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Central Sleep Apnea, Anyone try supplemental O2 via nasal canula
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My first sleep study they jumped on after first hours and spent rest of session trying to control with mask and all attempts never trallybcontrolled it.
Moved to a university clinic and did whole 2nd whole nite session in sleep clinic just recording data including CO2 measurements.
Problem was my Hemoglobin was down to low 70’s due to bleeding hemeroids . Ferritin, Iron and all the Red cell numbers were low at the time.
After surgery for hemeroids and blood transfusions and iron infusions i had 3rd sleep clinic study to titrate machine settings that work.
Never could control the apneas but got the best they could. Ordered a ResMed curve auto machine with auto control set to 4 over 14-18. Not good, caused emergent CA. Changed to fixed 10-14.
Still getting 20-40 CA per hour. Now requested the home study WatchPat One while wearing the mask with ResMed set to fixed 10-14. Oscar showed. 40 events per hour.
I will get back with more data once doctor get bach with results. I did get a call that the doctor scoring the watchpat wanted to know if i was wearing the mask when i took the test!
So, I seem to be an unusual case.
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Sheeesh!! I can't imagine what it's like when the 'hired help' can't manage to bring one's problems under control. I have done well by the sleep care system, but I'm beginning to wonder if I am in the small group who seem to skate through with little or no difficulty. When you look at all the help being sought on apneaboard, you'd think the system is either not using real science or it's almost pathologically indifferent to the problems people have getting their breathing regulated during sleep. Still, as you know only too well, sleep apnea is an extremely complicated field that requires hard ingenuity and solid engineering to get it beaten into submission. And, it's still not a safe bet. I hope you get things sorted out. I'd be curious if you do, and what the solution was. And, please return to the other site and tell everyone what went right...or wrong.