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ResMed 8 series
they all look alike outside ...i was wondering
maybe they are all similar inside ...just some software difference
any thooughts .....

my original diagnosis was obstructive sleep apnea ..with some central sleep apnea i have lost 35 lbs {doctors orders} ...and now i seem to be left with central sleep apnea ..my brain is not sending my body a signal to breath ...causing many arousals since I have been diagnosed with central sleep apn...

thanks for your quick responce
i'm getting a PHD in sleep apnea ..here
cheers dan

ok thanks i am new to this question my leak rate is going to be off because i am not using a resmed mask i know that now .i cant change that i have a good seal .78 l/s will my other reading be somewhat acurate ahi 22 ah 13 hi 9 my pressure reads no data for the last 3 nights ...not sure why ....leak...

Slinky wrote:Okay,

1] the allowed vent rate for the HC 407 at 9 cm of pressure is 34 L/M
2] Resmed subtracts 24 L/M for the Standard Mask Selection
3] So you must add 10 L/M to the reported Leak rate.

so my machine reads l/second ...so help me ...

so if my leak rate the last 2 nights have been .80 and .78 l/s
what does that mean

[quote="Slinky"]To get an accurate reported Leak rate, since you are using a non-Resmed mask, your Mask Selection should be set to Standard. At the Standard Mask Selection your Resmed will automatically deduct 0.4 L/s or 24 L/M from the reported Leak rate. You then need to get out your F&P HC 407 ma...

today"s data pressure ...says no data leak .80l/s ahi 22 ai 13 hi 9 hm...why no pressure reading? ....and leak is too high ? in the settings it says ultra ...i am using a fisher/paykel.flexfit 407 nasal mask...no setting for that brand ??? i set my leak alarm to on ..so i can see what is causing my ...

my pressure is set at 9
i have a nasal mask and found myself waking with a dry mouth and my mouth was open ...causing air to leak out
anyway ...will try again tonight ....i have pleanty of time ...
thanks all dan

ps

i"ll trade you #"s ok ...yours seem great ...

my ahi was 57 per hr ...severe sleep apnea ...i have lost 40 lbs 231 down to 189 now since oct 2008 i need to get my ahi down below 15 per hr or my employer wont let me back to work money is tight and i am trying to phacilitate my return to work faster i am new to sleep apnea ...just diagnosed ...2 ...

enough said
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