Long-term CPAP Intolerance Issue

[neutrino]

I am a newbie.....not sure if it has been mentioned but with the Resmed units, I have an 11, you can put in an SD card. Then download a program called OSCAR. Yank the SD put in puter and you get all sorts of crazy ass charts to help determine what is going right/wrong etc.

It is light years better than the resmed Myair summary

Screen grab of some charts.

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Yup, OSCAR is a beast!

 

[neutrino]

Can't remember if the advice was given to me on this thread on another, but omg have i seen 180 degree turnaround. After about 2-3 weeks of supplementation with Glycine - 15 to 20g per night - i am now pulling 5-6 hours of compliance per night (as opposed to 45min to 1hr max for the past 1+ years)

 

[gauge22-v2]

btw - the apnea and cpap subs on reddit are very helpful for getting various questions answered. You can upload your Oscar data and there are some CPAP "nerds" who will give very good feedback.

 

[neutrino]

btw - the apnea and cpap subs on reddit are very helpful for getting various questions answered. You can upload your Oscar data and there are some CPAP "nerds" who will give very good feedback.

I am blown away that I still get surprised at all the niche communities in reddit. Got a group for everything there

 

[cage99]

btw - the apnea and cpap subs on reddit are very helpful for getting various questions answered. You can upload your Oscar data and there are some CPAP "nerds" who will give very good feedback.

This is the first I’ve ever heard of the OSCAR program you mentioned earlier. I’ll definitely have to check that out! I also use a Resmed 11, so I’d like to see more in depth sleep data aside from what MyAir provides. Thanks for that tid bit of information!!

Cage

 

[neutrino]

This is the first I’ve ever heard of the OSCAR program you mentioned earlier. I’ll definitely have to check that out! I also use a Resmed 11, so I’d like to see more in depth sleep data aside from what MyAir provides. Thanks for that tid bit of information!!

Cage

Dude Oscar works great! Get an SD card to make it happen.

 

[gauge22-v2]

This is the first I’ve ever heard of the OSCAR program you mentioned earlier. I’ll definitely have to check that out! I also use a Resmed 11, so I’d like to see more in depth sleep data aside from what MyAir provides. Thanks for that tid bit of information!!

Cage

Its an amazing free app. Need an SD card.


I also export my Garmin sleep data and then import both into ChatGPT and have it look for relationships (IE: rem, deep sleep cycles). Sure, maybe not that accurate but I am a data geek.

Some screen grabs from my Oscar data. You can drill in to the minute level....

 

[cage99]

Dude Oscar works great! Get an SD card to make it happen.

Yeah I already have an SD card in my machine. Definitely gonna look into it more in depth. I’ll add in my Whoop data aside well.

Its an amazing free app. Need an SD card.



I also export my Garmin sleep data and then import both into ChatGPT and have it look for relationships (IE: rem, deep sleep cycles). Sure, maybe not that accurate but I am a data geek.

Some screen grabs from my Oscar data. You can drill in to the minute level....


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So this can be also installed on your phone? I haven’t looked into it just yet, but I assumed it was solely PC based.

Cage

 

[SAVAGEPMHNP]

Alright fellas here is the deal. Started CPAP therapy about 3-4 years ago after running a sleep study that put me at about 21 AHI. The first 1-2 years were amazing: 8+ hours of sleep with mask on nearly every night. Then, out of the blue, I started ripping the mask off about 30-40 min into sleep every night. I only get more than 1 hour with it on if I wake up to go to bathroom and am coherent enough to throw it back on when I go back to bed.

Fast forward to end of last year: ran another sleep study. This time I registered at 5 AHI, indicating I no longer need it. That being said, I still snore when I sleep on my back and the wife hates me for it.

I have tried everything:

• switching from AutoPAP to CPAP mode
• switching pressure ranges (higher highs/lower highs/smaller ranges/greater ranges)
• turning EPR on/off
• different sleeping positions
• different types/brands of masks

At times I do get longer sleep with it on. Weird thing is that if I take an afternoon nap on a weekend, I have no problem keeping it on for 2+ hours.

Anyone out there experience this? I have gone about eliminating everything I could possibly think of as a factor - down to my mattress.

If you retested and aren’t having many apnea episodes anymore I wouldn’t even worry about using it.

They make different apparatuses for snoring like mouth guards, nasal devices, and surgical procedures if the snoring is that severe.

I personally use the F20 (covers the mouth and nose) and it has worked well for me for the last three months. I do have to readjust it every few nights because the straps loosen up, but works fine.

If you’re dead set on using the CPAP I would just continue putting it back on every night persistently and consistently and eventually I would imagine your body will adjust to it at some point.

 

[gauge22-v2]

Yeah I already have an SD card in my machine. Definitely gonna look into it more in depth. I’ll add in my Whoop data aside well.




So this can be also installed on your phone? I haven’t looked into it just yet, but I assumed it was solely PC based.

Cage

No, it is desktop based. Garmin has a web interface where I can dl data...