Hi all,
I've been having problems with my machine readings. Since becoming a hose head in November, I've not had the data on my machine show any AHI's until two weeks ago. Now I am getting between 3 and 6 per hour, and it's kinda scary. I took my machine to the sleep clinic last week and they said it was nothing to worry about, but were very vague when I asked 'why now?'
I also asked about the pressure support bar chart. Some nights it is coloured all the way up to the top and sometimes only 1/4 the way up the graph. I wanted to know should I be gettnig a full bar chart all the time? If so, why on some nights is it so low? Conversely does a low reading mean that was a 'good night' and my lungs didn't need so much support? Or were they not getting enough due to leaks? Again, vagaries only offered...I've had leaks most nights but only between 7 and 10 litre per min. This I am told, is well within acceptable perameters. Strangley last month I had a week without registering leaks at all but I cannot work out what I did differently (Same mask, same sleeping position)
If you can shed any light on my questions and confusion I'd be very grateful!!
PS I have a Resmed Stellar 100 bipap machine
I've been having problems with my machine readings. Since becoming a hose head in November, I've not had the data on my machine show any AHI's until two weeks ago. Now I am getting between 3 and 6 per hour, and it's kinda scary. I took my machine to the sleep clinic last week and they said it was nothing to worry about, but were very vague when I asked 'why now?'
I also asked about the pressure support bar chart. Some nights it is coloured all the way up to the top and sometimes only 1/4 the way up the graph. I wanted to know should I be gettnig a full bar chart all the time? If so, why on some nights is it so low? Conversely does a low reading mean that was a 'good night' and my lungs didn't need so much support? Or were they not getting enough due to leaks? Again, vagaries only offered...I've had leaks most nights but only between 7 and 10 litre per min. This I am told, is well within acceptable perameters. Strangley last month I had a week without registering leaks at all but I cannot work out what I did differently (Same mask, same sleeping position)
If you can shed any light on my questions and confusion I'd be very grateful!!
PS I have a Resmed Stellar 100 bipap machine
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