Thats the pressure at which your CPAP has been set to operate. Your CPAP supplier would have set that pressure based on your sleep study report.

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check the link below my avatar

Hi Bob, thank you for the link.
Just curious, how did you manage to find the link. I had been trying all possible ways (Patients & Families / Clinicians / Commercial Partners), but could not trace the link!

There was a discussion on 420E sucking air through phone jack: http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=29805 I am planning to plug the data jack, to prevent it from sucking air through the jack. I am using fine filter and the normal porous filter. Just curious, does it suck air through jack for cool...

I was just browsing the net and have found there are few "home sleep study" machines. There are youtube videos for sleepView and respironics stardust II. There are few threads on stardust here as well abt the cost of the study. Just if we could buy / rent those units and conduct the sleep study at h...

Was bit too early to post the question... still reading ont he link posted by KatieW (http://www.osahelp.com - sleep study slides). The apnea occurs as mentioned by elena88, tongue as well collapses blocking the passage from mouth to airway. Acccording to the illustration on the slide referred above...

Apnea is case where in the soft palate (the soft upper part of mouth cavity), collapses on to airway, thus blocking air passage from nose to mouth. But the passage from mouth to wind pipe will still be open. Can the person undergoing apnea not breath through mouth freely? How can the breathing gets ...

Hi Here are few of the images of the compliance data from my machine. I dont understand runs. But other details makes atleast some sense.

(having difficulties to upload images, will post later )

I purchased my machine from one of online vendors and I don't have any issues with power (these will automatically adjust to different voltages). You just need a proper converter for the power plug. I am not sure on software differences, but I don't think they will be significantly different.

I will try to download the data (first need to get the USB converter / find machine with serial port). I just wanted to know what are the chances that my machine is still in good shape and just needs some tweaking (either cleaning filter or changing mask or changing pressure). This gives me heart to...

Hi group, I had been reading this forum since 2007. most of my doubts had been answered w/o asking when I started with my APAP. I am using: PB 420E APAP Mirage Activa mask Silver Lining software (hardly use this as its hard to find laptop with serial port) Titrated pressure 10 mmH20 These days I am ...