I've been using CPAP but haven't experienced much symptom relief, so I'm planning on trying BiPAP. It seems like a lot of the stories around treatment are partial — people feel a bit better, or 70% resolved. Are there people who have treated their UARS completely with PAP therapy?

I'd love to hear if so. Buying an expensive machine and going down the rabbit hole of dialing in the right settings to resolve flow limitation is daunting, and knowing others have successfully completed the journey would be a massive morale boost.

Also if you have moved from bipap to asv can u explain why and is there even any point in using bipap first - should I just move straight to asv ?

If we really say that sleep debt is real, it doesn't make sense how someone with severe sleep apnea( so tons of oxygen desaturations) after years of no treatment can feel perfect on one night. Yes it's relative but it's a huge difference.

Sure they could get the right settings and everyone else just be unlucky, but no way. I refuse to believe that's the only reason. There's gotta be some other stuff. Arousal threshold? Maybe.

I've been using my CPAP for about 6 weeks and am fairly comfortable with it, but I still wake up several times a night. I'm most interested in understanding my flow limitation data and whether that might be what is causing my wakeups. I haven't slept through the night in YEARS. I just got an HD card and uploaded last night's data.

Please feel free to send me to youtube videos/articles... I don't even know where to start but I want to learn! ANY help is welcomed. Thank you!

https://sleephq.com/public/30f2e622-124e-4141-b691-2b1d0e0c549b

During my titration study, 14 was determined to be my most optimal pressure during the study.

I was on cpap and they titrated using a VPAP TX device.
I use epr 3, so should I do IPAP 14 EPAP 11 or IPAP 17 EPAP 14. I know, high pressures , whatever lol. Just trying to understand the theory behind whether titration pressure on a cpap corresponds to IPAP or EPAP with EPR on CPAP.

Thank you guys!

been on nasal cradle for 8 months, i like it it's comfy and the pressures I use (13-15) are fine with the machine. Tried vcom so that when I up the pressure since i sleep on my back, i wuold be able to tolerate a higher IPAP (I use cpap but use epr so i was thinking IPAP 17 and EPAP 14) so I could hit the best pressure for rem on my back and overall flow limits). But the vcom was terrible

I've tried full face (f30i and F20), both airtouch, i need to tighten them a lot or else they will leak, so too much pain.

haven't tried good pillows yet, tried one i found in my house, pretty hold and it scratched by nose from the tiny tears in the wholes. Didn't sleep with it tho.

And this is important, I use airtouch for all my masks, the i cant tolerate silicone ( not an allergy)

Haven't tried f40, should I do that instead or do pillows or stick to nasal?
if pillows which do you guys recommend?

Thanks!

Got a super shitty nights sleep due to being neurotic and anxious and putting myself under pressure to sleep lol. Anyway there were some results which were interpreted - any thoughts from the community?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dwH74YNkuFmRPGMepMNlUXERoVop7pvN6g7lolQPtK4/edit?usp=sharing
Titration pressure range was 12-15 so this fits there...
and I only slept 5 hrs, yep from 5 am to 10 am lol. Very late. and hopefully the answer isn't some delayed circadian rhythm cuz no work or job or stuff is gonna work like that lol. Well, the truth will remain the truth either way.

Bit of a strange ask I know, but long story short, I’ve been dealing with what I believe to be potential UARS or some sort of micro arousals which are disrupting my sleep.

I have all the hallmark signs and symptoms: recessed jaw, reduced nasal airflow, narrow palate, along with chronic fatigue, headaches after waking up, anxiety, low mood, worsening ADHD symptoms, lack of energy and motivation, cognitive and memory issues.

I did a home sleep test a few days ago and it came back negative for sleep apnea. I took the test to a sleep doc who said he cannot diagnose UARS either as my RDI is normal. He suggested to do a PSG but it probably won’t be for another year.

I’m desperate to try CPAP in the meantime to see if I can get relief from my symptoms.

Would someone be kind enough to let me use their prescription or sleep test results to get a CPAP. I’ve heard you can buy them from the second hand market but I don’t want to risk getting a dodgy machine and losing my money.

You can blank out any personal details and I’ll add my name and details to make it look like it’s mine.

Thanks🤣