Thanks guys for all your help!

I still can't get my AHI down. My doctor started me on CPAP at pressure 15 and AHI didn't improve. With advice from the board I switched my machine to auto and set my pressures at 15/17 and have used this for several nights now. I'm confused and don't know if I really should be using CPAP at a highe...

Could someone explain the EPR level. Right now mine is set at 2.
Thanks

blownaway wrote:How any nights are you basing this increased AHI on? I would wait a week or so before drawing any conclusions.

One night

[quote="Wulfman..."]I think you may need to be on a bilevel machine. And, with all of those "Centrals", maybe an ASV type of machine. I believe a review of your sleep study to see if Centrals were noted on it and then a consultation with your doctor would be in order. Den .[/quote Can you explain th...

My sleep study showed centrals as well as OSA at 22 AHI's. She put me on straight CPAP at pressure 16. I never could get my AHI's down.
With advice from this site I switched to pressure min 15 max 20 but the high pressure was causing my mask to leak.

I think you may need to be on a bilevel machine. And, with all of those "Centrals", maybe an ASV type of machine. I believe a review of your sleep study to see if Centrals were noted on it and then a consultation with your doctor would be in order. Den . I did have centrals as well during my sleep ...

I lowered my Max pressure to 17 and had a great night with no leaks waking me up. However my AHI increased. Should I increase the pressure to 18 and try that? What about the min pressure?
Thanks

Wulfman... wrote:Full face masks need to be properly sized......and, if you're using a range of pressures......adjusted to the highest pressure it may reach.


Den

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Any tips on "adjusting" the mask to high pressures?

Thanks Julie, I'll check those out.

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With the great advice from this forum I made some changes to the pressure settings on my machine. This was to try and bring down my AHI's. The changes seemed to help with that but the increased pressures have started giving me mask leaks around the eyes and mouth all through the night. I cannot slee...

I've discovered my EPR is set at 3
My ramp is set to auto and the beginning pressure is 4. Would that be related to the 11.5 number you mentioned?

You have indicated the range to min of 15 cmH2O and max of 20 cmH2O but the chart indicates that the min is about 11.5 cmH2O so perhaps you have either not set it correctly or made a typo in your original post. I set he autoset at min 15 max 20. In any event, it appears that the pressure support on...