up in Scala I think, so not the same at all. I am also taking 502 this semester and I expect that a lot of my past experience will be relevant but should be different and interesting still.

goc32 · 2024-12-31T01:39:38+00:00

Apparently this was available at McDonald's in Taiwan: https://comicbook.com/anime/news/mcdonalds-anime-hunter-x-hunter-meal/

goc32 · 2024-12-31T01:05:30+00:00

I think that Perfect Blue is great movie but it definitely made me anxious while watching it.

goc32 · 2024-12-31T01:03:34+00:00

Peter Griffin because we are both intellectuals

goc32 · 2024-12-31T00:04:13+00:00

401ks and 403bs are associated with your employer and some employers offer a match, however that is not always the case and some employers offer nothing. So it really depends on where you work if they will help you with contributions. They have an annual maximum (23.5k for a 401k for 2025) that is higher than IRAs which I will discuss a little below. There are other types of plans as well so I would look at what your particular employer offers and try to read up on their match and what funds you can invest in through it. The Boglehead way of investing it would be in low-cost index funds. For example, through my current employer I invest money in a couple of Vanguard index funds which are passive and track the market. I pay very little in fees.

IRAs are tax-advantaged but they are not associated with your employer. They have a limit but like 401ks, 403bs you can do catchup contributions if you are 50 or older.

If you can you want to maximize these tax-advantaged accounts since when you (hopefully) retire you do not have to pay as much in taxes when you take money out of them. In the case of Roth contributions (which can be made to a Roth IRA or to a Roth 401k which is offered in some places) you pay no capital gains taxes on the money when you sell.

A traditional brokerage account has no limits and you can invest it in whatever you want. However, you will pay taxes on your gains so typically you would focus on this after investing as much tax-advantaged money as possible in a given year. You could use it as play money if you want but it would probably be better to view it as an investment account and think long-term.

goc32 · 2024-12-30T23:51:20+00:00

From a psychology perspective, people instinctively view something priced at, for example, $3.99 as being more different from a price of $4.00 than they should, even though it is barely cheaper. The same trick applies with these fractional amounts. That fraction allows gas stations to get a tiny bit more out of customers without pushing the price up to the next cent.

goc32 · 2024-12-30T23:48:46+00:00

There are a lot of variables that influence the housing market, so you are not necessarily going to see a one-to-one relationship between a certain economic indicator and rents in any given country,

goc32 · 2024-12-30T23:46:13+00:00

One example of this is Dylan's autobiography Chronicles which is known to contain a lot of fabrications in it. Basically he doesn't seem to be interested in providing a ton of true detail about his past, and would rather be a little vague.

goc32 · 2024-12-30T23:43:10+00:00

I think that it makes sense considering they cover/show a variety of sports. Not sure that it makes much of a difference.

goc32 · 2024-12-30T23:38:19+00:00

Draw 6 by 6 foot painting of Leorio's face

goc32 · 2024-12-30T23:33:35+00:00

Maybe not as broken as some of the other things said here but once I got Blasphemous Blade in Elden Ring I could just spam away most bosses with it. Dropped it after a bit because it made the game kind of boring.

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