Is personal PAP data critical to your therapy? Here’s a user experience worth reading.
Roy, Having been on the hose for 11 years now, I stopped looking at detailed graphs sometime ago, but I continue the daily habit of checking the numbers on the machine’s screen each morning before turning it off and removing the water reservoir to empty it, etc. I used to print out a few detailed graphs from ResScan before sleep doc visits to show him, but that’s no longer necessary. When I did print detailed graphs, I used ResScan software instead of SH primarily because the sleep docs were familiar with ResScan but didn’t know a thing about SH. David
Of course the above entry speaks for someone experienced with PAP devices. What about new(er) users and their experiences? The following offers what PAP feedback does for them.
Various Opinions
Started therapy a little over three years ago. The first five or six months, I looked at SleepyHead every day. Now, I just look at the machine display in the morning. If all appears well and AHI is under 1, I don’t look any further. If I haven’t slept well, or AHI is over 1, then I pop the SD card out to look at data. Al
And another user weighs in:
I must be a real slacker, because I don’t look at my graph from one Dr’s visit to the next and they are 12 months apart. I look at the screen on my Resmed each morning to see if the little face is red or green that indicates a leaky mask or not during the night, beyond that I go for months until I read something here or on the net that piques my interest and requires me to look at my SD card. Pedro
And another:
Being obsessed with SleepyHead (Resmed Feedback software) output testifies that you are committed to learning about and participating in your healthcare decisions.
And another:
I’m a big curious nerd and wanted to see what data was being stored on the sd card. Sleepyhead was the first software I downloaded and it is the best. I played with it for a while and got bored. Back in September I opened the software again when I joined this forum to gather titration opinions. I’m going back to the sleep doc again in February. i thought about taking the data with me but I don’t think it’s necessary. The therapy is working very well. That’s about all they will want to know. I used to check dream mapper daily but I have waned in that habit. I look at it couple times a week or so. Obsessed? Nah. Jesse
Conclusions
So having read the above entries, it is easy to see that there are varying levels of interest when using PAP data feedback from the device, the wireless service or SD card per PAP manufacturer. Resmed offers Sleepyhead, Rescan and MyAir software while Respironics offers Dreammapper and a Bluetooth Phone application. Lastly, Fisher Paykel offers Infosmart.
Most users (who are new to PAP) will want to know how well they are doing during the first stages of PAP use. As usage becomes regular, the reliance on data is more of a checkpoint for some and a continuation of interest for others.
The takeaway from this brief entry is that today’s PAP devices offer data which reinforce the success of sleep apnea therapy. It also means citing areas for improvement and create a tracable history of sleep improvement.
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Written and Edited by Bill Bistak B Sc.,SEO/SEM Spc, CRT
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