z1 auto cpap airflow

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miostreams
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z1 auto cpap airflow

Post by miostreams » Mon Jun 12, 2017 5:09 pm

I just received my new z1 auto cpap, and I am doing some testing to see if it will work out for camping. What I've noticed so far, is that I feel like I am fighting the machine for air. I noticed others stating that they were having issues when exhaling, but my experience is with inhaling. When I breathe in, I feel strain on my lungs, like I'm having to pull to get air. That seems a little strange -- it's like the machine can't quite keep up?

The pressure is set the same as my S9, and I have the z-breathe setting on CPAP-1. Is there anything else that I can or should tweak to get the airflow to feel less restricted?

Thanks in advance

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Re: z1 auto cpap airflow

Post by TangledHose » Mon Jun 12, 2017 5:40 pm

I had the same issues with the machine until they came out with a firmware update that made setting 2 the easiest to breath on. So be sure you have the latest firmware and give the Z Breathe setting number two a try, you might also give 3 a try but others have agreed that 2 seemed the best. Good luck sleeping with the Darth Vader noise

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Re: z1 auto cpap airflow

Post by miostreams » Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:23 am

TangledHose wrote:I had the same issues with the machine until they came out with a firmware update that made setting 2 the easiest to breath on. So be sure you have the latest firmware and give the Z Breathe setting number two a try, you might also give 3 a try but others have agreed that 2 seemed the best. Good luck sleeping with the Darth Vader noise
Haha, thank you!

I double checked, and it appears to have come with the latest firmware pre-installed, so I'll give 2 a shot tonight.