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by vitomatt
Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Airsense 10, Heated Tube -- Ideal Settings?
Replies: 2
Views: 952

Airsense 10, Heated Tube -- Ideal Settings?

Have new airsense 10 auto with heated tube. Trying to find best setting to avoid rainout. I understand everyone's home is diff re humidity and temperature. My room is around 60-62 degrees. Medium humidity I'm using manual control. Humidity setting at 4; heated tube at 84 degrees. Still got rainout. ...
by vitomatt
Sat Dec 19, 2015 6:19 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Not sure where to begin!
Replies: 6
Views: 1061

Re: Not sure where to begin!

I'm going to address other issues non apnea related. Do you look at a cell phone or ipad type machine before bed? Those emit blue light which is proven to cause insomnia and to add length of time to fall asleep. If so STOP using them at least one hour before bed if not two hours or at least wear amb...
by vitomatt
Sat Dec 19, 2015 6:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: airsense 10 heated tube not work?
Replies: 5
Views: 5084

Re: airsense 10 heated tube not work?

I don't use a heated tube, but, I thought the tube heated the air...not the tube itself. Tube heats the air by becoming heated itself....kinda like a pan heating water.. the pan gets hot so the water gets hot. There's an orange wire that lines the entire tube. Regardless, of how the mechanism works...
by vitomatt
Sat Dec 19, 2015 5:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Airsense 10 Auto -- Snored with First Use!
Replies: 3
Views: 788

Re: Airsense 10 Auto -- Snored with First Use!

Hi. I'm the OP.... I turned up my baseline from 6 to 7. Plus i reduced the EPR (that which allows the pressure to reduce when exhaling) from 3 to 1. I think I was reducing the exhale pressure too much at the 3 setting -- at 1 it more closely matched what my Fisher Paykel was like. Problem seems to h...
by vitomatt
Sat Dec 19, 2015 5:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: airsense 10 heated tube not work?
Replies: 5
Views: 5084

airsense 10 heated tube not work?

Hi Have brand new resmed airsense 10 auto w/ heated tube. When machine first turns on, I can feel the tube warm up (it is set to default of 81 degrees - room is 60-62 degrees). However the tube only stays warm for a minute or two... thereafter and throughout the nite, it never feels warm again; plus...
by vitomatt
Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:56 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Tube Cover for Resmed Heated Tube on Airsense 10
Replies: 5
Views: 3545

Tube Cover for Resmed Heated Tube on Airsense 10

Just double checking: i have airsense 10 with heated tube. is it okay to use tubing wrap or cover like the one below on a heated tube? https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed-airsense-aircurve-10-s9-slimline-tubing-wrap.html would it keep the tube too warm? mess w/ the heating? do anything wrong? th...
by vitomatt
Fri Dec 18, 2015 10:23 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Airsense 10 Auto -- Snored with First Use!
Replies: 3
Views: 788

Airsense 10 Auto -- Snored with First Use!

So last nite was my first time with my new Airsense 10 auto.... the settings were identical with my 5 year old Fisher Paykel 200 auto... on several occasions i would hear myself snore as i feel asleep - which kept me awake. this NEVER happens with my Fisher-P.. In fact i switched to my Fisher in the...