1. Why are you limiting your max pressure to 11.2? You are spending much of the night at 11.2. Your pressure most likely needs to go higher for good therapy. I would change the max pressure to 15.0. The machine will not raise the pressure any higher than needed. 2. You minimum pressure is set to 7....

Hi all, I've largely got my CPAP settings down, after a year and a half of struggle. One final tweak I am working on is EPR 1 vs EPR 2. EPR 2 seems to offer less flow limitations, but I sometimes feel less rested at EPR 2 (also happens with EPR = 1, but seems less frequent). Attached are my OSCAR re...

Hi again everyone, I'm a fairly new CPAP user who has finally managed to master the basics and keep a mask on overnight. I'm using the F30i mask with the ResMed 10 (AHI = 10 pre-treatment). A new problem I'm having is fairly large, over the red-line mask leaks with the F30i mask (ResMed 10). The lea...

Apologies - I have an AirSense 10 card to cloud and I use the F30i mask. I wasn't aware of any such warning sensor - is that available with the AS10?

Helllo fellow machine breathers, I've been slowly optimizing my CPAP experience over the past year and have largely got the settings figured out, finally. However, one recent (and previous/recurring) issue that I've had recently is that I'll simply rip the mask off while I'm asleep and continue the ...

Thanks for the tips everyone. On a somewhat related note - my F30i mask seems to leak from the floppy silicone piece under my lip, when the pressure gets higher in my sleep. I've tried tightening the straps, but the overtightening is uncomfortable and often leads me to me ripping off the mask while ...

Hi all, I'm curious how often you replace your CPAP mask and headgear parts, in practice? I know ResMed recommends every 3-6 months, but this seems a bit aggressive to me? I've had F30i equipment for about 9 months now with no visible damage that I can see, so I'm wondering whether to replace it or ...

Miss Emerita wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2024 11:47 am

I wonder whether Xylimelts might help you. They are small discs that stick to your gums or teeth and stimulate salivation throughout the night.

I'll gladly give it a shot - thanks for the tip!

Thank you again for your tips and the detailed post! I'll likely just leave the flow limitations be for the time being, as you had suggested. There are a few things worth considering. First if this is happening often enough for your lips to actually get chapped, you will need to do something to prot...

Hi everyone, Thank you again for your assistance. It's been nearly a full year since I started the CPAP journey, and I think I've gotten the hang of it, more or less. The last few months have been more fine-tuning and optimization. - I can sleep through the night with the mask on now (most nights an...

I don't feel much different in these last few days (with the pressure tweaks made) than I did when I was on the 6.0-10.6 pressure range. I'd say that I feel like it's an improvement overall for my energy level on CPAP therapy, vs. off of it. However, I still get fatigue towards the end of the day e...

How do these flow limitations look now? There's still some there, but I'm not sure how bad these are, relatively speaking. How are you feeling these days? That's really the critical question with data that looks like this. If you are feeling pretty good---as in you wake up feeling ready to face the...

Hi everyone, Thanks again for the help and tips. I've slept on it for a few more nights, so to speak. The changes made were upping my pressure from 6.0-10.6 to 7.0-11.2. Attached are the last two nights of data. The Sept 1st night seems to be achieving that "flatter curve" that one of you had mentio...

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I tried raising the pressure range to 7.0-11.2 (from 6.0-10.6) - attached are my OSCAR graphs. There doesn't appear to be much change in anything overall. The flow limits may even be worse at this setting, from a quick glance. Thoughts on how to proceed?

Were you for sure sound asleep when those centrals/CAs were flagged? Do you know how to tell the difference between asleep and awake/arousal breathing? If EPR is for sure the cause of more centrals (I am not so sure just yet) then you can try increasing the minimum pressure just a little bit and se...