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How to reduce my events?
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How to reduce my events?
Ive been using my CPAP machine since beginning of May this year and have been avergaing 2/3 events per night. My initial sleep study showed about 7.5 events/hr. When i met with my dr last month i told her about this, and we swapped out my mask, which helped a bit with leak rate, but im still struggling with these events, and still find myself fatigued during the day. Any suggestions on setting changes to help me improve? 

Thanks


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#2
RE: How to reduce my events?
You should include the pressure curve on your chart. See Wikipedia for how to organize it.
Until then, I suggest using EPR = 3 full-time, no ramp, and an increased humidity setting. Try to lean side sleeping with a proper CPAP pillow because of your FF mask.
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RE: How to reduce my events?
attached is a different screenshot, is that what you are referring to?


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RE: How to reduce my events?
With your settings you are not using EPR at all. You have it set for ramp only.

I would suggest the following settings.

Min 10 max 20 EPR FILL TIME. EPR 3
Apnea (80-100%) 10 seconds, Hypopnea (50-80%) 10 seconds, Flow Limits (0-50%) not timed  Cervical Collar - Dealing w DME - Chart Organizing
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RE: How to reduce my events?
I made these adjustments, thanks for the assistance.
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RE: How to reduce my events?
Keep your EPR on 2 but set it to fulltime as the other poster noted, but lower your max pressure to 14.4cm (this will prevent runaway pressure and blowouts)-a narrower band of pressure is almost always more efficacious than being set wide open (20cm).
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