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- Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:50 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Self titrate? Guessing game?
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Re: Self titrate? Guessing game?
So last night I changed the EPR setting from 3 to 2. I was surprised at how much easier it was to breathe. Somewhere I thought I had read that the EPR set to 3 was for comfort. In any event, I woke up this morning with a headache, tired, and per my machine my AHI was 13.9 for last night. I seem to b...
- Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:13 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Self titrate? Guessing game?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4535
Re: Self titrate? Guessing game?
Thanks everyone for the prompt and informative replies. The consensus advice seems to point to finding a new doctor but also experimenting with the EPR setting. I will try that soon. I'm having surgery (unrelated to OSA) this Friday and will probably wait some before I revert to trying to optimize m...
- Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:05 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Self titrate? Guessing game?
- Replies: 21
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Re: Self titrate? Guessing game?
In ResScan for 30 days it says Median 0.0, 95th Percentile 0.0, and Maximum 12.0 for leaks. I don't *think* I'm having a problem with leaks.
- Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:40 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Self titrate? Guessing game?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4535
Re: Self titrate? Guessing game?
My machine does have EPR and I think it's set to 3cm. The leak information is kind of cryptic for me to interpret. But every morning I do get the green smiley face.
- Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:42 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Self titrate? Guessing game?
- Replies: 21
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Self titrate? Guessing game?
Hi all. I've been lurking here for a couple of months and this is my first post. This forum by far has been the most helpful and useful resource to me in treating my severe OSA. I was finally diagnosed with severe OSA back in mid-August (AHI 70.8 and O2 desturation at 70%). It took me years to get a...