EPAP pressure

[PaulaO2]

And, if you are going to be making changes, do not make them based on a single night's data. Go by at least 7-10. And take lots of notes by starting a sleep diary. Write down what you did that day (good/bad/fun/stressful day, new experiences, did nothing, worked in yard/office, etc), how you feel when you are getting ready for bed (exhausted, good, tired, stressed, wide awake but have to go to bed anyway, etc), and any changes you have done during the day (new food, new beer, different CPAP setting, new mask, etc). Then when you get up, note how you feel again (good night, dreams but don't remember them, etc). That way you can keep track of what changes did what and when. You can enter these changes into the notes/details section of SleepyHead, too.

The reason you don't want to make too many changes at once is because there are just too many variables that go into a night's sleep. You really don't know if it was the change you made or if it was the new beer. So by observing the data and watching for trends, you can make better decisions.

[vsheline]

Currently I am waking up numerous times a night with the resmed. I was wondering if I raised the minimum ipap if it would help. I do not however see a way to set minimum ipap on this machine in auto mode. Did d I miss something? Now I just have it set on constant mode but I miss the lower pressures with the auto.

The S9 AutoSet calls max IPAP setting the Max Pressure setting. The Min Pressure setting is the min IPAP setting.

EPAP is either the same as IPAP (if EPR is off) or if EPR is being used then EPAP = IPAP - EPR, except the machine always uses an EPAP at least as high as 4 cm H2O.

I suggest you set the therapy mode to Auto and set the Min Pressure to 9, or higher if it feels like you are working too hard to inhale.

If my CPAP pressure had been set to 13 then I would set the Max Pressure at least as high as 13 plus the amount of EPR. For example, if EPR is 3 then I would set Max Pressure to at least 16, or more likely would set the Max Pressure a couple cm H2O higher than that, such as 18 if EPR is 3.

[twdc33]

Thanks for the insight. Is epr the same as PS?

[vsheline]

Thanks for the insight. Is epr the same as PS?

ResMed EPR (meanng exhalation or "expiration" pressure relief) and PS (Pressure Support) are both equal to the difference between IPAP and EPAP, except that EPR is subtracted from IPAP to get EPAP, and PS is added to EPAP to get IPAP.

IPAP - EPR = EPAP
EPAP + PS = IPAP

ResMed CPAP and APAP machines use EPR.
ResMed bi-level machines use PS.