No doctor has EVER explained or even mentioned this data. Just “bring your machine in” and we will download it. I now have a Resmed which transmits data but never been told anything. So upset because other than asking for my pressure to be reduced there have never been any changes made. I have started to wonder if this is just another way for them to make money, not to really help anyone.
@Bridgerguide8 ай бұрын
Just watched this last night. I opened an account at sleep hq. I started cpap in june of this year. I am still not sleeping, and it's taking a toll on my life. I was diagnosed as mild sleep apnea of 14. I have been consistently under 5 ahi, really since starting cpap. Yet i can't sleep through the night and wake up exhausted. I made some adjustments last night after watching this, and i tried using some mouth tape. It's hard because i have a goatee. But i managed to get it on, and it stayed most of the night. My ahi was 0.47 and went down .19 My leak rate was 4.8 down 3.6 My pressure is set from 7 to 11. Humidity 4 and epr on 2. I use airsense 11 and nasal pillows. It seems from the data i should be sleeping like a baby. But looking at the saw tooth breathing says a different story after rewatching this video. I will not give up! I do hope i have a breakthrough soon brefore a breakdown!
@vibes..5856 ай бұрын
Ware a mouth strap .taping mouth is dangerous I believe..
@Bridgerguide6 ай бұрын
@@vibes..585 Tried mouth strap didn't work. Mouth taping helps and not dangerous. It is a light glue easily removed. My brain would wake me up if I were suffocating just like it did before I started using cpap. Thanks for your suggestion!
@vicaccino5 ай бұрын
Praying for your brother, you'll solve this. I'm also fighting sleep apnea but yeah I'll solve it soon 😁
@vicaccino5 ай бұрын
Btw have you tried upping the pressure setting till you feel you're sleeping better?
@Bridgerguide5 ай бұрын
@vicaccino I've actually lowered it. I looked at sleep hq and oscar data and adjusted in a tight range of where the pressure is 95% of the time. Much better, but even better with mouth tape.
@ronarprefect77092 жыл бұрын
It is obvious the manufacturers want to make their machines look good rather than help patients the most possible. Thank you for your videos. I am very glad I found your channel.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
I think that's probably part of it also. Thanks for your comment my friend. Nicko
@catallergiccat2 ай бұрын
Probably the hard truth keeps people awake too .. 😂
@gondishapur2 жыл бұрын
I was wearing a CPAP machine for 7 years without which I would have died. I started an intermittent fasting regiment along with eating no bread, rice, or sugar. I don't have to wear one anymore. Diet Diet Diet Diet and generalized inflammation!
@Hsteel9 ай бұрын
No sugar at all? Not even fruit?
@gondishapur9 ай бұрын
@@Hsteel no fruit
@gondishapur9 ай бұрын
And no sugar at all. You won’t miss them after a few days.
@Hsteel9 ай бұрын
@@gondishapur just veggies and chicken ok
@Hsteel9 ай бұрын
What foods would you recommend for this diet?
@LukeVincent782 жыл бұрын
Wow you are amazing. The NHS sent me home with a CPAP 3 years ago. Apart from a couple of phone calls I’ve had no other support.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Luke, that's very kind of you to say. Glad it helped. Best wishes. Nicko
@lorriebriggs8242 жыл бұрын
@@CPAPReviews you
@SepteemberpainАй бұрын
Sounds exactly like my story and many others… Absolutely horrible…
@stpaulimdog2 жыл бұрын
When it comes to your own health, you have to take control. It's ultimately up to you. Thank you for this. Doctor was saying things were fine, but I didn't feel fine at all.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
G'day, great comment. I think that phrase 'trust but verify' can be applied to all aspects of health (and life!). Cheers
@chazzthaspazz4475 Жыл бұрын
hoping my doc can fix me not breathing and my shallow breathing. along with the pins and needles
@lazlo0911 ай бұрын
@@chazzthaspazz4475 Pins and needles? Please explain cuz for like two years i experienced pins and needles in my skin mostly in the feet, legs and hands. Even in the face sometimes. Was just diagnosed with severe sleep apnea and got a cpap 1 week ago.
@chriswood45106 ай бұрын
I love the way he flipped off his buddy with the O2 sensor ring 😂
@andaris8375 Жыл бұрын
As a programmer & mathematician with experience coding signal processing algorithms, I would say it should be easy to write the code to correctly identify the hypopnea events in the examples you showed, without missing so many.
@Stopsign002 Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Its not that its a human problem, its that the criteria is way too strict. Pattern recognition is within our ability to program for this kinda stuff
@pgerschibm Жыл бұрын
Hello, I’m also a programmer , Data Scientist with a Math degree. I agree , since there are degrees, Perhaps they should not be counting each breath as yes or no. They could rate them on a scale of 1-5, or 1-10, Then compute a score. But I am guessing this how they have always done it!!!
@johammy2 ай бұрын
@pgerschibm precisely! I am NOT a programmer with a degree, and even I know that this can easily be done and should be flagging by category... 0-20%, 20-30%, 30-40%, 40-50%, 50+%. They only giving HALF of the data with this all or nothing approach. How UNscientific.
@johammy2 ай бұрын
@@pgerschibmfor a world that now runs on data, this oversight is ridiculous. Also very disappointing is the medical community and their disinterest in digging into these issues, and educating their patients properly.
@fred109211 ай бұрын
Since I've been watching your videos, I have awoke and am being aware of much more of what is going on with my CPAP machine and myself. The doctor never told me anything. Basically he just told me I had severe apnea and let me loose. Didn't even tell me where to go to get a machine. Believe me, you have opened my eyes. I have learned so much and have so much more to learn. Thank you so much.
@papabear5626 ай бұрын
"Since I've been watching your videos, I have awoke and am being aware of much more of what is going on with my CPAP machine and myself." Same here. I go to see my VA doctor tomorrow and hopefully things go ok and I'll be able to get a newer ResMed CPAP. But if not, I can now maximize the usage of my current AirSense 10.
@andrewgraafmans30932 жыл бұрын
Key point is 10:44 "So unless your airflow drops by a massive 50% for 10 seconds or more, RESMED doesn't feel there's a problem. They won't flag the events". It is very important to learn the Sleep HQ data, we need to take control of our own data cause it looks like no one else will.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Certainly one of the key points mate. Cheers
@gervaiselantierАй бұрын
Is the 50% drop in airflow for 10 seconds or more a ResMed-specific standard, or is it the general medical standard for defining hypopneas? I've seen similar criteria mentioned in various medical sources unrelated to any specific company.
@Superfly15035 ай бұрын
After 6 months using a machine this is what I’ve found. After countless masks and adjustments I can report that I am now sleeping far worse than I ever did before. I am just as tired as I’ve ever been. It takes me eons to fall asleep even when I’m dog tired. I feel like I’ve been sold a very expensive and worthless waste of time.
@smokingtarheel30032 жыл бұрын
This is the best explanation of flow rate and what I need to be looking for in Oscar. It's no wonder that I'm consistently way under 5 AHI but not sleeping well every night. Thanks mate!!
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff brother. Let me know how you go
@ramtsin2 жыл бұрын
You're doing such an important job, and doing it very good. You helped me a lot in the past few weeks - before and after I started cpap therapy. Thank you so much !!!
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Awesome mate! Thanks for the great feedback Good luck with your therapy. Nicko
@JP-ry9ob2 жыл бұрын
Just got my machine yesterday after a 4week trial. Your vids are invaluable and in fact people at the cpap clinic said they watch your vids too! Have now signed up to sleephq and checking it out. Cheers mate
@VikVeerENTSurgeon2 жыл бұрын
Great video mate. As an interesting follow up I would look at a WatchPat, or other sleep study auto report. I have found that these studies over report AHI (mark each event multiple times), so that it makes you look worse than you really are. Then they get you on CPAP and give you artificially low readings.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Brother! Great to hear from you. I don't think we have the WatchPAT down under but i had a look at it. I think if i venture down the diagnostic rabbit hole i might never come back up . It's a great point you make though. So many businesses doing home sleep studies, it's really not hard to artificially report a high AHI during the study and then sell them a pap. Keep up the fantastic work with the youtube channel. Nicko
@AlexOzer Жыл бұрын
Nice to see you around Dr. Veer! Wanted to mention that I've actually been told, and experienced first-hand, WatchPAT underreporting AHI rather than overreporting. Perhaps this is due to the nature of my AHI being mainly hypopneas with microarousal but very little oxygen desaturation. My recent in-lab picked these up giving 11 AHI overall and 17 during REM, while WatchPAT AHI was around 0.
@davidretiredleo155 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding content! I have learned soooo much from you. Pressure adjustments, the menu behind the menu and so much more. Thank you, keep up the good work! I may be able to get used to this machine after all
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
try.sleephq.com/ is my online cpap support community & cpap reporting platform. Master your therapy and improve your sleep with our powerful cloud-based platform. Create a FREE account and download your detailed therapy report today! Features Include - 1. High-resolution 'breath-by-breath' analysis - View every apnea and every breath in full detail. 2. Sleep Journal - Track how changes to device settings influence your sleep & therapy results. 3. Custom PDF reports - Detailed therapy reports complete with journal entries. 4. Therapy Trends - Monitor changes to your apnea control over time. 5. Support - Access to the SleepHQ Community Forum 6. Education - From CPAP novice to therapy PRO. Master your device and settings with the SleepHQ Academy course 7. Blood Oxygen, Heart Rate & Movement Data - Connect a SleepHQ O2 Ring to your account to view additional data sources and take your therapy to the next level. 8. Access to exclusive, member-only discounts on the latest and greatest CPAP gear And much more! SleepHQ O2 Ring - www.sleephq.com/o2-ring/ SleepHQ Magic Uploader - www.sleephq.com/magic-uploader/ Join My Facebook Community - cpap.review/facebook My Monthly Newsletter - cpap.review/newsletter Thanks for all the love & support! Uncle Nicko
@Uncle_Red2 жыл бұрын
Mr. Bean? 🤷😅
@hunched_monk32792 жыл бұрын
Pappy McPapface: Take Red Pill profile at 0:24 ?
@tatochip2 жыл бұрын
Cursor at about 3:13
@andrewgraafmans30932 жыл бұрын
0:54 Nicks face in the glass's reflection. hehe
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
@@andrewgraafmans3093 congratulations brother 🥳. You truely are the Oracle! Please email me cpapreviewsaus@gmail.com
@tatochip2 жыл бұрын
This was so informative. I look and my data and don’t have a clue what it means. Hope you continue to make the explanatory videos.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Doreen, glad you liked it my friend. I certainly will!
@FrankZen Жыл бұрын
I love this app! It's solving all of my CPAP problems. Mine was set way too high!
@jakec56182 жыл бұрын
incredibly informative !!!! This needs some more views...
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jake, i'm glad you enjoyed the vid
@jakec56182 жыл бұрын
@@CPAPReviews Messed up tho, because by the CPAP reports coming out like that, it falsely shows higher effectiveness for therapy. They can then show their machines are doing a great job, when in fact, they are not.
@dwightmoore80182 жыл бұрын
I can't begin to tell you how much I've enjoyed your videos! They've Really helped me in my quest to get my AHI's within a reasonable range. I currently use a Dreamstation 2 and don't currently have any access to reports other than what is provided by Phillips. Even so, This video(Along your other videos) have been a HUGE benefit to me! THANKS !
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Dwight, thanks for the lovely comment mate. Great to hear you're enjoying the channel. All the best. Nicko
@TheJudeJane Жыл бұрын
Phillips RECALLED due to patients inhaling particles breaking off of the machine. UNETHICAL!!
@briannickson66312 жыл бұрын
What an excellent presenter. Thank you.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Brian, thanks for the lovely comment. Best wishes. Nick
@asgerrasmussen92192 жыл бұрын
Thank you for telling me about OSCAR. I have download OSCAR to my computer and it works fantastic. I use a ResMed S9 ACS-A Pacewave and my AHI 7 day average is 0,15. I use the machine 8 hours a night. I am 74 Years old and I am a CPAP user since 2005. Starting with ResMed S8. I got the S9 ACS-A cheap a Year ago and it is 100 times better than the regular S9 CPAP I used before.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome mate
@SimonTemplarVK3XEM2 жыл бұрын
One of your great videos Nicko! Thanks.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks brother. Glad you enjoyed it
@sampiazza3022 жыл бұрын
Eye opening. Now it makes sense why with 99%compliance I still feel like I am exhausted. Even went to a nose Dr that gave me a surgery that opened the passage way through my nose. I feel like I breathe better but am still exhausted. Tried new bed new pillows. This is the first time hearing about the flow rate of breathing. Thank you
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
G'day Sam, compliance will get you 50% of the way mate and the other 50% is the right therapy mode / pressure settings and mask fit. Cheers
@starrfishhill2 жыл бұрын
Tonight is my first night of my 3B cpap machine… I watched your videos part one and part two of how to set it up and I went in and changed numbers around to the numbers you suggested for beginners now I’m scared to use it… I’m thinking I probably should not have done that because maybe my doctor had it already set to a certain number..?!?!? could someone please please tell me I’m literally scared to go to sleep and use this as I said it would be my first night I just don’t want to not wake up Supposedly I have “severe” apnea that is what is marked on my papers that she sent me home with apparently I woke up 42 times in one hour
@dianejohnson71962 жыл бұрын
I'm a new cpap user thankyou for the great information you have explained alot about the cpap machine that should be explained but not
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Diane, glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching
@MrSector0012 жыл бұрын
This was eye opening- thank you for this. My AHI is consistently
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Chad, you're welcome. Glad to hear you're enjoying sleephq. Cheers
@Myrdraall8 ай бұрын
So did you ever change your settings?
@danashay2 жыл бұрын
Huh. What a breath of fresh air you are. A new paradigm in my experience. Can't really say I'm dissatisfied with my Resmed and support program. Even with my collection of allergies clogging my sinus, 24/7. Loved your delivery, and the little Bean thumbnail. Don't ever change, please carry on! 😎
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Dana, thanks for the lovely comment. It made my day. Best wishes my friend
@ThePrettyeyes3412 жыл бұрын
That thumbnail is fire! Lol love it. It looks like Morpheus truly is struggling with cpap breathing. One of my favorite movies .
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It is my fav haha
@ThePrettyeyes3412 жыл бұрын
@@CPAPReviews welcomed !
@dimiterprenerov86832 жыл бұрын
Thank you for you for what you're doing. I find your platform SleepHQ very informative and helpful. This video too. I was not aware that my Dreamstation keeps records of every my single breathe and could be viewed as timeline graphic. Really nice job! I firstly tried a china cpap machine Reswell which reported AHI about 15 or so, while Philips Dreamstation reports always below 5. Now I have a logical explanation of this discrepancy.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your insights mate. Nicko
@craigwesson17882 жыл бұрын
Absolutely golden information Nicko. Thank you.......just gotta get an o2 ring from ya.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Cheers brother. Absolutely! I'm working on a brand new iphone app right now and it's nearly done. Cheers
@dewitubeX12 жыл бұрын
So this again goes to what you said in one of your previous videos, besides what the machine is telling you, you can go by how you feeling. If still feeling tired, add an 1 additional pressure and see how you feel. Thanks Nick for your help, you rock.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
G'day mate, great comment although i'll just add that sometimes it's not all about adding pressure which you will see in an upcoming video. Stay tuned
@dewitubeX12 жыл бұрын
@@CPAPReviews oh man can't wait, thanks for your reply, have a wonderful day.
@darrylwells267311 ай бұрын
I'm just starting my therapy. Going in to the unknown. Thank you very much for puting videos up on KZfaq. They are very helpful in understanding what is happening and what to expect.
@itsonlyapapermoon619 ай бұрын
Me too hows it going
@Aurleis2 жыл бұрын
I really love your videos and their informational quality. I purchased my BiPAP machine (went online and got it in less than a week because the DME said it would take them at least 4 months), and I'm getting AHIs and CAIs in the 40s (I'm getting used to the high pressure settings with the lower ones I put in. Thank you by the way, the first night felt like my lungs had been put through the ringer with high settings, and your tips are allowing me to build up to my correct settings). Frequently when I'm reaching early stages of sleep I can actually tell that I'm having an event as my body isn't getting the reminder to breath. I check my machine by stopping it and looking at the reports and it picked up an event.
@pbrian95272 жыл бұрын
Great information. One recommendation may be to change away from the pillows. I used pillows for years and determined that I had trouble exhaling and sometimes inhaling
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your great insights mate
@karenzimmer76077 ай бұрын
I used pillows because I have sinus and congestion issues esp when I sleep. I thought it was getting the air in me the best. I wake up though with a heavy chest. Could that be why... I'm struggling too hard? My o2 ring shows my oxygen is good though..always within the range..90s
@mechellecranford63782 жыл бұрын
I'm a rpsgt and I really appreciate this video. My hubby is still exhausted after 5 yrs on cpap. I will check his data. I recently got dx'd with osa and I will start checking mine, too.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed the vid
@briansmith87492 жыл бұрын
Holy jeez thank you for the info! Videos are concise and very appreciated.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Most welcome Brian
@CroElectroStile Жыл бұрын
I really want to take you for sharing this information, it can really save lives!
@CPAPReviews Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Cheers
@PurpleMartinView2 жыл бұрын
I use the Wellue ring along with CPAP and it’s awesome. It wakes me when my SP02 drops. It’s helped immensely!
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
love it mate
@davidb72612 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing the Sleephq link - I din't know I could access such valuable information from my home PC!
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
HI David, you're welcome mate! Best wishes my friend
@joecannon12312 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you so much Nick Thank you for the info and Help. Your a great help to us all. I'll set my Cpap to 13 and see how we go. Sleep Doc tomorrow, Interesting to see what he has to say.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Nice one brother! I'll be very interested to hear about your visit and to check the changes over the coming week. I received your email
@joecannon12312 жыл бұрын
@@CPAPReviews Had a bad eye leak (as in just my right eye)last night for the first time, kept waking me up. drop down to 12.6 see how I go tonight. Thank you for all your help I can not say this enough times
@rdhulljr2 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Thank you from the States
@CPAPReviews2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@PcItalian2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the amazing video!
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome brother. Thanks for your support
@lvers93772 жыл бұрын
Thank you, very clear!
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. Glad you enjoyed it
@chrisr74262 жыл бұрын
Wow. I’m barely 3 weeks into my therapy and my Resmed 11 is telling me I’m consistently having AHI of less than 1 while my pre-therapy score was 53. I still feel like crap and now I’m totally skeptical!!!
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
G'day brother. Well now you know how to validate your AHI . For many, the ahi number provided will be an accurate representation of their breathing quality however for many it will be way off. For those still feeling tired, it's worth doing a thorough check once in while just to see what your breathing quality is like. All the best mate
@stpaulimdog2 жыл бұрын
Plus, you haven't gotten used to it yet and may not be sleeping much. If you're not sleeping, then you're not snoring. Still doesn't make you feel any better though.
@LukeVincent782 жыл бұрын
It took about 6 weeks to kick in for me. Stick with it.
@remsleepster2 жыл бұрын
It takes a while for your sleep to resume the flow of sleep architecture that you have not had due to apnea interruption. Getting apnea treated is not just solely for helping you feel better, it is to increase your quality of life by regulating your sleep, which in turn, decreases all of the apnea risk factors.
@rougegan Жыл бұрын
Thank you Nicko! You opened my eyes!!! I didn't know that was possible for me to monitor and evaluate the quality of my sleep. Indeed I think that having this opportunity will my sleep get better!
@YoSpiff2 жыл бұрын
I've had difficulty understanding what I've been looking at. That was very useful, thanks.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! I will be doing a lot more tutorial videos in the near future
@andrewbarnes6052 жыл бұрын
Absolutely tremendous eye-opening video! Very informative and clear. Many thanks for your educational and useful videos!
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Lots more to come
@greywolfe11142 жыл бұрын
Now I want to watch the Matrix series again. LOL. But thank you for the great videos. Looking at the larger range of data in SleepHQ is awesome and your videos explaining how to look at different things within your data and small recommendations that can help correct and improve the limitations inherent to the CPAP machines is really helping me get my machine set back up after it's settings reverting back to default since it's been unplugged and not used for an extended time and I rolled off of being eligible for support from the sleep clinic and have to go back thru my normal doc if I want to go beyond monitoring it myself or for new sleep study. Looking at the AHI index my changes had been looking very good. After watching a few more vids and looking closer at other areas of the data I have more work to do. Thank You so much for sharing your knowledge and making these videos.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi there, what a great comment! Glad you're enjoying the platform . Keep up the great work
@tarasnow-burch72032 жыл бұрын
I went for a compliance visit just a few weeks ago and pointed out that I knew from looking at my own data that I was having more events than stated. Some are 5-8 seconds long others much more but I take a small breath or two in the middle so it doesn't count. The doc only recommended stimulants to stay awake during the day. I said no thanks and that I would continue to monitor my sleep myself. If they were interested I could invite them to look at the same data I am. Although they looked at me like I was a freak for knowing what OSCAR was and had no clue about SleepHQ.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tara, good for you mate. Keep learning my friend
@commanderosis4352 жыл бұрын
They tried to push stimulants on me as well. This video has given me some hope. I gotta get an o2 ring and start figuring this out myself. Good luck to you Tara sounds like we're in a similar boat
@tarasnow-burch72032 жыл бұрын
@@commanderosis435 Let us know how the o2 improves sleep for you. I have also only been on cpap for 14 ish months. Best of luck.
@commanderosis4352 жыл бұрын
@@tarasnow-burch7203 it's been about 3 years for me. I feel better than I used to but getting through the day is still really hard. I never actually feel fully rested. My o2 sensor will be here tomorrow
@elladar22 жыл бұрын
OMG! THIS IS IT! I´ve been using my CPAP for a month (Resmed S10) now and i am still so tired feeling like bull**** (not as like when i was not using my CPAP). My doctor changed the pressure many times in this month, from 14 to 12, then to 11 and back to 14 because my AHI goes from 1-2 to 30 depending on the day. 14 is the spot where i maintain the AIH below 5 ALWAYS, but i can´t sleep well because i have only a couple of hours of it thanks to the uncomfotrtness i feel when i wake up wearing my mask and feeling like i am chocking. I´ve been on licence for 2 months now and the doctor said i will be able to get back to work asap because the therapy is going well in general and the only thing that left is me to get used to it.... I´m still feeling pretty bad :/
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
That's a tricky one mate. When you're just starting out i recommend you focus more on comfort and compliance. Just try and get to a point where you're using it 4+ hours a night. After a couple of months, your breathing will adapt to the pressure and then you can shift your focus to better apnea control. Good luck!
@williamroberts63272 жыл бұрын
Those large swings could be chin tucking OA clusters, on oscar they look like 1=oa. 1 1 1 11111 111 1 1 1
@jeffj3182 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Nick. Superb information. I have to give Sleep HQ a try.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Awesome mate, yeah absolutely! Certainly lots of cpap users on the platform checkout their therapy performance. Should also see lots of cool new features in the near future. Cheers bro. Nicko
@lucdelhaize40292 жыл бұрын
I take zero notice of the AHI generated by the machine but as you suggested here Nicko I use the O2 ring data as the ultimate evidence of adequate therapy.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
'ultimate evidence' I like that mate! Cheers
@coffeebeforemascara Жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ! I'm gobsmacked. I'm getting SleepHQ right now for my Resmed AirSense 10. This is the kind of data I want
@oxigenarian97632 жыл бұрын
This is a particularly good discussion for me. This morning was a good example of what I face in my own therapy: I think I would benefit from a higher upper pressure limit but the mask fit will not hold it. This morning, I was awakened by my mask leaking - the pressure was blowing past my seal and it would only hold if I got the mask EXACTLY square on my face. This has been true for a long time and what I have had to do is set the upper limit down to stop the problem. Fortunately, I had enough quality sleep last night that I am OK for the day but you really piqued my interest when you talked about using therapy, thinking everything is OK but still feeling draggy during the day. That is, I have good days and bad days without an apparent cause. I use a Resmed Airsense 10, Vitera full mask. I wish someone made a mask that really sealed well for my face contours but I fear there is not. Have used the Resmed Quattro, too. Same issues. I am going to pay more attention to my settings and see if I can adjust around this a little more. Anyone w/ suggestions?
@KBS1172 жыл бұрын
I use the nose mask. It has a smaller ares to leak..
@oxigenarian97632 жыл бұрын
@@KBS117 Thanks very much - for reasons I won't get into here, a nose-only mask just won't work for me...
@LifeWithRilla2 жыл бұрын
I'm a Software Engineer with Sleep Apnea and I won't lie I'm so tempted lmao
@bernierelf47652 жыл бұрын
Fantastic information as always. Off to check the flow rate.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Bernie, Glad you enjoyed it brother
@dthievin2 жыл бұрын
It also works the other way -- when ResMed's monitor gives an AHI score of, say, five, but it should only have been a score of one or two. I figured this out very quickly. I often stretch in bed, and a good stretch can mean ten seconds without breathing. A few of those each night, and your averages will take a hit. BUT ... ResMed needs to create a wearable sleep monitor that integrates with its machines. The possibilities are endless.
@williamroberts63272 жыл бұрын
Yea that will probably show up as CA's on oscar.
@dadams191112 жыл бұрын
Makes sense. My dream station is set at 10 but it will drop some times and raise no higher than a 10 other times. Sometimes I am tired and other times I am ok. I am a back and side sleeper, no perminate position
@gregkiely48392 жыл бұрын
Thanks, had a dream station (DS), now resmed, after the motor foam problem. Set pressures, started on nine, AHI around 6, up to ten, AHI .09-1.5 mostly. Last test Doc recommended drop to seven. Three days of C Crap, so I'll take it back up. One thing I did like about the DS, break apart for short term travel.
@bw70572 жыл бұрын
When I switched from my Phillips machine, because of their shite foam, and bought a Resmed machine. I haven’t felt as good since.
@texdan12 жыл бұрын
One feature that might be nice with this respect then is a split screen mode or overlay mode to compare hours or nights.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
G'day mate, yeah that's a very cool idea! I like it I'll add it to our big list of features we're currently developing.
@jennygibbons12582 жыл бұрын
Very valuable information. Thanks
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment Jenny
@ghatmen3002 жыл бұрын
Im a big fan of wearing the night owl or watchpat in tandem. Line that up with your data report and you’ll be amazed at the differences.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
G'day mate, can you please provide a bit more info on this. I was under the impression that night owl and watchpat were both clinical diagnostic devices not available for the end user? I have got this wrong? Cheers
@ghatmen3002 жыл бұрын
@@CPAPReviews I should’ve lead with Im a sleep tech so I have these devices handy. On Amazon you can purchase a WatchPAT One for $260. It’s the disposable one so it sucks that’s it’s one night. But I have found them to be excellent in picking up events the ResMed and Philips overlords miss.
@ghatmen3002 жыл бұрын
This is in USA 🇺🇸 as well.
@startledemu2 жыл бұрын
A most excellent video, thank you
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@chriscooper55202 жыл бұрын
As always Nick. Great video's with Great advise for us all. Thank you for keeping us all informed. Hopefully you will have some BMC machines on the the Sleep HQ site in the near future.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, We're doing F&P now and then BMC will follow. Thanks mate
@chriscooper55202 жыл бұрын
@@CPAPReviews Thanks again Nick. Good to hear as my BMC Luna hardly ever registers any AHI events. Will be great to be able to see if results are accurate or not.
@michaelcook17602 жыл бұрын
A very informative review which has opened my eyes further.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Michael, glad you enjoyed it mate.
@robertmccarthy26422 жыл бұрын
I would have thought the manufacturers would have exaggerated the number of AHIs being recorded to foster a sense of dependence upon the product. But is it likely a reason to undercount incidents around the machines capacity to function effectively enough? Five is the golden number to be below and as long as the machine is recording the majority of users below five then the punters are happy and so is the company's sales figures.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
This is spot on mate. I think it's by design. Cheers
@danielbrown70772 жыл бұрын
Grate video, recently I had some problems with my therapy. as i lost weight i slowly dropped my pressures to stop some bad side effects i.e. wanting to throw up some mornings ect with a API of about 1.5. It was going grate until I got COVID. my API was still low at 7 but this video makes a lot more sense to me on why
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it Dan. Thanks brother
@blackrhino44 Жыл бұрын
That’s so grate mate!
@sabrepinkt2 жыл бұрын
Just started therapy about a month ago and using a nose cradle. Waking up in a panic in the middle of the night thinking I am being suffocated for anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours since starting.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tammy, this could be for 2 reasons. 1. The pressure is too low and you're still experiencing apnea or 2. The pressure is too high and overwhelming your respiratory effort. If you're using Auto CPAP i would experiment with Fixed pressure CPAP. With a bit of trial and error you should be able to find a pressure that's comfortable and effective. Good luck. Nicko
@tomn58802 жыл бұрын
I had a CPAP and everything was good at first. I cleaned it once a week as demonstrated in the company videos. My machine got sick there buy making me sick and the company only said "buy another one" I learned to sleep in my recliner which ended my snoring problem.
@jblackjack2 жыл бұрын
There was a recall on some CPAP machines as fine foam was disintegrating and being inhaled. Lose weight and you will be much better.
@gayleullmer68122 жыл бұрын
Very informative, thank you! I started my therapy just a couple of weeks ago. I was so excited that my ResMed myAir app showed I was consistently below 5. Now I'm skeptical because I'm still very tired sometimes during the day. But I know that I'm still adjusting to therapy and am probably not sleeping deeply.. I'm so glad I found this, as I'm always very proactive in my medical treatments and have learned the hard way not to completely trust Drs without question. Where can I get this O2 ring everyone is talking about?
@donnakilfoyle4960 Жыл бұрын
Did you get an O2 ring?
@karenzimmer76077 ай бұрын
Got mine off Amazon.. wellvue
@cobwebscobwebs79162 жыл бұрын
Fantastic insight 👏
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so! Many thanks
@catallergiccat2 ай бұрын
Technically it is very doable and suitable for AI to analyze data for every single night for everyone.
@billbromer2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like great advice. Thanks.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
You bet, thanks Will
@toby621 Жыл бұрын
I can’t stand the machine I need it but can’t do it I use a mouth guard it helps a bit I wake up about 20 times a night every night
@JamesDyer902 жыл бұрын
incredibly timely video. was having some really rough days with fatigue this week. put the data from the airsense 10 into sleephq and it looks like theres alot of events that arent flagged. might bump the pressure up a little and see how i go. the tight range auto setting idea is a good one too.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Awesome mate! Let me know how you go
@mania0022 жыл бұрын
I just signed up for a SleepHQ account have yet to upload any data yet. I have been using a CPAP machine for 15 years and am now very curious as to how my flow rates look. Thanks for the tutorial. Cheers.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, awesome mate! Welcome to the party let me know how you go
@bwide13392 жыл бұрын
I need to get a card reader so I can use this. This data is amazing!
@dmzabo39142 жыл бұрын
Best move you can make while on sleep apnea therapy.
@Evetsoma2 жыл бұрын
Pp0L
@beersandburgers7392 Жыл бұрын
You're Awesome Dude!! That's all I have to say :)
@CPAPReviews Жыл бұрын
You rock! Thanks
@rik.teuben4772 Жыл бұрын
As a Lowenstein CPAP user so curious to know how this data analysis works out. But the Lowenstein Prisma data cant be read by Oscar and SleepHQ. Currently there is a way to read the datacard by the companies own (cloud) software to analyse it (but it reaches by far not to the level that you show in your video). Any suggestions?
@faithjackson5514 Жыл бұрын
Your the greatest Nick, thanks
@carolynkabore70182 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to the O2 ring integration. My ave. O2 from sleep study was 90% and API was 97 events/hr. BIG wake up call. With CPAP on, down to 1 event/hour, but O2 average still 90%, using O2 ring. Checked with Resmed pulse oximeter - median O2, 90%.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Hi Carolyn, thanks for sharing your experience mate
@Landylea2 жыл бұрын
Great advice and observation !
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Leanne
@vincentparlante62742 жыл бұрын
Great post . Thank you
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@petabrain2 жыл бұрын
@10:20 This is a misguidance of the capabilities of software. Software can perfectly detect these patterns with any variance of threshold in this one-dimensional graph. Software doesn't treat data as black and white, it can treat analog data such as this graph to any required fractional precision. This obviously requires competence to implement, just like any other software. If CPAPs were an open platform, you'd have satisfactory software. But because they aren't, and this market is heavily regulated, you only get what the developers that these companies hired can and are tasked to produce. Anyway, if SleepHQ wanted to, it could read the graph and produce flags based on any pattern that you can imagine.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
G'day ben, i have a lot of respect for software developers mate and was more trying to make the point that current cpap firmware isn't up to the complex challenge of providing accurate reports. Cheers
@andrew1972 жыл бұрын
@@CPAPReviews But you still haven't validated that the data you are looking at is accurate. You are relying on a basic machine to record this data. Your opening statements don't validate the data accuracy only that other people see data. What is the accuracy of the data?
@sylviabryant35152 жыл бұрын
Very interesting Nicko.
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Thank you :hell:
@wgsm6229 Жыл бұрын
I love your content. Taught me more then my "doc" i'm switching because of this. Mine is complex. I have asthma. But i'm 100 percent adherence. AHI says 0 the report shows the hypnea's . Increase pressure in increments to get my overall well being and sleep good. I'm doing good. but i also noticed my o2 would go down to 88 sometimes. Keep up the good work. i'm only 39 years old. i have a long time to go. i'm now off of blood pressure meds and depression meds for 3 months. My asthma was worse for over a year after covid. Any data out there to see if Covid caused worse sleep apnea after disease? I noticed my wife's apnea has gotten worse.
@andrewbaroch21412 жыл бұрын
Got a new one earlier this year. Hope it stays safe.
@bmwaltzer222 жыл бұрын
Hey Nick. Just wanted to let you know that OSCAR 1.4 is released! That means there is now support for the DreamStation 2, which I have been waiting for for the past 246 days of suffering with no comprehensive data, only the nonsense available from the unit itself and from DreamMapper. Thanks for all your support, and hope to maybe see some analysis of the new version in the future!
@WickedG5150 Жыл бұрын
Oh, the DreamEraser!
@jamespruitt8965 Жыл бұрын
Any idea if this version will work with a new resmed BiPAP. I've been without data for what seems like at least about a year now and I'm still struggling.
@eminpasha74722 жыл бұрын
How can I get a graph like that for my BMC machine. And nice info
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
G'day mate, you won't be able to at the moment however we are doing a full API integration with BMC which will be very special. Stay tuned
@SoulGifts20132 жыл бұрын
I am so looking forward to that. I have a BMC G3 too
@stitchesandstaples10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great videos. I’ve been in sleep medicine for about 13yrs and did my Masters in Sydney. I have mostly been scoring but have started back in CPAP consulting so finding your videos great. I did use ASV years ago for centrals but managed to treats the underlying cause but know how important patient based feedback info is. If there is anyway I can help contribute or learn from you I would love to help and learn. I’m RPSGT (used to also be RST) and ANZSSA member. Keep up the great work!
@Robert-fl6ei9 ай бұрын
Good morning, You mentioned Central Apnea. How did you find the cause? Many thanks, Robert
@josteineliassen88624 ай бұрын
I have suspectet this for years.
@petkuscinta97973 ай бұрын
I am using APAP for 1 week. Autoset 11 resmed. In basic terms it has resolved my issues but I feel there is fair bit of potential still in improving comfort and performance which requires patience and tuning. I am engineer electrical so highly analytical and such detailed reports would be perfect for me to tune myself to perfection. But Resmed is currently on hire and for some reason office calls me. Which is great but it does not allow me to tune it myself. So the question is which company/brand provides best machine software to analyse yourself and customer service ? I hardly ever have central appnea (almost 0-0.5), total blockages are happening but not for long but reduced flow is like 80% of time. Machine is set to standard, 5-20, mostly machine pressure ends up at 12.8 pressure, leak is 1L/min, AHI 4.7, constructive 3.7, total ai 4.3
@techbio Жыл бұрын
Great video, very helpful, wasn't really sure how to read that data. I'm using Oscar but SleepHQ looks less messy so I'll check it out. Just had a look at my flow rate. I don't think I'm missing to many apnea events but there are places were my it looks like I'm approaching an apnea event but then recovers. Doesn't go down to the zero line but gets closer. In the past I've used my oximeter and lined up the graph with the data in Oscar and never had to many worries with low oxygen outside of the marked apnea events. But I'm gonna compared the two data sets again for a few nights with this new insight you've given us.
@mikeo6782 жыл бұрын
Really interesting - am gonna go through my data with Sleep HQ today. Not sure if this is your Easter egg but I love the add in from 16:13
@CPAPReviews2 жыл бұрын
Nice one Mike . The easter egg is here brother - 0:54 . If you look in the right sunglass reflection
@johammy2 ай бұрын
Why the hell would they not code in different hypopnea levels and rate how many with 50+% drops, how many with 40% drops, how many with 30%, 20%, etc. Seems like that is critical data and the simplified count without the % is only 1/2 of the info.
@CPAPReviews2 ай бұрын
@johammy the short answer is because doing that would show CPAP therapy is not as effective as stated otherwise. Cheers
@johammy2 ай бұрын
@CPAPReviews So tired of being pandered to with oversimplification. I thought it was just politics, but it's really everything. We're dumbed down to constantly and it's infuriating!
@kaykitchen46272 жыл бұрын
Just went through my data. My recorded AHI is consistently below 2 and often below 1 but now I can see that it isn't entirely accurate! My real AHI is not too bad and still way below 5 but still I feel tired a lot. A lot of my events are clear air events and I was wondering if there is any breathing training that we can do to help normalise our breathing. I used to think that clear air events weren't anything to worry about but, after looking at my breathing, I can see that I actually stop breating for no obvious reason, like a mask leak. I remember talking to a D..K Head "specialist" a few years ago who just ignored me when I said I was certainly feeling better than before CPAP but I still didn't feel great and I was still constantly tired. He even said that, based on the F&P machine data I had at the time, I didn't need to use a machine at all. My husband was with me and was shocked at his arrogant attitude and said that I didn't snore on CPAP so I wasn't going to stop using it. The doctor just ignored that as well and rabbited on about his training with a CPAP pioneer and that he knew what was best for me - as if I was just an inanimate object he was studying. But he didn't miss with his fee.
@jbeargrr Жыл бұрын
This happens a lot. I know I'm still not sleeping well, but as far as my doc is concerned, I'm fine, because my machine says so. Nevermind that I'm still waking up a lot, and I'm still tired. I'm better, yeah, but my sleep is still shit. Just not quite as bad as it was.
@texdan12 жыл бұрын
Add to that concern that the measurement is taken though multiple feet of hose and a potentially leaky mask. I wonder just how accurate the measure is (which might go into why it flags at only 50% because perhaps they don't fully trust the data). I mean some don't like the APAP mode since they think the measurement isn't good enough to drive control. The other thing that concerns me with AHI is that all events are treated the same. 10 sec with low is treates the same as an OSA that wakes me up for an hour. That being said... the pattern watching seems to be a good insight.