New Sleep Machine
For those of you interested in the continuing saga of my sleep apnea, I got a new machine to help me breathe at night. The old one was over 4 years old; it was time to upgrade.
When they did the most recent baseline study at the sleep clinic, they told me that I stopped breathing 121 times in an hour and my pulse-oxygen dropped to 83. On CPAP at 16, I believe, I was still stopping 6-7 times an hour. So now they have me on bi-PAP, that is bi-directional positive air pressure. My settings are 18/14; that mean inhalation is at 18 PSI and exhalations at 14 PSI.
Last night was the first night. It seemed like a good night. I think I need to wait a week at least before I can really see if there's a difference. Sleep deficits build up over time; so it's only natural that they are corrected over time, too. (That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.)
When they did the most recent baseline study at the sleep clinic, they told me that I stopped breathing 121 times in an hour and my pulse-oxygen dropped to 83. On CPAP at 16, I believe, I was still stopping 6-7 times an hour. So now they have me on bi-PAP, that is bi-directional positive air pressure. My settings are 18/14; that mean inhalation is at 18 PSI and exhalations at 14 PSI.
Last night was the first night. It seemed like a good night. I think I need to wait a week at least before I can really see if there's a difference. Sleep deficits build up over time; so it's only natural that they are corrected over time, too. (That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.)
posted by Tom | 9:14 AM
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