false positive update: rental mask acquired

[zoocrewphoto]

Also if it is always 5.0 or less, he said that would show you likely don't need it.
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This is completely wrong. This machine is being used as therapy, and the results are WITH therapy. Under 5 is the goal. Most people do better under 2. But this is NOT a sign that you don't need therapy. The machine can't show how many events that were prevented. That was what was tested during the sleep study WITHOUT therapy.

Right now, it is set so wide open that it will be uncomfortable (not enough air) and it will have a really hard time preventing events. So, bad in terms of comfort and therapy.

Sounds like the person who set you up is an idiot.

[ChicagoGranny]

Also if it is always 5.0 or less, he said that would show you likely don't need it.
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This is completely wrong. This machine is being used as therapy, and the results are WITH therapy. Under 5 is the goal. Most people do better under 2. But this is NOT a sign that you don't need therapy. The machine can't show how many events that were prevented. That was what was tested during the sleep study WITHOUT therapy.

Right now, it is set so wide open that it will be uncomfortable (not enough air) and it will have a really hard time preventing events. So, bad in terms of comfort and therapy.

Sounds like the person who set you up is an idiot.

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The tech is probably an idiot. He may know what he is doing, but he gives the patient incomplete information that is confusing to a newbie. Let's hope he really knows what he is doing.

[ChicagoGranny]

I should add that the nosepiece smells like a bacterial dishrag when I turn it off.

Wash it in warm water and mild soap. Rinse well and let dry.

Got the last hour of data I was using to test it, no events, little leakage, etc.

What does Sleepyhead show for the whole night? Events? (Click on the events tab and see how many, what type and how long.) Leak line? Pressure line - does the machine raise the pressure? If it raises the pressure, it is because it senses partial collapse in the airway. The machines can do a good job of preventing events. This means if you have low events, it's not necessarily that you don't have sleep apnea. It could be the machine prevented the events.

[Janknitz]

user232 wrote:
I should add that the nosepiece smells like a bacterial dishrag when I turn it off.

It's more likely that the machine is used than the mask. You can check the run hours on the machine--I'm not near my machine to tell you what the process is but perhaps someone else can tell you.