My replacement DS2 advanced Auto CPAP therapy is working well but could be better. Received the machine this April, I started at a pressure of 7 to 12, flex 2, no ramp. (The pressure of 7 to 12 was the pressure I used on my DS1 for 2 ½ years, and I was using the ramp feature.)
After about 3 weeks, seeing if I could improve my flow limits, I tried changing the flex setting from 2 to 3. (I had used Flex 3 in DS1 and it didn’t bother me). But I felt it difficult to breath to and turned it back to 2. I gave it another try a few days later and I had the same result. I haven’t tried Flex 1.
To receive a better EPAP I raised my min pressure to 8 and kept the max at 12. Not sure if it better but definitely not worse.
DS1 Flow Limits: Average range from 0.44 – 0.70
DS1 AHI: Average range from 1.17 to 2.32
DS2 Flow Limits: Average range from 1.30 to 2.31
DS2 AHI: Average range from 1.17 to 2.32
Long story short, since Flex 3 doesn’t seem to be an answer, would increasing min to 8.5 or 9 be a pressure that could address the flow limits? I included a couple charts, hopefully they attached. Thanks for your thoughts.
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Found a typo on my post, should read:
DS1 Flow Limits: Average ranged from 0.44 – 0.70
DS1 AHI: Average ranged from 1.17 to 2.32
DS2 Flow Limits: Average ranged from 1.30 to 2.31
DS2 AHI: Average ranged from 1.23 to 1.60
Thanks!