Why Don't Suppliers Tell People About This?
Why Don't Suppliers Tell People About This?
Using Smart Start has made the machine so much easier to use, since I have the cpap tucked in a cabinet on the floor. I love that feature! But I had to find out about it myself reading the manual, and the DME gave me the machine with it disabled by default. So glad I've found so many resources online!
Aircurve 10 Vauto, Dreamwear mask, Vauto mode: EPAP min 5, IPAP max 20, PS 6
Usually ~EPAP 6, IPAP 12
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Usually ~EPAP 6, IPAP 12
Loving Sleepyhead!
Re: Why Don't Suppliers Tell People About This?
For those who don't know some machines can tell when you put the mask on and
switch on by them self when they sense your breathing. I have one machine with
this feature and another one that doesn't have it. On the one that does have it I
often have to inhale and exhale very forcefully to trigger this self start.
switch on by them self when they sense your breathing. I have one machine with
this feature and another one that doesn't have it. On the one that does have it I
often have to inhale and exhale very forcefully to trigger this self start.
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Machine: DreamStation Auto CPAP Machine |
Mask: Ultra Mirage™ Full Face CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Humidifier: DreamStation Heated Humidifier |
Additional Comments: SleapyHead software |
Re: Why Don't Suppliers Tell People About This?
From what I've seen, when removing the mask, SleepyHead will record this 5-6 second period as a large leak event. This then changes the stats. That's why I stopped using it. ResScan seems to have code to sense this and ignore it.
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Mask: AirFit™ P10 Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Humidifier: S9™ Series H5i™ Heated Humidifier with Climate Control |
Additional Comments: CMS-50F & 50IW - SleepyHead 1.0.0-Beta |
Re: Why Don't Suppliers Tell People About This?
On my Airsense 10 it seems to be very easy to trigger Smart Start. I hold the mask to my face and its on before I've even clipped the straps.
Aircurve 10 Vauto, Dreamwear mask, Vauto mode: EPAP min 5, IPAP max 20, PS 6
Usually ~EPAP 6, IPAP 12
Loving Sleepyhead!
Usually ~EPAP 6, IPAP 12
Loving Sleepyhead!
Re: Why Don't Suppliers Tell People About This?
See, a guy wouldn't do that-- he'd just keep mashing buttons till something happened.Thatgirl wrote:But I had to find out about it myself reading the manual...
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Re: Why Don't Suppliers Tell People About This?
resmeds are much more responsive to auto starting and stopping than the respironics machines.Woody wrote: On the one that does have it I often have to inhale and exhale very forcefully to trigger this self start.
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Re: Why Don't Suppliers Tell People About This?
make sure your mask setting is correct, the machine normally doesn't record a leak on a mask off situation when properly configured (at least, none of the four s9's I've had do.)SGearhart wrote:From what I've seen, when removing the mask, SleepyHead will record this 5-6 second period as a large leak event. This then changes the stats. That's why I stopped using it. ResScan seems to have code to sense this and ignore it.
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Accounts to put on the foe list: dataq1, clownbell, gearchange, lynninnj, mper!?, DreamDiver, Geer1, almostadoctor, sleepgeek, ajack, stom, mogy, D.H., They often post misleading, timewasting stuff.
Re: Why Don't Suppliers Tell People About This?
First thing I set when I got my machine home. Never push the button on or off.
Current Settings PS 4.0 over 10.6-18.0 (cmH2O) - Resmed S9 VPAP Auto w/h5i Humidifier - Quattro Air FFM
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I use it to start the machine, but I push the button to shut it off.
I doubt the first DME even knew about it--they were total clowns.
I doubt the first DME even knew about it--they were total clowns.
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so many DMEs are borderline, if not outright, incompetent.Thatgirl wrote: But I had to find out about it myself reading the manual, and the DME gave me the machine with it disabled by default. So glad I've found so many resources online!
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Accounts to put on the foe list: dataq1, clownbell, gearchange, lynninnj, mper!?, DreamDiver, Geer1, almostadoctor, sleepgeek, ajack, stom, mogy, D.H., They often post misleading, timewasting stuff.
Accounts to put on the foe list: dataq1, clownbell, gearchange, lynninnj, mper!?, DreamDiver, Geer1, almostadoctor, sleepgeek, ajack, stom, mogy, D.H., They often post misleading, timewasting stuff.
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--and the rest are downright spiteful!palerider wrote: . . . so many DMEs are borderline, if not outright, incompetent.
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Mask: AirFit™ P10 For Her Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Additional Comments: Airsense 10 Autoset for Her |
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I love this. BTW, my machine seems to have it, but I don't care because pushing the button doesn't seem hugely challenging to me.Sludge wrote:See, a guy wouldn't do that-- he'd just keep mashing buttons till something happened.Thatgirl wrote:But I had to find out about it myself reading the manual...
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Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier |
Mask: ResMed AirFit™ F20 Full Face CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Additional Comments: Using OSCAR |
Resmed Airsense Autoset 10
Resmed Airfit F20 Mask
Resmed Airfit F20 Mask
Re: Why Don't Suppliers Tell People About This?
I keep my machine in a cabinet on the floor. It's not easy to reach from the bed without half rolling off. I grab my mask and pull it on the bed with me, then I read or mess with my phone for awhile, then put the mask on when I'm ready to sleep.
Aircurve 10 Vauto, Dreamwear mask, Vauto mode: EPAP min 5, IPAP max 20, PS 6
Usually ~EPAP 6, IPAP 12
Loving Sleepyhead!
Usually ~EPAP 6, IPAP 12
Loving Sleepyhead!
Re: Why Don't Suppliers Tell People About This?
I don't know, it can be quite an effort to raise my arm and reach way over to the machine and find the start button, especially in the dark.
I might forget to turn it on half the time if it weren't for the auto on. You know CRS can be awful.
I might forget to turn it on half the time if it weren't for the auto on. You know CRS can be awful.
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Additional Comments: AurCurve 10 ASV Also using Sleaplyhead 1.1, ResScan 6 and CMS50i |
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There's all kinds of features on the machines that DMEs won't bother telling you about. Personally I don't use the auto-on/off feature on my 560, but it's certainly there and I did try it out but like it better without. DME never mentioned it once. Another feature that they didn't mention that I do use every night is the pre-start on the humidifier. I've found that getting the humidifier warming up as I'm getting ready for bed gives me more consistent humidity from the start. Again, not mentioned once by the DME. Bottom line is to read your manual, do your own research, and don't trust your DME.
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Mask: Nuance & Nuance Pro Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Gel Nasal Pillows |
Humidifier: DreamStation Heated Humidifier |