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[Pressure] Danger Involved - Changing your own CPAP pressures
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02-23-2012, 08:12 PM
RE: Danger Involved - Changing your own CPAP pressures [copied from old forum]
02-23-2012, 08:13 PM
RE: Danger Involved - Changing your own CPAP pressures [copied from old forum]
Rustydad Wrote:I've got to chime in here. I got the instructions for adjusting the pressure on my cpap from this site. Surprisingly when I received the download it was instructions that I had already figured out for myself. It isn't that hard to figure out that you push two buttons at the same time. After looking over the settings, the only thing I adjusted was the length of the ramp feature. WHY in the world would this be locked from the user? I can see no way this could possibly harm me. Also, how could the information page regarding how many apneas were obstructive and how many were central do me any harm? Why would information be locked from the owner/user?
02-23-2012, 08:13 PM
RE: Danger Involved - Changing your own CPAP pressures [copied from old forum]
jaybo Wrote:When I was diagnosed in October with severe OSA I was titrated and a pressure of 9 cm was recommended. When I got my ResMed S9 Autoset with the pressure set to 9 cm by the DME supplier I was not happy with high AHI data. I downloaded the Clinician's Manual and set the machine to APAP 4 <-> 20. After some experimentation I discovered that the best setting for me is 4 <-> 13.6. I sleep a whole lot better than I did prior to using C/APAP and I don't think that I'm putting my life in danger. It's that simple.
02-23-2012, 08:14 PM
RE: Danger Involved - Changing your own CPAP pressures [copied from old forum]
clockpuncher Wrote:Health care professionals have gone through much training in utilizing safe and effective diagnostic methods for their patients vis-a-vis a polysomnogram, which can record a minimum of twelve channels requiring a minimum of 22 wire attachments to the patient. But I suppose that you and your little CPAP machine and PC software can do it much better. Yeah right. :annoyed:
02-23-2012, 08:15 PM
RE: Danger Involved - Changing your own CPAP pressures [copied from old forum]
Steven Wrote:Quote:Respiratory Chip said: My wife set up my first e-mail account 15 years ago when we got married. chipthejackass@yahoo.com.
02-23-2012, 08:16 PM
RE: Danger Involved - Changing your own CPAP pressures [copied from old forum]
PaulaO Wrote:clockpuncher,(time=1298499769) Wrote:Health care professionals have gone through much training in utilizing safe and effective diagnostic methods for their patients vis-a-vis a polysomnogram, which can record a minimum of twelve channels requiring a minimum of 22 wire attachments to the patient. But I suppose that you and your little CPAP machine and PC software can do it much better. Yeah right. :annoyed:
02-23-2012, 08:17 PM
RE: Danger Involved - Changing your own CPAP pressures [copied from old forum]
Good points, Steven and Paula...
Glad someone else stepped in to address the "clockpunchers" of the world.
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02-23-2012, 08:18 PM
RE: Danger Involved - Changing your own CPAP pressures [copied from old forum]
zonk Wrote:It is quite interesting discussion recently i have read that one of Resmed ceo said that the only way someone can harm themselves if the cpap machine fall on their head .
02-23-2012, 08:18 PM
RE: Danger Involved - Changing your own CPAP pressures [copied from old forum]
StevenXXXX,(time=1298742963) Wrote:If it were left up to Respiratory Chip, we also could not use parachutes. Now that has to be the most clever web page I've read all week!
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Apnea Board Administrator www.ApneaBoard.com 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.
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Change your own pressure - Get the Clinician Setup Manual for your CPAP here OSCAR - Open Source CPAP Analysis Reporter
02-23-2012, 08:20 PM
RE: Danger Involved - Changing your own CPAP pressures [copied from old forum]
jeffy1958 Wrote:WOW - who is winning the pissing contest? RespiratoryChip or Patient Empowerment. I'm pulling for Patient Empowerment!!! |
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