I'd like to do that but I'm not exactly sure where it was before. These guys here said that my settings were 14/8 (for a bipap) and they lowered them to 11/7. But I seem to remember the top number going to 16 sometimes. Anyway, I might just go ahead and make these changes myself. I need to find out how on the internet.
- Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Griefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 9:47 AM Subject: Re: More on sleep apnea > On 3/31/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> (Continuing a thread from a couple of months ago) >> >> So I finally make an appointment with a sleep specialist so hopfully >> he'll figure out why my machine doesn't seem to be working as well as it >> used to. Then, in the time between making the appointment and going to >> it, I realize that I'd inadvertantly changed the "stepping" setting on my >> machine to it's highest level. After realizing this, I move it to the >> opposite end of the spectrum and I'm way better. >> That is, until I keep my appointment and the doctor recommends >> another sleep study. Also, I have to meet with an internist, and also >> get an EKG from a heart doctor. So I'm understandibly worried that >> there's a lot wrong with me. The doctor tells me that I have mixed mode >> sleep apnea (both central and obstructive). And he also tells me that I >> seemed to be sleeping well with a lower pressure. Of course, I slept like >> crap that whole night at the sleep lab, but ok, you're the doc. I knew I >> had problems when the machine was not blowing so hard before. >> Anyway, I had the machine adjusted to it's new lower pressure on >> Tuesday. Wednesday I woke up tired. Yesterday I woke up tired. Today I >> slept fine until at 5:15, our cat started his howling and I was >> immediately awake with no chance of getting back to sleep because I could >> tell I was gasping for air every 5 minutes or so. I called the doc's >> office yesterday, and he's out until Monday. So hopefully I can get it >> back to whatever I had before because that worked for me. If I have to, >> I'll figure out how to change it myself. Sleep Apnea really, really >> sucks. > > Yeah it does. > > Can't you just re-adjust your machine to the setting that was working > for you? At least until you can contact your doc? This way at least > you're getting some sleep for the next few days. > > My surgery is scheduled for Monday. Really hoping it'll fix things > for me. I just can't get used to the mask. > > -- > Charlie Griefer > > ================================================ > "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, > and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch > you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. > Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202399 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
