I read an interesting thread on the forum, about real and fake OA's, that is to say, those linked to an airway closure and others linked to a movement in the bed or something else... I would be interested in your decoding of the OA's of this night which seem to me difficult to read. https://imgur.co...

Excellent !
Thank you

Dog Slobber wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:36 pm Didn't want to post graphs, but can. I don't want to hijack this topic and turn it into a personal therapy topic. Dog Slobber Could you, for the benefit of education, attach an Oscar graph of your OA's occurring when you are awake? The fact is that I ma...

Thank you very much for your comments. They help me to imagine the "how it works". Which I am now satisfied with. I take the case of a face mask, but it would be the same whatever the masK. there are 3 elements that intervene in the process -there is the mask,with a permanent pressure coming from th...

But what about Exhale pressure? How does it work ? Air is sent into the nostrils when I exhale, therefore, how will this air, going against my exhalation, help to keep my throat open? You may be having trouble understanding it because the answer is so simple. The exhale pressure maintains pressure ...

I understood, thanks to your help, that: -the Inhale pressure limits the rise of FL's, which decreases the risk of an OA happening -when an OA arrives, the machine does not emit enough air to open the throat. The OA can only be stopped when my brain demands it. -the role of the Exhale pressure is, a...

Correct !

My fault !!!
I realized that, for one reason, when EPAP = Min Pressure with EPR = 2, was with EPR Ramp only .
I have to check on the machine why, sometimes, my EPR is for Ramp only.

I understood that EPAP = Min pressure - EPR. And, most often, this translates well in OSCAR, where I find: Min = 12 EPR = 2 and EPAP = 10 Two pressure curves Perfect ! How, then, to explain that, quite often, Oscar gives me: Min = 11 EPR = 2 and EPAP = 11 and not 9 ? Only one pressure curve ? Thanks

An other thank you, Robysue!

Thank you Robysue for this deep and clear clarification. Things are more subtle than I thought! I guess your clarification will be useful for many members of the forum. I still have a last question If I don't have any problems/inconveniences with expiration, why play with the EPR? What are its effe...

I would like help in understanding the basics of CPAP What I think I understand: With a Resmed Airsense11 machine, the machine sends air into my airways according to a pressure that will evolve between Min and Max pressure in order to prevent or correct a closure (OA or H). The Flow Limitations anno...

Face mask, no leakage with a band on the mouth. Cervical collar. Sorry to write in your topic, but I am interested in one more question. Why do you use a full face mask for nasal breathing? After all, there are nasal masks and comfortable nasal pillows? Despite several attempts, with a nasal mask o...

wear a сervical collar? A cervical collar prevents the chin from dropping toward the chest and crimping the airway. It keeps the neck in the best position for airway patency. If you are using a full face mask, why do you need to tape your mouth - It prevents the jaw from dropping and breaking the m...

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Face mask, no leakage with a band on the mouth. Cervical collar.

If you are using a full face mask, why do you need to tape your mouth and wear a сervical collar?

if I don't tape my mouth, I get saliva in the face mask and it starts leaking.