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SLEEP APENA
What does it mean to have your CPAP machine set to a 10. Is that severe or is it somewhat normal.
Thank you for the helpful Information, and i check out the website that you spoke about. Thank you so much.
Ditto to what OneTiredPuppy said about the severity of your apnea and the cpap pressure needed being separate issues. I have severe obstructive sleep apnea by testing criteria, but my pressure needed to prevent them is only 12. The higher pressure one needs the more challenging treatment can be due to mask leaks. Your 10 is pretty middle of the road (where I started out) so not a "severe" pressure to adjust to, as another poster said. There is quite a learning curve on all things sleep apnea, so keep asking questions and searching. For me, the more I understand something the more engaged I am. I got most of my info from experience and the same place OneTired Puppy frequents. You're off to a good start trying to understand your diagnosis. One important note, whether one's OSA is mild, moderate or severe, it merits treatment. There is an allowance of some apneas to be considered normal, so once you reach a mild diagnosis you already have too many to be good for your health.
Obstuctive apnea: blockage from espohagus
Central apnea: Brain doesn't always relay the message to the CNS to breathe
Mixed apnea: Both central and mixed or one turning into the other.
Central apnea: Brain doesn't always relay the message to the CNS to breathe
Mixed apnea: Both central and mixed or one turning into the other.
Hi,
I have sleep apnea and can give you a little information.
The more you know the less you will worry. Machines come set between 4 and 20. However, most people need at least 7-8 cm h2o to be able to breathe without feeling like they are suffocating. The number of the pressure prescription doesn't have anything to do with the severity of your sleep apnea. You could have severe sleep apnea and have a prescribed pressure of 7 or 8 cm or you could have a prescribed pressure of 13 - 19 cm.
If you have a mild or moderate apnea your pressure prescribed could be different also.
The number 10 is a cutoff point (for some the cutoff point may be lower) for many to avoid centrals which could be induced by higher pressures. This doesn't mean that if you have higher pressures you will get centrals. About 15% of the sleep apnea population cannot have a higher pressure because they will begin having pressure induced centrals or mixed (central and obstructive) apneas. The other 85% of the sleep apnea population are not bothered by higher pressures and will never get centrals or mixed apneas.
Informed people are less likely to worry and they can take part in their own therapy and be encouraged by their own progress. The first thing you should do is get a full copy of your sleep Reports. They will tell you exactly how many apneas per hour you are presently having and what your pressure is. They will also give you other information.
You are entitled to have a full copy of all your reports. You may have to pay for them but it is worth it.
There is a web site forum called cpaptalk.com that I belong to and you will get a lot of encouragement there and get questions answered from other cpapers. I recommend this site.
Statistics show that more than 50% of people diagnosed with sleep apnea continue therapy. I believe this is due to lack of information given them and lack of enough followup, as well as the patient being kept in the dark regarding their own diagnosis and therapy progression. Knowledge is power. Participating in your own therapy is therapeutic in itself. Sharing with others is supportive and informative. This is why I suggest looking up cpaptalk.com.
Best to you,
OneTiredPuppy :)
I have sleep apnea and can give you a little information.
The more you know the less you will worry. Machines come set between 4 and 20. However, most people need at least 7-8 cm h2o to be able to breathe without feeling like they are suffocating. The number of the pressure prescription doesn't have anything to do with the severity of your sleep apnea. You could have severe sleep apnea and have a prescribed pressure of 7 or 8 cm or you could have a prescribed pressure of 13 - 19 cm.
If you have a mild or moderate apnea your pressure prescribed could be different also.
The number 10 is a cutoff point (for some the cutoff point may be lower) for many to avoid centrals which could be induced by higher pressures. This doesn't mean that if you have higher pressures you will get centrals. About 15% of the sleep apnea population cannot have a higher pressure because they will begin having pressure induced centrals or mixed (central and obstructive) apneas. The other 85% of the sleep apnea population are not bothered by higher pressures and will never get centrals or mixed apneas.
Informed people are less likely to worry and they can take part in their own therapy and be encouraged by their own progress. The first thing you should do is get a full copy of your sleep Reports. They will tell you exactly how many apneas per hour you are presently having and what your pressure is. They will also give you other information.
You are entitled to have a full copy of all your reports. You may have to pay for them but it is worth it.
There is a web site forum called cpaptalk.com that I belong to and you will get a lot of encouragement there and get questions answered from other cpapers. I recommend this site.
Statistics show that more than 50% of people diagnosed with sleep apnea continue therapy. I believe this is due to lack of information given them and lack of enough followup, as well as the patient being kept in the dark regarding their own diagnosis and therapy progression. Knowledge is power. Participating in your own therapy is therapeutic in itself. Sharing with others is supportive and informative. This is why I suggest looking up cpaptalk.com.
Best to you,
OneTiredPuppy :)
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Hi
CPAP machines are generally numbered from 4 to 20. The numbers are generally in ‘cm’ and denote the pressure required to move a water column of –cm height (in this case 10cm height). No, 10 is not severe, as you can see, it is almost midway. Do not worry about it. The aim is to get well! Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
CPAP machines are generally numbered from 4 to 20. The numbers are generally in ‘cm’ and denote the pressure required to move a water column of –cm height (in this case 10cm height). No, 10 is not severe, as you can see, it is almost midway. Do not worry about it. The aim is to get well! Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
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