joeljjk11 wrote: It is interesting to note that on the notes for my appt she put '10-18' for pressure. She set my machine to 10-19 though. Any thoughts?
The difference between 10 to 18 and 10 to 19 is negligible and if the machine never goes to 18 then there is no difference.
If your AHI is still too high...and it's all obstructive in nature then it is the 10 cm minimum that is the stumbling block and not that very minor difference in the maximum pressure.
In other words...if your machine could go to 100 but it never hit 18 cm then you could set it to maximum of 100 and it still wouldn't go past 18.
It's the minimum pressure that does the bulk of the work and that's why it your AHI is not yet optimal...because that minimum pressure is not yet optimal.
The reason I asked about sleeping position is that it is fairly common for pressure needs to be higher when we sleep on our backs (also during REM stage sleep). It might be that the 10 cm minimum does okay during periods where you sleep on your side but it just doesn't work so well when supine. Either way...the minimum is the most critical setting no matter what the reason.
Don't know just where your pressure minimum needs to be yet but I suspect up around 12 or 13 or 14 depending on position and/or sleep stage.
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