... VT -- 460-1080----------- 480-1080 The amount of air, in milliliters, in a single inhale/exhale cycle. 500 ml is said to be normal. Resp- 8-15 ------------ 9-15 Resp, or RR, is breaths per minute. Several norms are used: 12-20, 10-16, 14-16. MV -- 5.7-10.8 ---------- 6.1-12.0 MV is minute volum...

I breathe.

For those who want to take a little edge off of things...it's a sedative.

For those who need something to get them going...it's a stimulant.

Holy FBC (Federal Bureau of CPAP) Batman! There's a microphone in my anti-asphyxiation valve and a TV camera in my forehead support!

Okay Sleeping Beauty, your next assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to design a fix for "healthcare".

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What a "sobering" thought.

robertmarilyn wrote:

rogelah wrote:The Face that stopped "The Three Amigos".

I'm going to try the mask next week...thanks for telling us how it went for you. BTW, you are looking a little purple rogelah!
mar

Too much grape HIC HIC

Slinky wrote:Before xPAP:

I've used up all my sick leave ...
... So today I called in dead.

It's another job for Acai berries (MonaVie juice) and Resversatrol! DUM-TA-DUM!

Picture of an elephant with a mask attached to the end of his trunk and a CPAP machine
connected to the mask by a hose. Caption: "It's Nose Head, Bub, not Hose Head!"

I can understand how to use the bellows but, what is that sharp pointy thing used for? YIKES!

We were not able to overcome the bridge of the frame being above the eyes. Just curious, rogelah. Did you try tightening the chin support strap when you tried the Large seal, to seat the mask a little lower on your face? Thanks for asking. Yup, sure did. But even with the tightening (bottom of mask...

I don't remember anyone who recommended a raise in pressure of 5 cm. I do remember those that recommended a raise of perhaps 0.2 or at the most say 0.5 with the caveat that you should try it for a few days or more and monitor your results.

Same goes for changing it downward.

The Face that stopped "The Three Amigos".

I was excited! "The Mask", with it's Three Amigos arrived yesterday. We opened the box, carefully cut the sizing templates from their exalted position on the bag containing the Small and Large Amigos, read the less than helpful manual three times and worked on deciphering the hieroglyphics on the "Q...