That's the video. Thank you so much. I will try to bookmark it for future use assuming I remember where I put it.
palerider wrote:
actually, flow limitations may not have a reduction in total airflow (tidal volume, which is required for a hypopnea) because they may result in longer inspiration time to get the same volume of air. think breathing through a straw vs through your open mouth, you still end up filling your lungs with the straw, but it's more work, and probably tiring after a bit... in essence, the flow of air, on the inspiration, is limited, but not necessarily the volume. and it's the volume that's what's monitored for apneas and hypopneas. maybe this is just nitpicking, but it might help understand the difference.
I know...I was trying the KISS principle because I was rambling enough as it was. Trying to avoid confusion with multiple
definitions when the end result is that we want to kill the FLs if we can....or at least reduce their numbers significantly.
palerider wrote:of course, I have to stick my "want it NOW!" attitude in here and say "I'd set the machine for min11 max 20 and see what a night's worth of data says". of course, Pugsy knows I'm not patient
I know..patience and you don't coexist at all. I got the sense with the OP that she was wanting to do things super cautious...the 9 to 11 range was the big neon sign to that fact. For that reason I adapted my thinking to try to be more in line with what I felt she was comfortable doing. It's a marathon...not a sprint..we will eventually get to where we need to go.
desiderata wrote:Breathing out was hard at times with 11 so I'm also considering EPR of 1; not sure of the pros and cons on that.
You gotta be comfortable to get to sleep...use whatever feels good to you...if we need to make a pressure adjustment to offset the drop that EPR does on inhale...then we can do it later. An adjustment may or may not be needed. Cross that bridge if/when you come to it.
Gotta get the sleep first...that's the primary goal. All the best settings in the world are useless if you don't sleep.
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