Sorry for the confusion. I meant that I wasn't made aware of having centralized apnea until after my second session where they used a machine. As such, I am not sure if I had a significant number/amount of centralized episodes until after I was tested with a breathing machine (first test is done wit...

Thanx for all the clarifications. I am learning more as I read your posts and reflect on what I've read. Thank you very much for clearing up my confusion re: the difference between mixed and complex. I don't fully understand the intricacies but I now know that there is a difference and this is all I...

Sorry if I seem stupid .. but I am not experienced with this stuff. What do you mean by "CMS"? Are you saying that the problem is with the "rise" time? I can overcome the "cutting off" feeling by lengthening my IPAP time from 1 sec to 1.5 secs. However, for some reason this seems to cause me to have...

Ok .. here is my first question. After reading a bit on this forum (and links provided) it seems that complex sleep apnea is not something that is being treated yet. But I was told that this machine I have is designed to treat this combination of centralized and obstructive (which is what I have). I...

Just wanted to introduce myself. I have lots of questions .. but I won't ask them all at once .. lol. I'm a 42 yr old M using a BiPAP S/T. My levels are 8 and 16 for pressure, my rate is 16/minute and my insp rate is 1 sec, rise is set to 2 secs. I don't use any ramp. I was told that the respironics...