Quote:1. If I take the card as it is now to the sleep apnea place can they still view/save the info from the card and will they know I have placed it in my computer? ?
Yes, they should be able to read the card no problems. It's possible there will be some sort of error message but unlikely. And if they know you've put it in your computer, so what? It's your machine (presumably), your computer, your data and your health.
Quote:2. If I save it to my hard drive in my computer can I view what is on it and if so how?
You need a software program called
#SleepyHead . <- click on this link to download it. Go to the Apnea Board wiki (link at the top of this page) and look for Robeysue's SleepyHead guide. You'll get plenty of help from the members here if you run into problems.
Quote:3. Does the S9 retain all the settings I personally require to benefit from the machine or does a reformat loose all that?
Yes, the machine retains the settings internally. As you know, the settings can be changed directly on the machine itself. They can also be changed on the card using ResScan (which is a sort of "professional" version of SleepyHead). In that case they will be transferred to the machine's internal memory the next time the card is inserted.
Quote:4. It is an automatic so are there any pressure settings I need to be concerned about having been changed or is the pressure adjusted as I need it automatically? It “appears” to be set to low of 4 and max of 20. I was able to change the min to 4.8 which I seem to need in order to not feel like I am suffocating. ?
The machine will adjust automatically, but it really needs to be given a more constrained range to operate optimally. 4 - 20 are the settings which come from the factory and is what we call "wide open". As you have found out, 4.0 is too low for most people. I suspect your clinic gave you the wide open settings with the intention of providing a more optimum range once you got some initial data. This is an alternative to the so-called "titration study" which they tend to do in the States.
Quote:I appreciate all the help sorry if I sound illiterate but I had no idea all these settings were assessable to me I was always told it was locked and I could never accidentally change them.
Happy to help. A lot of sleep doctors and techs don't like patients to change their own settings in the same way physicians don't like patients changing the dosage of their medicines. Some seem to get quite aggressive or defensive about it, but in reality it's your own health at stake here and you need to be your own best advocate. I guess the thing is, you should only make changes if you know what you're doing or have good advice.
