Update on At-Home Titration and Couple of Q`s

[ramblingasian]

So I posted a few weeks ago about my data and how a CPAP pressure would be calculated.

Well, I just got the compliance report that will be sent to the sleep doctor from the at home titration test and the stats were all within acceptable ranges.

If my median pressure over 30 days was 14.5, the 95% was 19.0 and the maximum 20.0, two questions:

(1) Would the CPAP pressure be close to 19?
(2) Would I be safe to say that I should mention to the doctor about a BiPAP?

Thanks!

[Pugsy]

I would go with option number 2. If you hit 20 max...you might at times need more and bilevel goes up to 25.

I have no idea how the doc might come up with a fixed cpap pressure(these docs come up with some strange ideas sometimes) but with any pressures in the upper teens I would think logically bilevel should be discussed.
At the very least it would be a good argument for apap vs cpap only machine. Sometimes you can get by with around 14 to 15 but sometimes you need quite a bit more.

[ramblingasian]

I would go with option number 2. If you hit 20 max...you might at times need more and bilevel goes up to 25.

I have no idea how the doc might come up with a fixed cpap pressure(these docs come up with some strange ideas sometimes) but with any pressures in the upper teens I would think logically bilevel should be discussed.
At the very least it would be a good argument for apap vs cpap only machine. Sometimes you can get by with around 14 to 15 but sometimes you need quite a bit more.

Thanks Pugsy!

Based on the two sleep tests that I've done, I don't qualify for the APAP based on the rules set up by the government. I do believe that I do qualify for a BiPAP. I'm just trying to find out what a sleep doctor would prescribe me at - from what I read, it should be around 18-19 which is evidence for a BiPAP.