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Made (Therapy Thread) - Made - 03-10-2022
Thanks for your wi ki about increasing EPR to 3 to reduce Flow Limitations .
For years I have had Flow Limitations increasing the pressure to maximum and staying there. My hospital have not been able to help and i have even taken my machine to Resmed UK to get it checked but still had the same problem. I have posted my Sleepyhead
Oscar graphs on other forums over the years and no answer was found.
Its was with mixed emotions this morning that i read that my 95% pressure was 13.8 after i had increased the EPR from 2 to 3 last night. Normally my pressure would be up to 19.8.
Anyway thanks
RE: Thanks - Sleeprider - 03-10-2022
You're welcome. I assume you were reading this wiki http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php/Flow_limitation
On Apnea Board, we discovered quite a while ago that the Resmed machines were capable of what amounts to bilevel pressure support, and that even EPR is capable of helping members with flow limitation be more comfortable and experience measurable differences in their therapy.
RE: Thanks - Made - 03-10-2022
What I cant understand is how a change from 2 to 3 can have such a massive change. EPR is suppose to be a comfort setting
RE: Thanks - Crimson Nape - 03-10-2022
So Resmed says. The additional difference in air pressure can be just the little "kick" one needs to overcome restrictions during inhalation.
RE: Thanks - Made - 03-10-2022
Im having trouble with Oscar at present as i think it crashed my PC this morning but I am interested to see the before and after graphs
RE: Thanks - Sleeprider - 03-10-2022
Also, take a look at the 95% flow limitation.
RE: Thanks - Made - 03-10-2022
(03-10-2022, 11:54 AM)Sleeprider Wrote: Also, take a look at the 95% flow limitation.
A couple of years ago they were on average 0.25 with a max of 0.35
RE: Thanks - Made - 03-11-2022
Speaking to my elderly relative about EPR3 she said "if you can breath out better then you can breath in better" so she was not surprised thet its worked.
RE: Thanks - Sleeprider - 03-11-2022
Sounds like wisdom runs in the family. Not only does lower expiratory pressure make it easier to breath out, but the increase in pressure as you begin to inhale works in that direction as well.
RE: Thanks - Made - 03-12-2022
I have been used to high pressures for many years so when i woke up with the pressure at 10 it was uncomfortable so had to increase the minimum to 12 before i could get back to sleep