04-30-2018, 02:57 PM
Help with Aircurve 10 VAUTO
I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea after a home study at the beginning of last year. Came back with 29.6 AHI and a suggestion of an auto cpap with 5-20 cm H2O pressure. I purchased a Transcend Auto and went through about 15 masks...LOL Thank goodness for mask return insurance. I used the forum to figure out the machine and ended up with 7.0-15.0 pressure with EZEX of 3. I was struggling with the mask a few months ago so I took a break and tried a mandibular device which screwed up my bite and so now I am back to a cpap for the last week. My readings on the Transcend were 1.5- 5.0 AHI with an averages of 5 minimum pressure-12ish max. It is not super comfortable to use and the interface is not very friendly, so I was thinking of upgrading. Well I just got a Aircurve 10 VAUTO with 50 hours of use on it from a relative. So I have a new machine that is probably overkill but it was free and is mine. I have been messing around with the settings and am very confused about the different settings. The CPAP setting is obvious but I can't figure out the difference between the S and the Vauto. I would love to get this setup so I don't need to buy a another machine. I have used it a couple of nights on the V setting and had good results but I would really like to understand the S and Vauto settings so I can make sure I am getting the correct therapy. I downloaded Sleepy head which is amazing. Thanks to everyone on this forum for all the info that has gotten me through the last year.
