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by aarenlainey
Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Respironics DS510 ?
Replies: 3
Views: 1647

Re: Respironics DS510 ?

The DS 510 is the m series APAP with aflex.The C-Flex is a technology that enables the machine to decrease the pressure in the mask when the machine detects that a patient is exhaling.When the machine detects that the patient has started inhaling again,it will quickly ramp back up to the set pressur...
by aarenlainey
Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: what happens with loss of elecrticity
Replies: 13
Views: 2273

Re: what happens with loss of elecrticity

CPAP masks are worn on your face and attached with headgear.They receive air through a tube which is attached to a CPAP machine.Your mask should be comfortable, leave no red marks and seal completely.It is a portion of an imbalanced high voltage field on a non-conductive surface of something your ha...
by aarenlainey
Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: APAP disadvantages?
Replies: 19
Views: 6205

Re: APAP disadvantages?

The algorithm, or a set of rules for adjusting pressure, varies from one manufacturer to another.This means that each brand gives different results for a given patient,so machines are not as standardized and predictable for the doctor to prescribe as straight CPAP.For the user, one brand may work be...
by aarenlainey
Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:29 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Best pillow mask available?
Replies: 10
Views: 1775

Re: Best pillow mask available?

The manufacturers of the CPAP nasal pillows,in Toronto and everywhere in the country, have designed them to stay attached only to the nostrils.You will, however, still secure the same full benefits of any other CPAP device but with more liberty to move around in your sleep without the encumbrances o...