CPAP report?

[gkainz]

So this being the first year my SI renewal authorization letter wants a full report off the CPAP ...

"A copy of the cumulative annual PAP device report which shows actual time used (rather than a report typically generated for insurance providers which only shows if use is greater or less than 4 hours). Target goal should show use for at least 75% of sleep periods and an average minimum of 6 hours use per sleep period."

First - paper copy? Or spreadsheet? 365 days of usage report is a big print job!

Second - 75% of sleep period (check) and (emphasis mine) an average minimum of 6 hours use per sleep period ... hmmmm, what if a user's normal sleep night is less than 6 hours?

 

[Matthew]

Download Sleepyhead (it is compatible with most CPAP recorded data structures):

https://sourceforge.net/projects/sleepyhead/

http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php?title=Beginner's_Guide_to_SleepyHead
Import your data off the SD card.

Configure SH to generate results based on 6hr compliance vs the standard 4 hr compliance that insurance companies want. It will calculate compliance percentages for you.

Generate reports for "1 yr" (you can do monthly and maybe others like YTD.)

You will get a histogram of the last 365 days, the bar height shows the hours/day. It will be scaled to fit the page.

As far as "what if a user's normal sleep night is less than 6 hours?", that's out of my pay grade.

 

[Rcmutz]

So this being the first year my SI renewal authorization letter wants a full report off the CPAP ...

"A copy of the cumulative annual PAP device report which shows actual time used (rather than a report typically generated for insurance providers which only shows if use is greater or less than 4 hours). Target goal should show use for at least 75% of sleep periods and an average minimum of 6 hours use per sleep period."

First - paper copy? Or spreadsheet? 365 days of usage report is a big print job!

Second - 75% of sleep period (check) and (emphasis mine) an average minimum of 6 hours use per sleep period ... hmmmm, what if a user's normal sleep night is less than 6 hours?

Over the last 8 years, I have sent in a paper printout of the summary page from the CPAP software, and a letter from the Dr. saying I am compliant and not having any daytime sleepiness.

 

[Matthew]

Over the last 8 years, I have sent in a paper printout of the summary page from the CPAP software, and a letter from the Dr. saying I am compliant and not having any daytime sleepiness.

Same here - but this year the reporting requirements changed and caught some of us by surprise.

Your CPAP s/w might have included enough of the new FAA required info, but mine did not.

 

[saddletramp]

I found all of this out the hard way last medical. Even though I've had a CPAP for over 12 years & always used it...the FAA wanted data. My machine was to old to record data. I hadn't seen a sleep specialist in over 10 years & purchased my CPAP machines on Craigslist. Well that caught up to me.

I couldn't get into any of the local clinics in the 90 days the FAA wanted me to show compliance so I read on this board about a clinic in CA where you could do a sleep study at home. I contacted them, did the study, & bought a new APAP that connects to WiFi & records.

So when I renewed my second class in September I brought in my one year compliance report.

 

[gkainz]

I've had SleepyHead for a couple of years, but have not been digging into it much. Thanks for the tips on configuration changes.

I just popped up the Statistics page, screen captured both Standard and Monthly and sent them over to my AME ... he said "good enough!" ... but ... but ... yeah, the Authorization letter was kind of a gotcha ... especially when just "assuming" it's said the same thing that it has for the past 10-12 years....

but the letter was detailed enough that "Surprise" should not have been
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_or...me/guide/special_iss/all_classes/sleep_apnea/

Above also says that if your machine does not capture data, you have a 1 year waiver to get a recording PAP.

 

[Matthew]

I've had SleepyHead for a couple of years, but have not been digging into it much. Thanks for the tips on configuration changes.

I just popped up the Statistics page, screen captured both Standard and Monthly and sent them over to my AME ... he said "good enough!" ... but ... but ... yeah, the Authorization letter was kind of a gotcha ... especially when just "assuming" it's said the same thing that it has for the past 10-12 years....

but the letter was detailed enough that "Surprise" should not have been
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_or...me/guide/special_iss/all_classes/sleep_apnea/

Above also says that if your machine does not capture data, you have a 1 year waiver to get a recording PAP.

I did have a recording CPAP that was not very old, but it didn't capture enough data to meet the new requirements so I had to buy another. My class 3 was last month and no problems. The letter earlier this year did include the personal statement and 1 yr waiver, but the 4hr vs 6 hr and the year vs 90 days was buried in the same, almost, form letter I've gotten forever.

 

[gkainz]

"Got 'er did!" Or, at least my AME was satisfied with the report off the 1 recording CPAP, and a letter from me explaining the gaps/holes in the report on all the weekends where I used the older, non-recording CPAP that lived (evicted and retired now) in the RV.

On to the Buy Bi Bae -ennial flight review (FR) ... or at least try to schedule one!

 

[bobmrg]

If I can jump in here, I just got a ResMed AirSense10 to replace my old clunker. Love it! Turns itself on, turns itself off, and sends daily results to my computer in addition to the memory card. Nose hose is far less bulky, whole thing is about the size of a loaf of bread and weighs less than 5 pounds.

Bob Gardner

 

[bbchien]

A year's report per sleepyhead looks like this:

 

[gkainz]

Thanks, Doc Bruce. I didn't give him the detail data chart, rather the Statistics (Monthly) chart for the last year. I guess I'll be prepared to follow up with your recommended report.

Hi Bob - AirSense10 looks interesting! I've got the ResMed S9 in the house, and an old Puritan Bennet Goodnight in the RV (since it's straight up 12VDC - the S9 is 24VDC and requires an adapter to run off of 12VDC). But, I discovered last month that the tech set up my S9 as a straight CPAP, and the machine is APAP capable. Downloaded the manual, reset to run as an APAP and hope to gain further insight into managing my OSA a bit more proactively in the future.

 

[MD11Pilot]

My first post CPAP report went like this....do you experience daytime sleepiness?
Answer...I certainly hope so.
Dr. That's not good
Me...Why?
Dr. That means your not getting sufficient sleep at night
Me. I don't get paid to sleep at night.
Dr. ??????
Me. I fly night freight
Dr. Ok, now expect the Feds to ask the same questions.
Me. I am because they obviously don't think outside the box.

Dr. Take this medicine at night when you go to bed...
Me....at night at home or where I am when I go to bed?
Dr. Just take one }#%#%^ pill at the same time 24 hours apart.
Me. Is that local time or Zulu time.
Dr. #%^* you. See you next time a#%#*^%e

 

[iflyvfr]

I believe the Airsense 10 comes in 4 flavors, 1 or 2 of which is bricked and cannot be used by Sleepyhead. It uploads data to a website you can access to see only the last 14 days worth of data. You want either the elite or autoset version for full data recording.