archangle wrote:
Let's not forget that CPAP isn't that easy, that a lot of people don't understand the concepts, and that there are a lot of people out there who would tinker with the settings and screw it up. I suspect a lot of the Joe Sixpack crowd would turn the pressure down to something comfortable, not look at or not understand the data, and end up not treating their apnea.
I am in favor of being able to change pressures and read data, but I realize that not everyone will figure out how to do it on their own. I just wish that the system didn't do such an abysmal job of managing their patient's apnea treatment.
I disagree with this sentiment. There is a lot more than pressure settings to having a good CPAP therapy. Many factors like - using it all night and for naps, avoiding excessive leaks, avoiding mouthbreathing, finding the correct humidity setting, avoiding mask irritation. This is too much and too intimate for a "system" to manage.
I just wish that the system didn't do such an abysmal job of managing their patient's apnea treatment.
No, you need to manage it yourself to be successful.