clear airway clusters

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minutia
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clear airway clusters

Post by minutia » Sat Aug 29, 2015 1:54 pm

I have frequent clusters of clear airway on my respironics system 1. would it be to my advantage to switch from a mode
of bi-level to auto using an increase in EPAP and IPAP over the set pressures of 10ipap/ 7epap ?

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Re: clear airway clusters

Post by palerider » Sat Aug 29, 2015 1:59 pm

minutia wrote:I have frequent clusters of clear airway on my respironics system 1. would it be to my advantage to switch from a mode
of bi-level to auto using an increase in EPAP and IPAP over the set pressures of 10ipap/ 7epap ?
unlikely. non-asv machines don't respond to ca events. and for some people, more pressure makes them worse.

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Re: clear airway clusters

Post by LSAT » Sat Aug 29, 2015 2:10 pm

minutia wrote:I have frequent clusters of clear airway on my respironics system 1. would it be to my advantage to switch from a mode
of bi-level to auto using an increase in EPAP and IPAP over the set pressures of 10ipap/ 7epap ?
What do you consider a cluster...and...what is your AHI?

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Re: clear airway clusters

Post by minutia » Sat Aug 29, 2015 2:31 pm

LSAT wrote:
minutia wrote:I have frequent clusters of clear airway on my respironics system 1. would it be to my advantage to switch from a mode
of bi-level to auto using an increase in EPAP and IPAP over the set pressures of 10ipap/ 7epap ?
What do you consider a cluster...and...what is your AHI?
a continueous run of 10or more,I consider a cluster. My AHI were 5.5,5.7,10.and 19.5

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Re: clear airway clusters

Post by LSAT » Sat Aug 29, 2015 3:36 pm

As Palerider said...A CPAP, APAP, Bilevel will not do anything to eliminate CAs. Why not fill in your profile with your equipment and using Sleepyhead download some graphs.

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