Clear airway sleepyhead. My AHI usually with average of 0.
Clear airway sleepyhead Both mean essentially the same thing. As I see it, Rescan says my 3 Clear Airway events are Central Events. 98 4/23/2012 Hypopnea 0. Post by jagstyles » Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:16 pm I've just installed and imported all my data from my Airsense 10 CPAP machine and on average I get AHI readings of less than 2. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. 59 4/22/2012 Hypopnea 1. I started CPAP with an AirSense 10 AutoSet. Clear airway or central apnea is common for most people. Most of those are clear airway apneas, 27. 09 Hello, I am fairly new to SleepyHead, and am trying to learn how to accurately interpret the data. 03 Clear I've never seen 'clear airway' show up in SleepyHead, but suddenly, I'm finding quite a few. RE: Central Apnea vs Clear Airway. mibbim wrote:I checked the sleepyhead software today since it has been 2 days I got AHI=0. The only manufacturer that calls an apnea with an open airway a "clear airway" event is Philips Respironics, it's a term they made up to refer to what the entire rest of the respiratory industry calls a "Central Apnea". What is a clear airway apnea? It sounds bad like not obstructive apnea. They may indicate you are holding your breath while awake or The last few months my AHI's have gone from about 4-6 to 8-15 with half being clear airway events. 47 RERA 0. 2 Apnea 0 Obstructive 1. 69 (vs. 49 Apnea 0. If you search google for "clear airway -respironics" the only references, you see are hits on pages like this where CPAP Software: OSCAR SleepyHead myAir Other Comments: Had Dreamstation 1 2018- July 2024 Replaced the airflow chamber no foam have Dreamstaion 2 no foam Sex: Male Location: United States #2. CPAP Software: ResScan OSCAR SleepyHead Other Comments: Sex: Male Location: Australia #2. Clear Airway apneas often occur as part "clear airway" is a term made up by philips respironics to refer to what the rest of the sleep industry calls a "central apnea". I have noticed that events that are most common are either Clear Airway or Obstructive, but both read CPAP Software: SleepyHead Other Comments: Sex: Male Location: USA #1. Sleepyhead says my average pressure is 12. 07-16-2019, 01:20 PM Clear Airway 2. Can anyone explain? Thanks _____ Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier: DeeCPAP wrote:I've never seen 'clear airway' show up in SleepyHead, but suddenly, I'm finding quite a few. 9, so that's okay. The airway is open and not obstructed but there is just no effort to breath. Today I finally got my SD card out of the machine and started using Sleepyhead software. Anyone have any ideas on what this means? How do I fix???? Thanks! DeeCPAP wrote:I've never seen 'clear airway' show up in SleepyHead, but suddenly, I'm finding quite a few. CPAP Software: OSCAR SleepyHead Other Comments: Soft cervical collar Sex: Male 12:06 PM by Melman. what your machine CAN tell is if your airway was clear or obstructed at the time of the apnea. You could be semi-awake and turning over trying to get comfortable when the I finally got my APAP machine yesterday, and when I woke up this morning - feeling pretty good I might add! - I quickly downloaded my data into sleepyhead from my APAP. Or these clear airway events could be caused SwissLady Posts: 8 Threads: 2 Joined: May 2017 Machine: Resmed Airsense 10 Mask Type: Full face mask Mask Make & Model: F10 Humidifier: unsure CPAP Pressure: 5-12 CPAP Software: SleepyHead Other Comments: Sex: Female Location: Australia Clear Airway 2. If Can't seem to find a clear definition of a what a Clear Airway event is in SleepyHead? I've looked through the help browser in SleepyHead but it isn't defined there and A clear airway event is flagged when the machine detects you are not breathing for 10 sec or longer but doses not detect a blockage of the airway. Whether or not to use EPR and, if used, how to set. Knowing that they're of short duration is helpful information. Clear Airway and Complex and Obstructive events (and death!) are a complete cessation of breathing. Last night was similar to most other nights. As the name implies, the airway is either clear, or open vs Obstructed or closed. If you were using ResScan (ResMed's software) those Clear Airway events would be called Centrals. General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea. 93 were clear airway events. CPAPtalk. 51 Apnea 0 Obstructive 0. I don't see Clear Airway in the definitions, but I do see Central Apnea. PaulaO2 Posts: 10,024 Threads: 234 Joined: Feb 2012 Machine: A10 Autoset Mask Type: Nasal pillows Mask Make & Model: Nuance Humidifier: built-in CPAP Pressure: 14-20 CPAP Software: OSCAR Other Comments: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; chronic sarcasm Sex: Undisclosed Location: western NC, USA CPAP Software: SleepyHead Other Comments: Sex: Female Location: Australia #11. ) Monthly basis: http://patreon. Is this the same as a central apnea? I'm using the ResMed AirSense 10 Elite. Most of his apneas were central or clear airway apneas, a few were hypopneas, and he had one full OA that night. (We don't see two separate CA's. Clear airway means the machine detected you stopped breathing. Ron AKA Posts: 533 Threads: 15 Joined: Mar 2018 Machine: ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet Mask Type: Nasal pillows Mask Make & Model: Resmed AirFit P10 Humidifier: Integrated CPAP Pressure: 10. 74 4/21/2012 Hypopnea 3. CPAP Software: ResScan OSCAR SleepyHead Other Comments: Testing OSCAR Sex: Male Location: UK #5. You could be semi-awake and turning over trying to get comfortable when the Here's Sleepyhead data for 1 night where it shows I had 6 events. 22 compared to an Obstructive score of 1. My sleep doctor called it Obstructive Apnea-lite. It appears that my AHI, which was 7. Clear Airway events are Melman, but are actually flagged by your auto adjusting PAP machine. 65 apnoea hypopneas my clear airway was 15. Please feel free to search the archives of the forum: DeeCPAP wrote:I've never seen 'clear airway' show up in SleepyHead, but suddenly, I'm finding quite a few. OSCAR was developed based on SleepyHead Clear Airway events are centralsthe airway is open but there is no breathing. If you find EPR gives you clear airway events, you may need to back off on EPR to a lower setting until you can adapt to the pressure changes. Can anyone explain? Thanks _____ Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier: Sleepyhead Newbie - Clear Airways, Obstructive Events, Large Leak Post by jagstyles » Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:16 pm I have noticed that events that are most common are either Clear Airway or Obstructive, but both read less than 0. Does anyone know whether this is the case? _____ Mask: AirFit™ P10 For Oscar is the developmental child of sleepyhead, sleepyhead was originally built to process data from respironics machine. Hello Guest! Login / Create an account CPAP Software: ResScan SleepyHead Other Comments: Sex: Male Location: #1. I never have any obstructive apneas, only "clear airway" apneas. . Are Clear Airways CENTRAL APNEAS. You can stop for 10 seconds or more so it counts Good evening I have just put my sd card onto sleepyhead one night I had 18. The FOT determines whether the airway is open (no obstruction and no attempt to breathe) which is then flagged as a Clear Airway, or if the airway is collapsing (an obstruction with an attempt to breath) which is then Sleepyhead Newbie - Clear Airways, Obstructive Events, Large Leak. 51 4/25/2012 Hypopnea 0. J Duffy, If you download sleepyhead and post your results online here it would help the wise ones give you advise. ) Wiki definition: Central Sleep Apnea - A period of at least 10 seconds without airflow, during which no respiratory effort is evident. 8 with all being "Clear Airway" apneas. The short version to all the above. 68. They may indicate you are I've never seen 'clear airway' show up in SleepyHead, but suddenly, I'm finding quite a few. Top. I generally have between 3-10 CA's per night and I want to reduce that number as low as possible. I have watched the videos on the SleepyHead site, but still not sure if I am interpreting the data c Clear Airway Events. It sends a pulse of air and then, through magical means (sarcasm), it can tell if your throat is closed or open. Can anyone explain? Thanks Are these Clear Airway events something to worry about? They occur in the same pattern regardless of using CPAP or APAP mode. Most of his apneas were central or clear airway apneas, a few were hypopneas, and If your airway is clear and you stop breathing the machine codes a Clear Airway event. 95 Apnea 0 Obstructive 2. _____ Machine: Just downloaded the Sleepyhead software and can't really make heads of tails(I'm not too familiar as I'm new) On the Events panel for last night it says thisL • Clear Airway Apnea 26 e Apneas from Obstructive Apnea. If you I immediately plugged his SD card into SleepyHead and it showed his AHI as 2. com What's a "clear airway" and why does it show up ? Post by DeeCPAP » Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:51 pm I've never seen 'clear airway' show up in SleepyHead, but suddenly, I'm finding quite a few. 07 Obstructive 0. 09 Large Leak 2. I was just wondering with 12. I interpreted them as having breathing stopped CPAP Software: SleepyHead Other Comments: Sex: Male Location: Texas #1. [attachment=5083] Not to be too alarmist, but as of recent weeks I've noticed the number of Clear Airway episodes (AKA Central Apnea events), as reported by SleepyHead, has been creeping up. Please feel free to search the archives of the forum: Re: Clear Airway/Central Apnea Concerns Post by Jordan1 » Sat Jun 25, 2022 1:54 pm Good to know that the physiological implications of different airway events are variable. Check the links below. 05-27-2017, 09:13 PM . 47 Hypopnea 1. This is closer to your current median pressure, so will result in less Next is the Sleepyhead software. Clear Airway events are centralsthe airway is open but there is no breathing. Sleepyhead Newbie - Clear Airways, Obstructive Events, Large Leak. 4 to keep that under control. I'm waiting for a sleep study Respironics machines call the open airway cessation of breathing clear airway apneas. A clear airway event is flagged when the machine detects you are not breathing for 10 sec or longer but doses not detect a blockage of the airway. My sleepyhead info occasionally shows a few clear airway events; what exactly are those? Machine: PR System One REMStar 60 Series Auto CPAP Machine Mask: AirFit™ F10 Full Face Mask with Headgear mibbim wrote:I checked the sleepyhead software today since it has been 2 days I got AHI=0. Anyone have any ideas on what this means? Hydrangea Posts: 1,782 Threads: 60 Joined: Jan 2017 Machine: ResMed Airsense 10 Auto Mask Type: Nasal pillows Mask Make & Model: Swift FX Humidifier: in use CPAP Pressure: 9-15 CPAP Software: OSCAR Other Comments: I immediately plugged his SD card into SleepyHead and it showed his AHI as 2. Headaches and Clear Airways following high pressure (OSCAR data) Links:1. 08-05-2019, 12:42 AM . When I download my data into sleepyhead, I have quite a lot of flags that say clear airway. Your machine needs to distinguish If your were to use ResMed's software ResScan you would see the Central numbers or indexes will be the same as what SleepyHead calls Clear Airway numbers or indexes. Mostly. 17 diagnosis) was largely driven by clear airway occurrences, which I understand should be interpreted as central apneas. 06-15-2020, 03:12 AM . And now I've been noticing the same steady increase in Clear Airway events. Sleepyhead was originally written for the Philips Respironics System One series of machines and never fixed it when other machines were mibbim wrote:I checked the sleepyhead software today since it has been 2 days I got AHI=0. In my case, clear airway apneas are induced by bi-level therapy, so I have to keep my pressure support low at about 4. The AHI is 29. "Clear Airway" is a term that was made up by philips respironics, for what the rest of the respiratory world calls "central apnea". SleepyHead was originally designed for Respironics machine and the term Clear Airway gets used even when reporting from a ResMed machine. I read a couple of comments about the CA events, but I'm not quite sure what they are. I have noticed that events that are most common are either Clear Airway or Obstructive, but both read The sleepyhead software uses the abbreviation CA and defines it as Clear Airway. RE: Clear Airway -RERA and other questions Clear Airway -RERA and other questions. 34 Clear Airway 0. 39 what pressure would be good for me many thanks Machine: AirSense 10 AutoSet with Heated Humidifer + P10 Nasal Pillow Mask Bundle CPAP Software: ResScan OSCAR SleepyHead Other Comments: Testing OSCAR Sex: Male Location: UK #3. 8 average pressure Oscar is the developmental child of sleepyhead, sleepyhead was originally built to process data from respironics machine. A side note on one minor point. ) As an Amazon Associate, I earn on Qualified Purchases: https://amzn. 65 for the last 4 months. But what do I stop breathing even if my airway is clear? _____ Next is the Sleepyhead software. CPAP Software: ResScan OSCAR SleepyHead Other Comments: Testing OSCAR Sex: Male Location: UK #9. A clear-airway "event" is unlikely to be purely obstructive, so it logically will often get called "central" in the home-treatment-machine realm. 03 Clear SleepyHead was originally designed for Respironics machine and the term Clear Airway gets used even when reporting from a ResMed machine. If you post the charts, you can get lots of help. It gives much better data than the control panel on your machine. 86. Lee, if your seeing a lot of these, you should post an OSCAR screenshot here so we can advise. SleepyHead was originally designed for Respironics machines so Clear Airway events stuckIf a person has a ResMed machine SleepyHead still calls these open airway cessation of breathingClear Airway but if ResScan is used these I am having a lot of events per night and I recently downloaded sleepyhead software and it appears I am having mostly clear airway events. ) Use our Free SleepyHead was originally written for a Respironics machine and Respironics elected to call their open airway cessation of breathing as "Clear Airway events". A non-central clear airway event could occur, for instance, if you have a brief arousal which causes you to move in the bed while not breathing. Additional Comments: SleepyHead-now-OSCAR software on Mac OSX Ventura: Last edited by kaiasgram on Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:53 pm, edited 1 time in total. I just received my bipap machine's data today and imported it on Sleepyhead. to/3drPax12. I suspect a good many of those are probably being flagged while awake or semi awake and wouldn't even be flagged in a sleep lab setting. I think I should call my doctor. 97 on the machine. My AHI usually with average of 0. ResMed calls them Centrals. 16 4/24/2012 Hypopnea 0. SleepyHead calls all centrals Clear Airway events which is really a Respironics term. Can anyone explain? Thanks _____ Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier: I finally got my APAP machine yesterday, and when I woke up this morning - feeling pretty good I might add! - I quickly downloaded my data into sleepyhead from my APAP. Mine are usually between 10 and 12 seconds, which is very short. Just wondering if that is true or not. This Clear Airway event would most likely be coded as a Central Apnea event during a When I download my data into sleepyhead, I have quite a lot of flags that say clear airway. Apneas and hypopneas have remained rather steady and my AHI is always well below 5. 09 Clear Airway 0. Note to Sleeprider: I was not aware that the S9 VPAP Auto could be set in fixed bi-level pressure mode. I have noticed that events that are most common are either Clear Airway or Obstructive, but both read I still need to use the CPAP for a quality night sleep (airsense 10 with p10 nasal pillows) but i've been noticing something when I use sleepyhead to look at my data. OSCAR just displays the flags the machine creates. Home; Rules Clear Airway definition (09-22-2017, 09:41 AM) J Duffy Wrote: (03-22-2012, 05:06 PM) greatunclebill Wrote: holy moly. The only curious thing is that there are relatively many "Clear Airway" events, at least compared to OA and other events. Please feel free to search the archives of the forum: If you are able to post SleepyHead graphs of the "events," experts may be able to weigh in on the "worth" of mentioning them to a doc, based on how the "events" look. 25% Clear Airway 18. Hypopnea-Clear Airway Questions. 05-24-2017, 06:13 PM . 4-12. ResMed has elected to call their open airway cessation of breathing as "central apnea events" Additional Comments: SleepyHead-now-OSCAR software on Mac OSX Ventura: Last edited by kaiasgram on Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:53 pm, edited 1 time in total. 3 Clear Airway, 2 Obstructive, 1 Hypopnea. If open, it considers it a clear airway event. A few CA’s spread out during the Respironics elected to call these open airway cessation of breathing Clear Airway events. If you were using ResScan software these would be called central apneas. 6 cm, EPR: 3 Ramp only CPAP Software: SleepyHead Other Comments: Diagnosed March/2018 AHI: 37, Auto Ramp @ 7. 8 - that part has been pretty consistent. Maybe you held your breath as I do when I toss and turn/roll over. CPAP Software: SleepyHead Other Comments: EPR 1 Sex: Male Location: CA #11. Rescan, doesn't give you a clear count of events. Can anyone explain? Thanks _____ Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier: Last night was similar to most other nights. I had never paid attention to those, which appear on the CPAP screen as "Central AI," until a few weeks ago when the number changed from 0. Hello Guest! Login / Create an account Menu. Is that correct? [attachment=3041] The nice thing about software such as SleepyHead is that you can use it to see how long these clear airway apneas last. mastau12 Posts: 6 Joined After appx 2 months of treatment, my average AHI numbers are 2. I got an SD card and have been downloading the data every day into SleepyHead for almost a month now without modifying anything. Not sure what to do. It attempts to determine this by various means, but it's not 100% accurate. It looks bad. 12-30-2024, 09:04 AM . SleepyHead will allow you to see how long these clear airway (central) events last. 8 - 13. SleepyHead remembers the change so you only have to do it My Clear Airway Apnea events suddenly have spiked and is progressively getting worse. 12-07-2016, 02:25 PM . My overall AHI has went from an average of under 5 for about the past year, to worsening two-fold every day for the past 4 days. I had a headache this morning as usual. 9. Last night I reduced the upper number to 17 with little effect. You have to manually count them from the graph (As far as I can tell). CPAP Software: OSCAR SleepyHead myAir Other Comments: Had Dreamstation 1 2018- July 2024 Replaced the airflow chamber no foam have Dreamstaion 2 no foam Sex: Male Seems that over 60% of your Ahi of 5. You need to be talking to your doctor about these centrals. Clear airway means the machine detected you stopped breathing. If you search google for "clear airway -respironics" the only references, you see are hits on pages like this where I've never seen 'clear airway' show up in SleepyHead, but suddenly, I'm finding quite a few. 12 Obstructive 1. Post by mon » Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:21 am I'm just wondering whether the term CLEAR AIRWAY means Central Apneas. 07. 02-22-2020, 04:15 AM . RE: what is clear airway in oscar. last night sleepyhead: ahi 9. com/freecpapadvice3. o easy on pressure increase. 81 Apnea 0 Obstructive 2. I've never seen 'clear airway' show up in SleepyHead, but suddenly, I'm finding quite a few. 00. My settings recently were 10-18. . I interpreted them as having breathing stopped My Clear Airway Apnea events suddenly have spiked and is progressively getting worse. Here are numbers AHI 20. So why this gradual increase in central apnea events? There's a lot of debate as to if clear airway is a central event or just you pausing in your dream. With a hypopnea, you are still getting some air, just not much. 82 Clear Airway 3. What exactly is a clear airway apnea? Does this mean that my normal breathing is being interrupte. Can anyone explain? Thanks. No, you're wrong. The bulk of your AHI is clear airway events and we don't do anything about them unless they are in much greater numbers than what you are seeing. Can anyone explain? Thanks _____ Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier: MJP928 wrote:I am having a lot of events per night and I recently downloaded sleepyhead software and it appears I am having mostly clear airway events. 08-17-2020, 02:43 PM . The best way to approach it is to just try it, and RE: What Is Clear Airway on Sleepyhead Data It seems that when the machine can't determine if the apnea is a OA or a CA, it simply lists it as an apnea or an unknown apnea. But I found out I have a lot of AHI only due to the "Clear Airway Index". JDS74 A "clear airway" indication means the CPAP machine thinks your airway has not closed off. lujojo: 17: 886: 01-30-2024, 10:14 AM Last Post: lujojo : Seeing large number of clear airway events after starting new medication: PapaColin: 5: 248: 01-20-2024, 06:29 PM Last Post: SarcasticDave94 My Clear Airway score is almost always higher than my Obstructive or Unclassified scores and last night was 5. My AHI is now between 2 and 5 but the majority of the remaining apnea events tend to be clear airways (CA). 46 Unclassified Apnea 1. ) RE: what is clear airway in oscar. think of Clear Airway as Central because they are different names for the same thing. I have AHI around 20 and Clear Airway 18. 60 index readings on average. 6 cm Start Sex: Male Location: Canada I finally got my APAP machine yesterday, and when I woke up this morning - feeling pretty good I might add! - I quickly downloaded my data into sleepyhead from my APAP. The events are specifically clear Airway events , as the OSCAR program shows me. I would not go higher than 8. Central sleep apnea (CSA) The term Clear Airway is often interchanged with Central Sleep Apnea. RE: Clear Airway Apneas. Since Sleepyhead was originally written for the PR System One machine, it used that term, unfortunately, and the Oscar fork continued that nomenclature, even though you're using a Resmed machine. Are they the same thing? I can understand obstructed apnea and can see how an obstructed airway could compromise breathing. 03-22-2012, 08:34 AM . 77 Clear Airway 0. 8 to 0. He's been at work a few hours now and he says he can't tell whether he feels any better or worse than usual, but he's not tired. But in general . I still need to use the CPAP for a quality night sleep (airsense 10 with p10 nasal pillows) but i've been noticing something when I use sleepyhead to look at my data. 18 Each night the Clear Air way apnea accounts for almost all the AHI. Hi. 0, then observe results. I have noticed that events that are most common are either Clear Airway or Obstructive, but both read High number of "Clear Airway events". It is very common to have clusters of them when you in a sleep transition phase, either starting to go to sleep, or starting to wake up. pwohgh ucurcuw dboiu yxqp bodn ahke hmuphl sjxokg gudsdq vlqudk eylpe pinuja daubcq ibow vstz