05-02-2023, 09:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-02-2023, 09:43 PM by lostsoul77.)
Looking for help to review settings
Hello,
I'm new to the forum but have been on BI-PAP therapy for approximately 2 years. Last time I saw my sleep doc was when he prescribed the device 2yrs ago. My AHI prior to therapy was 238 and I now average 1 to 2. I have noticed lately that the machine makes me feel like I need to inhale and exhale faster than I naturally breathe; i'm a slow breather. As an example, if it takes me 4 secs to fully inhale, the machine is cutting the high pressure off at 2 seconds (just using these numbers as an example; not sure how long it actually takes for me to inhale and exhale with the mask on). I tried playing with some settings last night 5/1/23 (Changed Ti MAX to 4s and TiMIN to 3s and trigger/cycle to high and had difficulty sleeping as exhalation didn't feel right) but not 100% sure what i'm doing.
My settings for the past 2yrs have been
ResMed
AirCurve 10 VAuto
PAP Mode: VAuto
PS 4.0 over 8.0-20.0 (cmH2O)
MIN EPAP: 8.0
MAX IPAP: 20.0
Ti MAX: 1.0s
TiMIN: 0.03s
TRIGGER: MED
CYCLE: MED
MASK: PILLOWS (USING RESMED N30i)
RAMP: 5min
START EPAP: 4.0
My doctor has never reviewed the data since starting therapy over past 2yrs. It doesn't matter how much sleep I get even with the machine reporting low AHI, I still wake up feeling tired with brain fog and bloating. I'm hoping some of you can provide some insight to help improve my sleep.
I'm new to the forum but have been on BI-PAP therapy for approximately 2 years. Last time I saw my sleep doc was when he prescribed the device 2yrs ago. My AHI prior to therapy was 238 and I now average 1 to 2. I have noticed lately that the machine makes me feel like I need to inhale and exhale faster than I naturally breathe; i'm a slow breather. As an example, if it takes me 4 secs to fully inhale, the machine is cutting the high pressure off at 2 seconds (just using these numbers as an example; not sure how long it actually takes for me to inhale and exhale with the mask on). I tried playing with some settings last night 5/1/23 (Changed Ti MAX to 4s and TiMIN to 3s and trigger/cycle to high and had difficulty sleeping as exhalation didn't feel right) but not 100% sure what i'm doing.
My settings for the past 2yrs have been
ResMed
AirCurve 10 VAuto
PAP Mode: VAuto
PS 4.0 over 8.0-20.0 (cmH2O)
MIN EPAP: 8.0
MAX IPAP: 20.0
Ti MAX: 1.0s
TiMIN: 0.03s
TRIGGER: MED
CYCLE: MED
MASK: PILLOWS (USING RESMED N30i)
RAMP: 5min
START EPAP: 4.0
My doctor has never reviewed the data since starting therapy over past 2yrs. It doesn't matter how much sleep I get even with the machine reporting low AHI, I still wake up feeling tired with brain fog and bloating. I'm hoping some of you can provide some insight to help improve my sleep.
