[RummyChick]

You can download OSCAR for certain machines so you can see all the details. The new resmed machine not comparible yet

[RummyChick]

The resmed 10 does have foam that the air goes through..that resmed claims is safe unlike the current recall....

Who knows if true

[Osage Orange]

People need to have a sleep study.

Friend of mine is a Pulmonologist...he has a Sleep Study place...

Sleep Apnea is a big deal....

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Get an O2Ring to complement your CPAP machine. It is a small pulse oximeter you wear while your sleeping and measures your pulse and SpO2 concentration at one second intervals. The data from the ring loads wirelessly to your phone app and to your computer. The data can then be imported into OSCAR and you can see your SpO2 levels right along with your other sleep parameters. I personally find the O2Ring data to be a lot more insightful than what OSCAR provides. The O2Ring is sold on Amazon.

It reports your SpO2 3% drops and 4% drops, your average SpO2, your average pulse, and an overall O2 score. Their computer software also shows a time histogram with SpO2 in 5% blocks. You see your fraction of time spent at 85%-90% saturation; 90%-95% saturation; etc.

Does it help improve your sleep or diagnose your sleep problems? In my opinion, no. It does tell me if I ate too late; if I had too much to drink; if my evening meal was hard to digest; if I'm stressed out and have a bad night's sleep. But I knew all those things without having a pulse oximeter recording all night long.

During COVID, it is useful for watching for changes in your SpO2 at night that could be an early warning signal that you are possibly coming down with COVID or some other illness.