What CPAP data does my doctor want to see?

Usage hours and the percentage of nights at or above 4 hours, a 30- or 90-day AHI trend, leak P95, pressure P95 against your set range, and event composition. If you have it, oximetry (ODI and T90) and notes on what changed. One page, with a single question you want answered, works better than a stack of charts.

Can I just email my doctor a screenshot?

You can, and some doctors are fine with it. A screenshot shows one view with no context. A PDF with the compliance summary and trend charts is easier to file in your record, and a share link lets them look around the data themselves. Ask the clinic which they prefer before the appointment.

Is a share link safe?

Apnealytics share links are tokenized (a long random address), read-only, aggregate-only, revocable at any time, not indexed by search engines, and exclude health identifiers by default. The clinician sees your therapy data in their browser without an account. Revoke the link after the appointment if you no longer want it active.

Can my doctor see my raw CPAP files?

Not through a share link, which is aggregate-only. If a clinician wants the raw EDF files, you can export your data (available on the free plan) and send the files directly, or give them the SD card to read in their own software. Most clinicians want the summary, not the raw files.

Do I need Pro to share CPAP data with my doctor?

The doctor-ready PDF and clinician share links are Pro features. On the free plan you can export your data and show the dashboard on your own device or screenshot it. Pro is $8.99/month or $99.99/year, cancel anytime, and one subscription covers every login on a family account.

GUIDE · 6 MIN READ

How to share CPAP data with your doctor

Your sleep doctor has about twelve minutes with you. Walk in with a laptop full of charts and most of that time goes to finding the right one. Walk in with a single page that shows usage, AHI trend, leak and pressure for the last 90 days, and the conversation starts where it should. This guide to how to share CPAP data with your doctor covers what clinicians actually want, how to prepare it, and the two ways Apnealytics sends it: a doctor-ready PDF and a revocable, read-only share link. Both are Pro features ($8.99/month or $99.99/year).

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Step 1: Understand what your doctor already has

If your machine's modem is on, your DME and possibly your physician can already see summary data in the manufacturer's clinician portal (ResMed AirView, Philips Care Orchestrator). That covers usage, AHI, leak and pressure at a nightly level. What they usually do not have:

Anything from before the modem was active, or from a machine you bought privately.
Waveforms around specific events.
Your oximeter data.
Your notes: what changed, when, and how you felt.
Health data such as resting heart rate, HRV or sleep hours from your watch.

So the point of sharing is not to duplicate what they have. It is to add the parts they do not.

Step 2: Ask how they want it

Before the appointment, ask the clinic one question: "Do you want a PDF, a link, or a printout?" Some practices will only accept a document they can attach to the chart. Some are happy to open a link on the room's computer. A few want paper. The answer determines which of the two Apnealytics options you use, and saves you from arriving with the wrong one.

Step 3: Decide the question you are bringing

Data without a question is a wall of numbers. Write one sentence: "My AHI has risen from 2 to 6 over the last two months and leak has not changed." Or: "I feel unrested despite a good AHI; here is my oximetry." The report should support that sentence. If you cannot write the sentence, the appointment may be routine, and the compliance page alone is enough.

Step 4: Build the PDF

The doctor-ready PDF puts the whole picture on a few pages, compliance first, clinical detail second.

Sign in at my.apnealytics.com and open Reports.
Choose the date range. 90 days is the usual clinical window; use 30 if the question is recent, a year if it is about a slow drift.
Choose what to include. By default: compliance summary (nights used, nights at or above 4 hours, percentage, average usage), 30-night rolling AHI trend, event composition, leak P95, pressure P95 against set range, EPR. Optionally: oximetry (ODI₃, ODI₄, T90) if you have imported it, Mask Analytics if you changed masks, Health vitals, and your trigger-journal notes.
Decide on identifiers. Your name and date of birth are off by default. Turn them on if the clinic needs them to file the document; leave them off if you are emailing it.
Generate. Download the PDF, or send it to yourself.
Print one copy for the room. Even clinics that accept PDFs appreciate paper during the conversation.

Step 5: Or create a share link

A share link lets the clinician open a live, read-only view of your data in their browser, without an account.

In Reports or Share, choose Create clinician link.
Choose the scope: date range and which sections. Links are aggregate-only: they show nightly summaries, trends and the report tiles, not raw files or your account settings.
Set an expiry, or leave it open and revoke it manually later.
Copy the link and send it by the clinic's preferred channel, or show the QR code on your phone in the room.
After the appointment, revoke it in Share if you no longer want it active.

What the link is, specifically: tokenized (a long random address, not guessable), read-only (nothing can be changed from it), aggregate-only, revocable at any time, not indexed by search engines, with health identifiers excluded by default. The clinician sees your therapy data, not your name, unless you choose to include it.

Step 6: In the room

Lead with your sentence from Step 3.
Hand over the page or open the link.
Point to the chart that supports the sentence. One chart.
Let them look. Resist narrating.
Ask what they would change and what they want to see next time.

If a setting changes as a result, Apnealytics will mark it in "What changed?" when the next card upload shows the new pressure range, so the follow-up appointment has a before-and-after.

Step 7: After the appointment

Revoke the share link if it is no longer needed.
Note the visit and any changes in the trigger journal.
Set a reminder for the follow-up and plan to upload the card a few days before it, so the report is current.

What about the compliance report?

If the visit is the day-31-to-91 compliance follow-up, use the compliance autopilot first. It finds the qualifying 30-day window inside your first 90 days and drafts the letter, and the result goes on the front page of the PDF. The full guide is on CPAP compliance report for insurance.

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