🥱Still Tired? Your Blood Oxygen Levels Are low!🪫
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
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1. The Auto Algorithms used to adjust the pressure are really bad and i will be reviewing my therapy advice in the next few weeks regarding this.
2. The AHI is not fit for purpose as a measure of therapeutic efficacy. It's doing more harm than good! The Hypopnea / Apnea flag thresholds are too high and as such too many respiratory events are going unreported. At best the AHI should only be used as a very rough guide. It should never be used as a singular method for reporting.
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00:00 - AHI - Apnea-Hypopnea Index
00:50 - SleepHQ Report
02:30 - Flow Rate
03:20 - Flow Limitation
04:45 - Visualisation
05:55 - Blood Oxygen Results
08:05 - Improved CPAP Settings
08:40 - Improved Blood Oxygen
09:10 - Improved Pulse Rate
09:45 - The Take Home Message - Навчання та стиль
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Thank you so much for your brilliant explanation, I surely understood why I feel so dizzy sometimes when I wake up and yet app is awesome, I just past another sleep test at home(with oxymeter machine) and I am quite sure about what the results will be... I think I will have to readjust the pressure
I have fell out with my sleep nurses. I was having 25 per hours they said that was normal. Without machine it is 60 per hours. Was stable when I learnt to do the setting but now 15 to 30 plus. Dont know whats going on so tired at wits end! What is the oxygen sensor how much. See one as a watch worn on wrist (with app) on Amazon £100 and the ring one with a wrist box for £160. Which do you use
I am just seeing this video and know its been 4 months or so, but I am new CPAP user. I am in the US and am wondering if the Wellue O2 ring and app are compatible with sleephq? Thank you in advance for your help
Hi Nick
I was just recommended your channel today after asking a question on flow limitations.
Never heard of it before but I’ve just used Oscar to read my data on my F&P machine and I’m having FL of over 200 closer to 250 or more every night.
Is this something I need to be concerned about?
I’m waking up exhausted and my recent sleep study said that my AHI has increased to 23 more during REM and oxygen levels go down to 70s.
But looking at the Oscar data other then the FL everything else looks good.
Hope you answer 🙏🏼
Glad I was able to find your channel. So much useful info and I’m definitely following 😊
I can relate to this 100%. I used to go to my sleep doctor and he would say I was doing a great job with using the cpap. I would tell him I was still tired and didn’t feel rested. He would pretend like everything was ok.
So wt did you do eventually ??
So did you find a new sleep doctor?
And what next?
After that, he turned into a bird and flew away. And he lived happily ever after because birds don’t get sleep apnea. 🐦
@@RyanWilliams222😂😅
Thanks so much Nicko. ResMed should hire you as a consultant to overhaul their practice. This is insane that a user of CPAP is having to change the model from the ground up. Maybe you should design a CPAP/APAP/BiPAP/ASV all-in-one and blow ResMed out of the water.
G'day brother, I agree! They definitely should . Manufacturing is a tough gig mate, even when own the market. Cheers
I bought a Resvent machine from China with an Auto F feature (monitors breathing rate and tidal volume). Very helpful for me and my AHI was at 0, still felt crappy. I'm sure there are other great machines out there.
You are the best CPAP channel. Period. Thank you.
Outtakes. Gotta love 'em. Thanks for all the great info.
This is definitely happening to me. Is auto enough to stop my oxygen from dropping and my heart rate going up and feeling exhausted still.
Thank you so much for your content!!!! Your channel has been a life saver. I received the new Res med 11 a week ago, after being on an old Phillips for nearly 8 years. I have had to try to adjust the Res med 11 nearly every night to figure this out on my own as my Nurse Practitioner had it set on 6 and it is hard to get ahold of her. Tried that one night and felt horrible. I watched your video on 5 of you reviewing someone's data and used your suggestions for them to put mine on auto, limit the variations and raise the pressure. I used 10-13. I also had to change mask back to my regular nasal mask as the nasal pillow was oddly causing slight nose bleeds. Changed the setting on machine to nasal mask as well. I am still a bit tired so I'm concerned about my blood oxygen levels and can't afford the magic ring and not sure my California state insurance will pay for that. All in all I just wanted to say thank you for putting out this so important information. If the people from my sleep lab know of all of this, they are sure not telling me about it and I'm not even sure that the data they gathered from my last two sleep studies were accurate. All the more reason to be grateful for you and your content here. Much gratitude!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!
You're most welcome my friend. I'm glad you enjoyed the vid. CHeers
This is fantastic information that I wish our doctors provided to us. I'm going to share it with mine, for better or worse.
My ring is arriving so I'm excited to see that integration into sleep hq. You're so informative. No one else helps us like you do!!
Hi Tammy, that's a lovely comment. Thank you
Thank you for your videos you are giving me the best instructions.😊 nice family hello from Canada
Thanks for that info! I’ll check my results
Awesome mate, let me know how you go
As always, a brilliant video that explains a critical aspect of measuring treatment more effectively and something most of us haven't given any thought to. I am better educated for the time and effort you've put into preparing and delivering an easily understood explanation of blood oxygen levels. Thanks for posting!!
Hi Elwell, i'm glad you enjoyed the educational session mate. All the best. Nicko
Thanks for this informative video! You give so much more info than my doc. I have the ring - it’s great but I didn’t know getting into the “green zone” on the graph is the goal. This might explain why I’m still tired! You are a star!
Thanks for the lovely comment. I really appreciate it
I really appreciate these videos. I still don't understand most of it, but each video gives me a little more information that starts to sink in to this 69 year old head. I have tried quite a few different headgear and mask since the end of Feb. and think I finally found the right one. Some days I'm more tired than others. I have signed up for Sleep HQ and have uploaded my info. I am still trying to understand it all, little by little it will start making more sense to me. Thank you for all the information you are sharing with us.
This is exactly what i like to read mate. I'm sure it's complex for most but let it wash over you and eventually the lessons will be learned! Best wishes. Nicko
Yesterday was my first night using my cpap, and i am so grateful that i found you guys before i started using it. I was able to understand the data, i was able to use my cpap (airsense 10) properly thanks to your tutorials, and i feel more confident. I was feeling really bad when i got diagnosed, but now i'm starting to do the therapy and hope to improve. The first night is really compliczted, as it is a first experience at something not very pleasant, but im feeling more confident on the therapy now. I also had an apple watch to make tracking of my sleeping cycles, my oxygen levels and also compare it with the results i used using sleepHQ (really good app, it helps you a lot). When you combine all that information, you can see that things are improving. Thanks a lot for this video, i can see how all the data complements, and that you as the real time user, can track, monitor, and in cases change your therapy modes in order to get the best result. Thanks a lot!!
thank you again for invaluable information!
Any time!
Hi Nicko. I bought an O2Ring from you and I’m glad I did. My SpO2 & AHI results are pretty similar so I haven’t yet got the right settings it seems. Can’t wait until the O2Ring data is integrated into SleepHQ. Cheers.
Hey, that's awesome! I'm having a great time beta testing the new app. It's really cool and has a bunch of great features. We're working on 'Night Mode' currently. It's getting close!
🙏🏾😁Tku Nick for this video
Looking forward to integrating this data! I have a feeling that my O2 sats are dropping as all my other numbers appear good but I still feel tired. Awesome work uncle nicko!
Thanks brother, we've got so much great stuff planned! Before the end of the year we should have sleephq integrated with apple/google health so you'll be able to bring lots of great health data into the platform. Cheers
Thank you very much for this video.
You are very welcome
This is incredibly interesting, thank you! I just got a watch that happens to monitor oxygen levels and mine are all over the place, worryingly low at the point in the night I wake up!
I've been thinking about this same thing over the last week or so. I even told my girlfriend we should each get an oxygen monitor to track our sleep levels. I use bipap, but she's never had a sleep study done. I was thinking it could be an easy, inexpensive way to see how well we are breathing at night. It's nice to have my suspicions confirmed, and even better to know if can improve me sleep therapy as well. Thanks!
G'day Wesley, yes you can also use the 02 ring as an apnea screening device - ua-cam.com/video/N8FMw3CeDN0/v-deo.html
Love the outtakes!
haha, thanks brother
Great information. I’m struggling with mask fit and other issues. There is so much to know about sleep apnea.thank you.
I bought one and was shocked to see how low my Oxygen levels drop while sleeping.
Can't wait to incorporate that with my SleepHQ stats
Hi Frits, it certainly can be a bit of a shock! Thanks for the support. Only a few days now until SleepHQ Pro is launched. Cheers
Woo Hoo, thanks again Nicko, great vid. I have ordered my O2 ring today. Have a suspicion that my O2 sat is too low. Have needed oxygen at night during last few hospital admissions. Can't afford to knock off any more brain cells at my age. Cheers Jeanette.
Hi Jeanette, great stuff! Let me know what your results are like . Thanks for your membership support my friend
WOW! you just described my situation to a T! I wondered what those sawed off looking flow rate graphs of mine meant. My AHI is below 5. Titration study in April, the Doc said CPAP of 5. I thought that was OK. I have been using the other Wellue pulse oximeter (the SleepU), which can be imported into to OSCAR and my O2 graphing is similar to you the one you shared. But I still feel kinda tired. I'll experiment with edging the pressure up and see what that brings. Thanks a MILLION, Nick!
You're welcome Mark . Sounds like you're on the right track
This is so important!!!!!! Thank you! My doctor knew my oxygen goes low every night, but only cared about AHI !
Welcome
Hey Nicko, that was a very good presentation and explanation so thanks for that. I came to the same conclusion myself about a year ago that AHI and in particular myAir was quite meaningless and stopped monitoring those. Instead I got the O2 ring and nightly monitor my pO2 levels which I figured is what my body is actually experiencing. This data also impressed my Cardiologist who was enthusiastic in his support.
Hey mate, thanks for the kind words. Sounds to me like you're ahead of the game! Congrats . There's plenty more cool stuff we can do with the ring. Check this out - sleepimage.com/
Please send me the link to buy this O2 ring
@@classvamaths1666 Links to Nick's suppliers are provided in the video description both for USA and Australia.
makes sense. Ordered one today. Thanks Nicko.
forgot to ask how i set it up for sleep HQ. do i need the magic uploader ?
nah you won't need a magic uploader for O2 ring integration mate. You will just need to download the iphone app we're making which should be available soon. Cheers
@@CPAPReviews Any options for we Android users? Do not have an iPhone.
I've just hit my five year mark for my AirSense 10 and found your channel while researching the AirSense 11. I spoke with my sleep doctor today and mentioned that I'm not feeling that great and I couldn't understand why because the MyAir app shows that I'm consistently hitting 100. After watching your videos, I'm now inclined to review my own data and see what is going on. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos. Looking forward to analyzing my data on Sleep HQ!
Hi, I saw Nick’s review of the AirSense 11 after I had already ordered the machine from USA to Australia. I was worried that I had made a huge mistake. However I have found the AirSense 11 to be fantastic. It’s quieter than my old AirSense 10. I haven’t had any problems with the water chamber.
Good luck to you.
@@protenski777 hi mate, where did you the Airsense 11 from? I'm looking to order one for myself too. Thanks
@@harpreet8963 Hi mate, I bought my AirSense 11 for AU$1307 from CPAP Specials. They’re based in Las Vegas. I received my machine about 7-10 days after ordering it. I had to pay about AU$220 import tax as it was over AU$1000. You can’t use MyAir with it in Australia but I didn’t care. Very happy with CPAP Specials and the machine.
Cheers and good luck.
Brilliant video Nicko! By chance does information from a smart watch like a Galaxy watch, apple watch, etc. Work with SleepHQ?
This is useful content. I have never had an AHI above 2 in my life (I'm more of the upper airway resistance patient) but believe me you can still feel super crappy with an AHI of 0
This literally just happened to me and I went to the doctor and she said I'm doing great and the app from my Air gives raving reviews but I'm still tired and snoring more now than ever smh totally 💤 tired. Thank you for the explanation and great outlook. I'll start saving for the 02ring it seems like a great investment
I bought that O2 ring to find out if I should schedule an appointment with a sleep specialist. I spend hours sub 90% every night. I compared the results with my at home sleep study and they were basically the same. The differences in the data were so small that I am loving this ring. I am getting my CPAP on Wednesday. I can't wait to see what happens. I've had no energy my entire life and I have been successful in anything I set my mind to in spite of that, until I reach something I call "Burnout". If this can cure my chronic fatigue, depression, and anxiety I will be an unstoppable force on this world. I pray to Jesus this works. I will do everything I can to make this work. This is the first time I have felt real excitement about anything since I was a small boy. The possibility I might be able to live life like a normal person without medication actually has me feeling something. I have been emotionally dead since I was a child. Probably puberty. I don't remember most of my life. That could be as a result of this sleep issue too.
Awesome mate, if you get a SleepHQ Pro account you can sync the ring data with cpap data. Very cool. Best wishes on your journey. Cheers
Reading your comment made me cry. I’m bedridden with severe sleep apnea for 25+ years. Have never been able to fall asleep with pap therapy. But reading your comment made me have a little hope. I wanna buy a o2 ring and if my blood oxigen levels go down I’ll try pap once more.
Thanks a lot!, I was adviced this video from apnea group, Best regards from Perú
Glad you enjoyed
Great video and information, Nicko. No doubt about it, you are an expert and I thank you. 🤠🍉🍺
Hi Phil, thanks brother! Always welcome
This is proof to me that the whole CPAP thing with Drs.and Insurance companies is BS. I wish I knew how to read and use what you got here. Great job!
I started monitoring my blood 02 prior to using the cpap. The 0x ring was how I figured out I had sleep apnea. So I have been confused about the AHI and why it would be important to monitor if my 02 sats are dramatically improved. I went from continuously dropping into the 80'-70's to maintaining even between 95-97 all night. HR dropped as well. It is a great tool. My AHI is always between 2-4. I put the ring on my cousin the other night. She has been on cpap for 5 years. Her 02 sats were horrible! So now she has that info and can go back to the doctor for a increasing her pressure. Thanks for bringing this to light for clarification! I also find the need to monitor times I took the mask off very irritating...of course need to go to the bathroom and/or let a cat out or whatever...geez....
Hi Candace, thanks for the great comment! Glad you're enjoying the 02 ring
But increasing pressure may cause central apnea?
Yo Niko thanks for the video
Welcome brother
Thanks for valuable information!
What you call a RemSleep 02 ring is the same as Wellue O2 ring, right?
//A
Going to buy one of these rings, makes sense as my CPAP readings are fine, but I very rarely feel 100% rested. CPAP makes a huge improvement but still not 100%. Had all sorts of blood tests to try and figure out why I'm still tired. Will be interesting to see what this comes up with
Your a legend thanks mate!
No problem 👍
Wow Nicko…this is intriguing information and I’m so happy you shared the O2 readings along with the flow limitations. Something new to look at although I’m pretty much dialed in with my therapy. Also…loved the outtakes and the picture of your cute family. Very sweet! Love to all.
Hi Kath, always welcome my friend. Glad you enjoyed it! You should have seen the outtakes i left out haha . Best wishes
Thank you for this video great information. I have the same problem. I lowered the pressure to get rid of heartburn and bloating and I think that was a mistake because my flow limit went up
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Great help’n
Very Interesting. I'd love to check my O2 stats to verify that my CPAP setting are correct. $250 shipped (USA) for the O2 ring is too steep for me at the moment. I hope in the future that insurance will either cover such a device or that the cost of the device becomes cheaper. I might have to try and make my own from one of the cheap chinese bluetooth pulse oximeters and a bluetooth arduino module. I've seen a couple such projects. I'd just be interested in using the device for a couple nights. You would think that CPAP therapy would include a trial period where they let you use a pulse oximeter to verify that your therapy settings are correct.
dude you're a freakin legend, cheers from California
BINGO DINGO!
Thanks brother, cheers from Melbourne
thank you. Exactly what my flow rate looks like. (all flat on top) Makes much more sense now. I have just been playing around with pressure and changed to cpap mode because AHI are great but still so tired. Might turn pressure up another notch.
Hi Lesley, i had a quick look at your SleepHQ profile. You could certainly benefit from a little bump in pressure but overall i think you're doing very well. Congrats
oh wow. Thank you Uncle Nicko . Fantastic to get some feedback and know how I am heading. I bumped up to 14 last night, so will give it a couple of days then download data.
Great video and insight to new perspective, for me atleast. I don't have O2 ring but I checked my sleephq data for last 1 year almost and flow limit is 99% under 0.5, this is perfect I guess, but the question is, I still get up not refreshed and mostly tired during the day. Should I get a O2 ring? OR its not required in my case since my flow limit is all good.
Hiya Nick very interesting vid. The missus who works in pharmacy sleep apnea clinic had no idea that the AHI modelling that they are taught was so floored, as usual it looks like I'm going to be the test case so she can show her bosses so it looks like I'm buying an oximeter ring. My AHI has been way below 5 for a few yrs and yet I rarely feel well rested so fingers crossed we get an answer. Keep up the good work mate.
Thanks for the great comment Mark. Good luck with your therapy mate
Hi Nicko, thanks for the video. Good and informative as always. I just get a look to my data at SleepHQ and mentioned that I don't have Flow Limit data on the timeline. 'Sorry, there's no flow limit data for today' but maybe this is because I use Dreamstation1 I suppose. Maybe DS1 doesn't provide information about flow limit. Maybe it doesn't have such sensor or the software does not provide data for this important thing. Also about all these O2 rings. I am confused which one is good, which one gives enough precise and consistent data. All of them hust don't provide with information about accuracy. Maybe this will help me to make a decision which brand CPAP machine to buy. I almost decided to get Lowenstein, but not sure about Flow Limit and also not sure if SleepHQ supports Lowenstein's Prisma. While a Resmed AS11 is too expensive yet or not available to all providers, and AS 10 is at the end of it's life as you say. And I am wondering why the manufacturers of CPAP machines don't integrate SpO2 monitoring in their machines as a standard or maybe optional feature. Maybe too much pain in the ass with registering as medical device etc.
Gotta get an O2 ring. Information on the meaning of flow limit data is pretty lacking I had to dive down the scientific literature rabbit hole to get an understanding of why it was important and this video just confirmed my understanding in a much more simple and straightforward manner so thank you. Can the sleep hq FAQ be updated to include an overview of what flow limits are with an embedded UA-cam link to this video?
G'day bro, i think it's not talked about much because people (including doctors) don't really understand it. Regarding the SleepHQ FAQ stuff, we're launching a complete forum soon which will have 100x more info. Cheers
Great stuff - From the United States.
I love my ring I been wearing mine for a few months now can’t wait for it to get it imported to sleephq to see what’s going on with my pulse rate spikes when my o2 stays in range. I am updating my machine this week to resmed 11 from non data tracking luna2. I am excited to get more in depth look at what’s going on at night.
Awesome mate! Good luck with the AirSense 11
I been getting "good results" under 6, but still feeling tired. Not as tired as tired as I used to be, it used to be easy to doze off whilst waiting at the traffic lights. I don't doze off any more, just feel a bit tired.
This oxygen level sounds interesting, and when you think about it, it makes sense. Thanks for the update and looking forward to seeing this integrated onto SleepHQ.
Hi John, we all feel tired from time to time but if you're struggling to get to 5pm without needing a lie down or like you said 'dozing off at the traffic lights' then thats a red flag! Especially if you're using cpap and getting a 'normal' amount of sleep each night. Cheers mate. Nicko
Have you ever had a Multiple Sleep Latency Test or Maintenance of Wakefulness test?
@@deyeaus no, I have not heard of the tests before.
Just ordered the remsleep O2 ring. I'm excited to see the extra data it will provide, thanks Unclenicko
While addressing cpap settings don't forget to address environmental factors. Clean filters, tubes, humidifier. A then check out the dust road your machine and in your bedroom. Vacuum floors, wash curtains, bedding, pillows etc. We always assume we've done these things. Yet just as often we think we have but haven't! Are your pets hanging out in your bedroom? Shut them out day and night! Are you eating things you're only mildly allergic too? How's your diet? If your not eating enough fruits and veg your not going to eat getting enough vitamins c a natural antihistamine and anti inflamatory. Tea coffee tea is especially good for asthma coffee as an emergency treatment for a full blown asthma attack while gettingto the hospital... Anyway remember the basics as I have revised myself recently
Great video, thank you! I told my Doc I don't feel rested or that great even after low AHIs on the Resmed AS10 for a couple of years and he wrote a script for Modafinil which is supposed to help you feel more awake. Anyway, I hated how the med was making me feel so I stopped it after telling my Doc. Unfortunately, my RS10 send the data cellularly to someplace where I can then see the results on the MyAir app. If I add an SD Card, will the machine stop transmitting cellularly? I think this data needs to reach the monitoring company because my insurance company wants to see my compliance so they pay the bills.
I'm new to the channel and truly appreciate the information you provide! My question has to do with HR. Last night I had 0 drops, 96% avg. O2, lowest O2 level 92%. All great! But my HR always averages 50bpm, good or bad sleep. I set my alarm to go off if it drops below 45bpm. Last night it went off 14 times because of low HR. I'm curious if this considered normal? Do others have similar results without issues? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Also not sure if Sleep HQ supports Resvent iBreeze 20A.
Hi Ruben, welcome to the channel mate. I have to be honest here, i don't have a lot of experience in the field of cardiology. Over the last three nights my resting heart rate has averaged 52, 49, 53. I believe 'normal' resting heart rate is anywhere from 40-100bpm. Currently the SleepHQ is only compatible with ResMed/Philips but we are adding lots more machines in the coming months and ResVent will be one of them. Cheers
what a great family..
This information that your page provides is exactly what my sleep study people were monitoring when I went through 3 different sleep studies. Hope to see that O2 ring soon so I can fine tune my Resmed 10 machine better. I have been tweaking almost daily and things are getting better than the sleep labs ever had me sleeping but I do find that running CP instead of auto generally results in more stable breathing but I still am a work in progress. My ideal tweaking is to get my O2 levels to stay up as I do have some breathing issues due to physical damage such as a broken neck as a baby, many brain traumas from bicycle accidents in my younger years, and Methane gas poisoning in my teens. Really looking forward to the O2 ring. Keep up the GREAT work.
I would get 2nd opinions too about Sleep Apnea, you could have Upper Airway resistance syndrome which is very similar to Sleep Apnea, might even be worse in some ways because you will not be sleepy but massively fatigued.
Thanks
G'day Luke, sorry it took so long to get back to you but thank you very much for your very generous channel donation. Donations are not expected but they are very much appreciated. I hope the video had a positive impact in your life. All the best. Nicko
G'day Nicko and greetings from Brisbane I'm now also a member of the (I guess mostly) older men & CPAP club, have been following your channel and have to say you're really doing a great job, very helpful. I'm still struggling with getting everything right in regards to my APAP stuff. My chin strap (which I need as I'm a mouth breather) keeps falling off during the night, my nasal pillow type mask does the same and so I wake up many times every night, afraid of a very uncomfy looking full face mask :-( Do you have any tip for good chin straps? Also tried a neopren type --> was itching like hell when the beard was growing and also stretched - so was quite useless...
I went through similar trials when I was on CPAP. I was a side sleeper and started with a nasal pillow. I had to learn to sleep on my back to use the therapy. I tried specially shaped and all kinds of other stuff, but each time I tried, either the pillow would move and leak badly, or the mask would get very noisy because one of the side tubes would have to pass the entire volume of air needed.
Then I started opening my mouth when sleeping. I tried using several chin straps and dental guards. Even if they kept my moutn closed. I never got satisfactory results.
I decided to try a full face mask and I wish I had done that sooner. I now eleep exclusively on my side. A full face mask works much better for this. I can no longer sleep on my back, as I would have to use a chin strap and dental guard. That is just too much effort when I can simply sleep on my side.
In my opinion, chin straps work only for some people and are too much extra work. The full face mask is just as comfortable for me as the nasal pillow was and made getting to bed a simpler process. Best of luck.
Love behind the scenes footage 😂
Loved the bloopers 😂 😂
Greetings from the US of A....I really like these videos. I have had to become my own Dr. when it comes to a lot of these things. So...started using mouth tape with the help of nasal tape to open the sinuses. currently using a face mask with the nasal pillows (the kind with a slit and not the nubby things that go into the nose). this seems to have helped dramatically. AHI numbers dropped to below 2 and I am sleeping through the night...despite some bizarre dreams. Never considered blood oxygen levels. I still feel sleepy when i wake up...naturally and no alarm. I am considering one of these O2 rings and see what's really gong on. I have not uploaded my data to your site yet but will do. Thanks gain. Cheers!
I’ve used this for over a year. Amazing! What’s the best is when I leave the ring on but accidentally take off the Cpap equipment in my sleep. The real truth gets revealed by the ring! Last time, the ring had to wake me 27 times! In a typical night, with ring and Cpap, the ring has to wake me 2-3 times when my sp02 drops. I never go without the ring.
Thanks for sharing this great info mate
Well that certainly explains a lot. Last night I scored an AHI of 0. for the first time, so i should be feeling great, but I've been better. Checking my flow limit tells a different story. It was always under 0.5, but it was highly volatile within that range. Guess I'd better order a ring and get the full story. Thanks "uncle Nicko". 🤠
Welcome Luke, cheers brother
@@CPAPReviews OK, that custom emoji is *chef's kiss*. As a fellow Melburnian, a long-time Akubra wearer (the Traveller is my go-to choice) and a well-known beer aficionado (and sometime brewer), I'm into it. You are now my spirit animal. Sorry, but you don't get a vote.
But seriously, thanks for all the helpful content. I discontinued therapy over a year ago. Basically rage-quit when I couldn't get mask leakage under control. I'm well able to pay for good advice, but none of the providers I dealt with could be arsed to provide more than a cursory service. Maybe lockdowns were partially responsible, but I suspect complacency and poor training were at the heart of it.
Anyhoo, with the guidance of your videos, I've taken back control of my clinical settings, reduced my fixed pressure from 14 to 11, and I'm contemplating changing my mask. Oh, and I've ordered an O2 ring using your voucher code, for which thanks. Things are looking up, and I have you to thank for it. Also, I've got some of my neighbours in my sights. Gonna try the O2 ring out on them and see what we learn.
Oh, I should add that your mate is doing a stellar job with the website. I'm a (backend) developer, and he's obviously the real deal.
My favourite children's TV presenter 🙂👍
Thank you so much. Sucks I have the Luna G3 so I can't get your app😢😢
It's okay mate, we should have all devices compatible by end of 2024. I'd be disappointed if we didn't. Cheers
Oh, I'm a bit overwhelmed with this info. Guess on night night 5, I have more to learn.
My Samsung Galaxy smart watch said that my o2 was 71% last night. Wondering if that's even possible... I'll have to look into the ring and sleephq some more today. Thanks!
Now what do you do if you o2 was 71%? Can you find the reason
G'day Nick, just wondering if and when the F&P will be added to SleepHQ. I have just recently put OSCAR on my PC (still have no idea how to read the info) and have the O2 insight Pro for my ring on a separate app on the PC. I'd really love to become a SleepHQ member as soon as the F&P is added
well - I use O2 when sleeping. 3 liters. with Concentrator. I have checked O2 saturation prior to going to sleep and it is around 95 -96 percent with Oximeter. That is WITH the O2 being added to my ResMed Air Curve .
Is that oxygen ring worth the money thank you for your video
I am really very interested by the O2 ring !!! How many charging cycles for the battery ? Can the battery be replaced ? Great videos ! Thank you.
Hi Gerald, i've had mine over a year now and it's still going great. Battery is not replaceable to my knowledge
Can SleepHQ auto identify these potential missed events and calculate what the AHI would have been if picked up?
Hey, will the Wellue O2Ring work with your Sleephq software? It appears to be the exact same ring as the RemSleep O2 but relabeled. Both companies use the same marketing images/software. I can get the Wellue much cheaper where I am.
If you could add in apple health data support that would be so cool!
We're doing that mate! It's going to be epic
I've had an AHI as low as 0.12 this week at a range of 8-10cm and guess what, I'm still tired. AHI would appear to be useless. O2 "ringing-it" to see where I go from here.
Just starting my journey mate. I’m definitely having desaturations all night. Originally picked up by my Garmin watches spo2 sensor.
Have had a sleep test and all that and I’m waiting on the results. So I’m ‘in the system’ so to speak.
I’ve been devouring your content. Thanks for all your brilliant explanations and valuable insights.
Seriously though. I felt compelled to comment after the bloopers haha. Legend.
Thanks again mate!
My Garmin watch was what set the alarms off for me. It was showing sp02 levels as low as 77%. I've since gotten an A/CPAP (no sleep study yet, just experimenting on my own) and am waiting on a proper pulse ox ring. I don't know how accurate Garmin really is in this regard.
I wear oxygen ring he recommends nightly and assuming it is accurate...my Garmin watch is NOT! It regularly shows my oxygen way lower than the ring and a regular pulse oximeter (like if I check it during the day). I was pretty disappointed how inaccurate my Garmin appears to be.
What's the recommendation for good O2 sleep montiring ring for a resonable price particularly in Canada!
Thanks for info, great website. In anticipation of the O2 ring data being integrated onto your site which I follow and have data on, is there a particular brand model of O2 ring necessary to purchase that will work with your site that I can purchase. I live in New Zealand. Thanks and regards....
G'day mate. We're working with RemSleep ring (link in description) however this ring is the same as the wellue one so both versions should work however you will need to have the RemSleep App which i'm currently beta testing and should be available soon. In September we are working on a full SleepHQ app and this will have apple health / google health integration so and wearable device that writes data to both these apps will have SleepHQ functionality by the end of the year. Cheers mate from across the pond!
@@CPAPReviews Hoping that the new RemSleep app will not lock out clone h/w like the Wellue🙏
Is the 02 now available in sleepHQ and what device should I try?
I have the O2 ring and love it. My problem is neither my cardiologist or pulmonologist will even look at the printouts I try to show them. Do you have any source to site about its accuracy? On my next doctor visit I plan to wear my O2 ring when they use the office oximeter to see how they compare.
Hi, i've had experience with LOTS of Oximeters over the years. Certainly the best place to take an 02 reading is at the fingertip however they're not enjoyable to wear over long periods of time. The 02 rings are the next best option and they're very comfortable to wear so you can get a really good sample of data over many nights. Cheers
@@CPAPReviews I think the finger tip one would work for me if it connected wirelessly to the recorder. I think the wire would bother more than having my finger pinched. Do they work as well on a toe? I saw a video where one was used like that.
Should come with an iPhone style charger plug in !! No good if your on holidays
I no longer care what my blood oxygen level is. While consistently having perfect blood O2 levels; After first night of cpap I found out that my tissue O2 level was painfully low, and successful cpap tx. was only tx. that relieved this body wide pain. Yeah cpap tx.!
Are the AHIs from the O2Ring and CPAP kind of close generally?
Will the Wellue ring work with the sleeper software?
Can these pap machines detect RDI's ? I feel like there are better metrics for treatment effectiveness vs AHI....
Any thoughts ...
Thanks
Hello from which company I should go for sleep study which provided the detailed stats including flow rate , last time I underwent sleep study with from resmed centre , detailed stats were not covered in the report , I am based in Sydney. Your help will be appreciated
Thanks
I have a low AHI. Always well under 5. But when I joined SleepHQ and I was able to see the AHI split I noticed that the majority of the split was Hypoapneas and CA. Some nights i have zero OA per hour! My diagnosis of 11 years is OSA. Moderate to severe. I have a great AHI (usually around 2.5) but am still tired with symptoms of apnea not being under control. Could monitoring blood Oxgen help me figure out what is going on?
I have a suspicion that central apeneas are misdiagnosed as obstructive because the BiPap and ASV machines we need are priced beyond what insurance will pay. So they just pretend we have obstructive apnea to give us the cheapest machine. I hope you will give the Oximeter a try and tell us what you find.
I'm still tired, (and sleepy), and my blood oxygen levels are NOT low! (I have and use an oximeter.)
Great vid Nick - just wondering how the O2 sensor creates the O2 graph you showed? Does the O2 sensor connect to the Resmed 10 via radio signal or what? My AHI has been reasonable but I am feeling very tired lately - got a new mask cushion and AHI went down a bit. But don't know how to read the Resmed chip memory graphs - for some reason my PC won't read it after I plug it in.
There’s an app for the Wellvue devices that generates the 02 and pulse graphs he showed.
I figured my oxygen level needed to increase while on my CPAP machine, but when I mentioned it to the therapist, she brushed it off and said I needed more iron. But, when I got sick I was put on oxygen on a regular basis and figured my conclusion is probably more accurate. I do have oxygen hooked up to my CPAP every night, but I am going to experiment by increasing that flow and see if it makes a difference in the morning. Thanks for confirming what I suspected all along.
welcome!
Did you increase pressure?? What are the results??
I can’t find where to get your app or your oxygen ring
I just started to monitor my O2 at night. It's been having dips but of course MyAir gives me 100 scores. My current pressure range is 11-18. Should I be increasing the starting pressure and pressure range?
Thanks for all of your great information. I bought the ring device back in February. I've since had a sleep study and was told I have mild sleep apnea. I've been debating a dental device vs cpap. So I've really appreciated all your videos.
I asked my doctor...if I'm able to maintain my oxygen above 90% without any intervention (side sleeping)...is medical intervention with cpap or dental device necessary? They said yes but didn't really provide me with an explanation.
Any thoughts or explanation you might be able to share with all of your knowledge and experience?
Thanks!
I might also add that I got the ring when I had covid because I noticed I wasn't breathing as I was falling asleep and it scared me. My data from the first 2-3 months healing from covid (I have long covid) was much worse and I had many drops per night in oxygen. As I'm healing more and more...I seem to have far less drops and when I have one...it rarely drops below 90 (maybe 1-4x a week) before self correcting. All very interesting. I track my O2 nightly with the ring.
Hi Amanda, my advice would depend on how lethargic you are. If you're feeling okay and your 02 sats are above 90% then i'd advise you to just stick to side sleeping and perhaps elevate a little. If you are always tired then it might be worth checking out a MAS (Dental device) especially if you are young and dating etc. All the best my friend
@@CPAPReviews why the suggestion to elevate? How would that help with apnea?
What is the correlation between improved oxygen levels and increased AHI? Anecdotally I've noticed the same in my treatment when switching from a full face mask to nasal mask and increasing pressure settings. The flow limitation also appears to have decreased as a result. Initially this gave me some cause for concern as the AHI went up.