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DreamStation "Check mask fit" option - Wrz77 - 04-30-2016
I noticed that my DME seems to have this setting disabled for whatever reason. Is there any clinical significance to whether this particular setting is blocked or not? I went ahead and re-enabled it via the clinician menu since common sense tells me it likely makes no difference one way or the other since it's a manual function and thus not something to likely hinder therapy.
In the manual "Check mask fit" seems to give a quick indication of whether your mask is fitted properly or not.
Also, does the CDMA/3G/4G/LTE/whatever modem report when you've changed a setting like this in the clinician menu?
RE: DreamStation "Check mask fit" option - palerider - 04-30-2016
there's no clinical reason, just DMEs being stupid.
RE: DreamStation "Check mask fit" option - MitchS - 05-01-2016
(04-30-2016, 10:40 PM)Wrz77 Wrote: I noticed that my DME seems to have this setting disabled for whatever reason. Is there any clinical significance to whether this particular setting is blocked or not? I went ahead and re-enabled it via the clinician menu since common sense tells me it likely makes no difference one way or the other since it's a manual function and thus not something to likely hinder therapy.
In the manual "Check mask fit" seems to give a quick indication of whether your mask is fitted properly or not.
Hello Wrz77. Welcome to the forum.
Your understanding of the mask fit function on your DreamStation is correct. It gives you a quick way to check how well your mask is sealing.
If you haven't already done so I would suggest you download a copy of the Clinician Setup Manual for your DreamStation. It contains the information you need to get into the Clinician Menu to access setting such as the mask fit function. The link is at the top of the page.
(04-30-2016, 10:40 PM)Wrz77 Wrote: Also, does the CDMA/3G/4G/LTE/whatever modem report when you've changed a setting like this in the clinician menu?
I'm not sure what information, other than compliance, is reported via the modem. However, while I do take my healthcare providers input very seriously, I don't lose any sleep (pun intended
) if I decide take steps to advance my own therapy. If you do decide to change things it is a good idea to keep them in the loop, though.