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by lfmoy
Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Should I move from S8 to S9?
Replies: 11
Views: 1941

Re: Should I move from S8 to S9?

Thank you so much for the answers, after one night with the S9 I'm definitely keeping it!!! The algorithm is awesome, and the heated tube is a blessing for my wife (now she doesn't have to wake up in the middle of the night and "drain" it to stop the noise. I'm buying the heater thingy that goes ins...
by lfmoy
Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Should I move from S8 to S9?
Replies: 11
Views: 1941

Should I move from S8 to S9?

This monday my 3 years old son tripped with my Autoset II S8 and boom it went to the floor... after that it wasn't working properly, so I sent it to technical service and today they sent me an Autoset S9 to try it. Tonight I'm going to see if it feels better... And I need some advice: if they fix th...
by lfmoy
Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Please Help...? Right pressure with automatic CPAP
Replies: 11
Views: 2589

Re: Please Help...? Right pressure with automatic CPAP

Well, actually what I did was set the minimum at 14... and it's been almost 2 years. Is there any "bad" consecuences if you set your minimum pressure higher than you probably need? I mean, what if you don't use your cpap one night... given the fact that you've been using all that pressure to sleep, ...
by lfmoy
Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:31 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Please Help...? Right pressure with automatic CPAP
Replies: 11
Views: 2589

Please Help...? Right pressure with automatic CPAP

I've got a question... My Dr. told me to set the pressure of my CPAP between 6 and 20, so when I checked my apneas during the night I saw that the pressure always reached a max of 14 during some episodes. Then, I noticed that when I hold my breath, the CPAP takes quite some time to really increase t...
by lfmoy
Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I need to buy an automatic CPAP ... advice??
Replies: 12
Views: 2470

Re: I need to buy an automatic CPAP ... advice??

Thanks to everyone that answered my post! After reading everything I'm ordering an S8 (thank you Restedgal) AutoSet II CPAP Machine with H4i Heated Humidifier, ResScan Version 3.7 Software, USB Card Reader and a Mirage Quattro Full Face CPAP Mask. Let's hope it goes well with my apnea. I'm ordering ...
by lfmoy
Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I need to buy an automatic CPAP ... advice??
Replies: 12
Views: 2470

I need to buy an automatic CPAP ... advice??

I just got my diagnostic: Hypopnea index (in REM): 48 Hypopnea index (out of REM): 19 Apnea/Hypopnea index: 24 RERAs index: 6 Desaturation: 87 In a Nocturnal Polysomnogram, I had 24 obstructive apneas (max. duration 105 secs. and average of 34 secs.), 137 Hypopneas (max. duration 137 secs. and avera...