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Titration results.........

Posted by Sleepless in NJ on December 02, 2002 at 08:28:12:

Hi all,

I just had my titration sleep study. They started out using the Breeze with nasal pillows but couldn't get the equipment working right. They ended up doing my titration with a nose mask connected to a Tranquility Quest CPAP machine. All of my apnea events went away once they got my pressure up to 11 using the nose mask. I was apnea-free for 4 whole hours. They ended the sleep study after a total sleep time of only 6 1/2 hours. I felt so rested, I felt like I had slept about 9 or 10 hours!

Now keep in mind that I had been diagnosed with Severe OSA in my previous sleep study a month before this. I had an RDI of 60 and oxygen desaturation as low as 58%.

So it looks like CPAP will help me. I certainly felt a lot more rested that morning than I had in a long time.

My only objection was that in order ot have the mask tight enough so it didn't leak, I had a few sore spots on my face by morning. My ENT hasn't gotten the results of the titration study yet but I am seriously considering the Nasal Aire. It looks much more comfortable than the masks and less cumbersome too. I'm also leaning toward getting the RemStar Pro CPAP as I've read a lot of good things about this machine. I don't know what my insurance is willing to pay for yet so I'll have to discuss this with my ENT.

My question is, since my titration study was done with the mask and the correct pressure was determined to be 11, will the correct pressure be the same for the Nasal Aire or other mask alternatives?

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