Excruciating gas pains

[kaykin75]

Hi everyone! Lately I have been experiencing terrible gas pains the next morning after using my cpap machine, even with low AHI. The last straw was when it lasted 2 hours and I couldn't even stand up straight....work that morning was awful! Finally after 3 different anti gas treatments, it subsided. Sadly I haven't worn my mask since out of fear. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance!!

[Greg Riddle]

I have the same issue. The only thing that I've been able to do is lower the minimum pressure. Any time my pressure is over 15 I wake up in horrible pain

I'm using a ranged vpap with the pressure set at 14 epap preassure support of 6 and the ipap max at 21

[Pugsy]

What are your pressure settings?
Are you using EPR? If so, at what setting?

You do have some options depending on your current settings and therapy.
See this
wiki/index.php/Aerophagia

[kaykin75]

No EPR. Settings are 10-15, adjusting automatically during the night. I will look at the link you provided. Thanks

[Pugsy]

Consider using EPR as often the reduction that EPR offers upon exhale is enough to greatly reduce the aerophagia symptoms.
It's 1 cm per setting...so the EPR setting of 1 is 1 cm reduction...setting of 3 is a 3 cm reduction...during exhale.
Evaluation of the software reports needs to be done to make sure the reduction doesn't cause an increase in AHI.