kteague wrote:Agree with Den that while this may be a "tired" topic it is new to newbies.
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kteague wrote:Agree with Den that while this may be a "tired" topic it is new to newbies.
I know exactly how to disable the ramp on every machine I ever had. It's just that every time I go a new CPAP (I'm on #4 now), I was always told how important a feature it was.chunkyfrog wrote:D.H., are you saying you still do not know how to set your own machine?
And you seemed so . . .
Ah, forget it!
It's easy enough on the current machines. It was trickier on the machine I had in 1999.LSAT wrote:Do you sit up nights trying to think up questions that have no relevance? How would it help anyone to know whether someone likes or dislikes ramp.D.H. wrote:I decided early that I couldn't stand it and demanded that my DME supplier disable it. I always made sure that the replacement units did not have this feature enabled.
Do any long term users like the ramp (newbies should not answer)?
If they need it they use it...if they don't they don't. Anyone with intelligence can turn on or off the ramp in seconds.
Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier |
Mask: Swift™ FX Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Machine: AirSense 11 Autoset |
Mask: Mirage Quattro™ Full Face CPAP Mask with Headgear |
it depends on the brand.Sheriff Buford wrote: In the autoset mode, I'm believing the machine won't treat the apnea event either, because the autoset mode won't overide the ramp mode (if I remember right from the last discussion).
and depends on the mode used as well.palerider wrote:it depends on the brand.
It's true for your ResMed machine UNLESS you are using one of the new A 10 machines in auto smart ramp mode AND the machine thinks you are asleep where it suspends ramp because it thinks you are asleep and we assume that you don't have any apnea events unless you are asleep. Lot of ifs there...if you are using smart ramp (or whatever it is called) in auto mode and IF it can really determine if you are asleep or not.Sheriff Buford wrote:I'm believing the machine won't treat the apnea event either, because the autoset mode won't overide the ramp mode (if I remember right from the last discussion)
Machine: AirCurve™ 10 VAuto BiLevel Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier |
Additional Comments: Mask Bleep Eclipse https://bleepsleep.com/the-eclipse/ |
What does that prove ...that some like it and some do not. You can say that about every mask too...some like it and some do not. What does it prove????D.H. wrote:Thanks for all the responses (except for the rude and condescending ones).
The consensus is that most long-term users don't like the ramp and have it disabled. However, there also seems to be a minority who does still like the ramp feature.
Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier |
Mask: Fisher & Paykel Vitera Full Face Mask with Headgear (S, M, or L Cushion) |
Additional Comments: Back up is S9 Autoset...... Buckwheat hull pillow |
LSAT wrote:What does that prove ...that some like it and some do not. You can say that about every mask too...some like it and some do not. What does it prove????D.H. wrote:Thanks for all the responses (except for the rude and condescending ones).
The consensus is that most long-term users don't like the ramp and have it disabled. However, there also seems to be a minority who does still like the ramp feature.
DH you might be on to something.D.H. wrote:The consensus is that most long-term users don't like the ramp and have it disabled. However, there also seems to be a minority who does still like the ramp feature.
Why does that surprise you?D.H. wrote:It also proves that there is a minority that do. That I really didn't expect.
Machine: AirCurve™ 10 VAuto BiLevel Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier |
Additional Comments: Mask Bleep Eclipse https://bleepsleep.com/the-eclipse/ |
Krevlin, now you've gone and done it, I don't think he needed any more suggested topics to startKrelvin wrote:DH you might be on to something.D.H. wrote:The consensus is that most long-term users don't like the ramp and have it disabled. However, there also seems to be a minority who does still like the ramp feature.
Possible range of topics:
How to define long-term users. 1 year, 5 year, 10 year or more
Use a CPAP humidifier, don't use a humidifier
Use a CPAP humidifier with heat or use it in passover mode.
Best room temperature to keep.
What setting on the CPAP humidifier
Heated hose or no heated hose
Regular hose length, or longer hose length
Distilled water from the store, big box store, your own distiller, imported from mexico
Best time to sleep, before 9pm, before midnight, sometime around 1am. Only when you are tired
When is the best time to eat food. How do you eat it, with fingers, tools, alone, with company
Let the DME program your CPAPke , program it on your own.
Use a sleep doctor, don't use a sleep doctor. Use a primary doctor or vet
This could be endless.. Perhaps you should start a blog
Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier |
Mask: AirFit™ P10 Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Machine: AirCurve™ 10 VAuto BiLevel Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier |
Mask: Evora Full Face Mask - Fitpack |
Additional Comments: IPAP 20-25, ps 4, OSCAR software |
Did you ever find someone to do it for you? Are you planning to sell it to someone, but forgot who you got to set it? Or are you just saving the old machine until you figure out how to set it yourself. JimD.H. wrote:It's easy enough on the current machines. It was trickier on the machine I had in 1999.LSAT wrote:Do you sit up nights trying to think up questions that have no relevance? How would it help anyone to know whether someone likes or dislikes ramp.D.H. wrote:I decided early that I couldn't stand it and demanded that my DME supplier disable it. I always made sure that the replacement units did not have this feature enabled.
Do any long term users like the ramp (newbies should not answer)?
If they need it they use it...if they don't they don't. Anyone with intelligence can turn on or off the ramp in seconds.