Speed Bump

[SheriT]

I’ve had my shiny new ResMed 9 Auto Set for exactly 1 month and had been doing GREAT. That was until last night. I woke up 2 times aware that I had stopped breathing and think the machine was pumping air at a higher rate (normal is 7).

Today, I’m tired and my mind is foggy for the first time since starting with a CPAP.

My initial thought was to turn my pressure setting up a couple of points (maybe to 9?) but I couldn’t figure out how to change it.

How do you change the setting on this thing???

Any other advice or thoughts anyone would be willing to share with a struggling newbie?

Thank you,
Sheri

[xenablue]

Are you using your machine in straight CPAP or APAP mode? If it's in straight CPAP, raising it by 2cm is a bit too much of a jump - I'd do it in much smaller increments if it was me. Go to 7.2 or 7.4, try that for say, 3 nights or more before changing it again.

Mine was set to 9.0, but my neurologist is fine with me messing with the settings between 8 & 10, in small increments, before I should call and speak with her to discuss any issues I'm having. Too much pressure can have its own issues.

If you're using APAP, then you could raise your upper # by 2 (to 9) without any issues - you may not go up that high.

To find out how to change the settings, do a search for Clinician's Manual for S9 and you'll find plenty of references to help you out.

Cheers,
xena

[Pugsy]

Any other advice or thoughts anyone would be willing to share with a struggling newbie?

Get and use software so you can evaluate exactly what is going on. SleepyHead will work with your machine. I have links to it and its information in my signature.

You can also use ResScan.
Video for ResScan here http://montfordhouse.com/cpap/resscan_tutorial/

Download here http://www.resmed.com/int/assets/html/s ... c=patients You can use any information you wish. They don't verify. Be sure to put check mark about agree to use under physician.

How do you change the setting on this thing???

I wouldn't go changing anything until I evaluated the software reports to see what is going on.
Instructions can be found in the provider/clinical manual here. Might download it and save it.
http://www.apneuvereniging.nl/forum/pdf ... manual.pdf
Video on your machines features here
http://www.cpaplibrary.com/machine-education

[SheriT]

Wow people on this board are AMAZING.
Thank you xenablue and Pugsy.
And yes, I am using the APAP

[jweeks]

... That was until last night. I woke up 2 times aware that I had stopped breathing and think the machine was pumping air at a higher rate (normal is 7).

Sheri,

One night doesn't prove a trend. It could be that you just had a night that was off the wall. That happens to me once about every 6 weeks. My co-workers notice this, and they suggest that I probably get abducted by aliens when this happens. If you machine was really blowing hard, it might be that you were having mask leaks. Since your mask is now a month old, it might be getting time to replace the cushion. They have a limited life span, though 6 to 8 weeks is more typical. It also might be that you were sleeping in a funny position, or that you had something on your mind. It is good to monitor your data from time to time (as others have suggested), but if this is just one random night, it might not be too much to worry about. With sleep disorders, odd things simply happen from time to time.

-john-

[Tino2You]

Sheri,
You could also be using a cleaner that breaks down the silicon in the face mask seal. I thought I was being very fastidious cleaning my cushions every morning with an unscented baby wipe, but it also contained aloe which prematurely caused the inner silicon column to collapse leading to bad seal and large leaks.
-tino

[archangle]

I know it's hard to do while groggy, but whenever you think the CPAP is squirrely, try to read the pressure on the display before disconnecting or turning off the machine.

[chunkyfrog]

To do that, touch the little rectangular silver button closest to the front of the machine-once.
The bottom of the display will say what the current pressure is.
Do not touch the power button first.

[SheriT]

All good information! Thank you all