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RE: Can someone help me to see if I need to adjust my pressure settings
I would keep them for now. See how the pillow edit helps, then revisit. You should see some effect right away.
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RE: Can someone help me to see if I need to adjust my pressure settings
I slept with a collar like you guys suggested, and have uploaded the results. The pressure stayed lower through the night, any other changes I should make to the machine?
RE: Can someone help me to see if I need to adjust my pressure settings
The pressure of 8.0-20 with EPR 3 works great with the positional correction of a collar. Inclined sleeping is a problem, and you have found an effective solution. I don't think your results will improve by changing the minimum pressure or EPR, and the maximum pressure only goes as high as needed for obstruction. This has made a big difference for you.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
RE: Can someone help me to see if I need to adjust my pressure settings
Thanks guys for the advise on the collar, I had the best night last night when it comes to sleep. How does it know to increase pressure if there is no event? Is it based off flow limit?
RE: Can someone help me to see if I need to adjust my pressure settings
The Autoset is very sensitive to flow limitations, and it appears that there is a brief higher flow limitation at the time pressure increased. If you zoom into the respiration at the time of that event, you will see a reduction in peak flow or flattening of the respiratory wave. That is what triggered the pressure increase.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
RE: Can someone help me to see if I need to adjust my pressure settings
Just out of curiosity, what collar did you get? I am experiencing the same issues - running about the exact same settings as you (EPR, pressure limits, etc) but AHI's have increased lately. Tried a CPAP pillow but that didn't help. Might try a thinner pillow to see if that helps but if not, I may have to consider a collar.
