11-03-2016, 12:08 PM
RE: Newb looking for support
It's true that a nasal pillows mask could work for you, even though you think you breath through your mouth. Applying pressure directly to the nose opens those airways and makes it very pleasant to breath that way. Worth a try, and the mask is much more minimal with only a stretchy head band to hold the nasal pillow in place...nothing over your mouth.
Back on topic. EPR is a feature of your machine, but the supplier may have blocked you from seeing it. You can either ask them to make EPR available, or do it yourself. Look here http://www.apneaboard.com/resmed-airsens...setup-info All you have to do is enter the provider menu, use the knob to scroll down to comfort, select it by pressing the knob once, and you will see the EPR settings. A setting of 1 means your pressure is 13 during inhale and 1 cm less during exhale. A setting of 3 is 3 less during exhale.
Under Options, you will see a menu item called "Essentials" with "On" next to it. Select it and set it to Plus. This will give you more detailed therapy data on your screen. You will also see all of the settings for your humidifier. If you want more humidity than you are getting now, change Auto to Manual and you will be able to set humidity and tube temperature separately. You will get more humidity because the climate control will not adjust for ambient relative humidity. You can always go back to auto.
Back on topic. EPR is a feature of your machine, but the supplier may have blocked you from seeing it. You can either ask them to make EPR available, or do it yourself. Look here http://www.apneaboard.com/resmed-airsens...setup-info All you have to do is enter the provider menu, use the knob to scroll down to comfort, select it by pressing the knob once, and you will see the EPR settings. A setting of 1 means your pressure is 13 during inhale and 1 cm less during exhale. A setting of 3 is 3 less during exhale.
Under Options, you will see a menu item called "Essentials" with "On" next to it. Select it and set it to Plus. This will give you more detailed therapy data on your screen. You will also see all of the settings for your humidifier. If you want more humidity than you are getting now, change Auto to Manual and you will be able to set humidity and tube temperature separately. You will get more humidity because the climate control will not adjust for ambient relative humidity. You can always go back to auto.
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Apnea Board Moderator
www.ApneaBoard.com
____________________________________________
Download OSCAR Software
Soft Cervical Collar
Optimizing Therapy
Organize your OSCAR Charts
Attaching Files
Mask Primer
How To Deal With Equipment Supplier
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.
