Best Machine for UARS?

[slowriter]

That's such a personal thing; hard to say.

I like the Bleep because it doesn't leak; like at all. And for that reason, it's pretty impervious to movement.

But out-of-pocket is more expensive, since you have to buy the disposable ports.

Maybe try both ;-)

[patrickbateman]

I just purchased an Aircurve 10 VAuto and Bleep Dreamport mask. What settings are recommended to start with?

[Sleeprider]

Wow, congrats on the new machine. It sounds like this is your first machine and we are starting from scratch for settings. I would start with these settings, and record the data, then we can fine-tune.
Mode: Vauto
EPAP min: 5.0
PS: 4.0
Maximum Pressure: 14.0
Trigger: Medium
Cycle: Medium
Ti Min: 0.3
Ti Max: 2.0

If you don't already have the clinician manual, order it from the forum at the CPAP Setup Manuals at the top of this page.

[slowriter]

What sleeprider said.

You can then use OSCAR to read the data off your machine, and post it for comment. That data will give us all a good idea of how to tweak.

Warning: be patient. It will take some time to adjust to all this; mask, machine, etc.

[slowriter]

How are things going patrickbateman? I presume fine?

[patrickbateman]

I finally received my machine and used it for the first time last night. Took a while for me to fall asleep and tossed and turned throughout the night. However, overall, it wasn't too bad. My perception of how well I slept was slightly below average. After waking up I feel fine, probably about average. It's hard to tell if the machine helped, hurt, or didn't make a difference. Attached are screenshots from Oscar. Is there anything that stands out in the data?

   

   

   

[Sleeprider]

At PS 4.0 with a minimum EPAP of 4.0 you basically did not have any flow limitation and the few random events are not a concern. This looks like very effective therapy, and there is no reason to make setting changes. We can see your sleep was disrupted early, but settled down after 02:15, and this is pretty normal for starting a new therapy.

[lezz]

How is treatment with the VAuto going? I have just been diagnosed with UARS and mild OSA and looking at purchasing this machine, would you recommend?