Ceiling of air for CPAP

[Pugsy]

Can you please manipulate the graphs so that these graphs on the right are showing. You can turn off AHI, Mask pressure graphs...not needed and taking up space that the other graphs need. Preferences/graphs tab will get you to where you can turn off those graphs..just remove the check mark. Also on the appearance tab...remove the check mark for the pie chart. This allows the settings to come into view on the left.
When you do a screen shot of an image...Do the details tab on the left and not the Events tab.
The graphs can be resize and manipulated so that these graphs are shown in one screen shot.
Events
Flow rate
Pressure
Leak
and snores or Flow limitation only need to be shown if there is much of anything showing on them...especially the Flow limitation.

I don't see the need to increase the maximum pressure at all from what is shown here. I can't tell what the minimum is but if anything the minimum will stand a better chance of reducing those OAs and hyponeas. The centrals we ignore because we don't treat them with pressure with your type of machine. There's not enough of them to worry about.
I would need to see more complete reports showing more information but I think that maybe a look at the minimum might be in order.
So what are the current settings and are you using EPR and if so at what setting?

Here's an example of mine so you can see how it is presented. Different machine but the idea is the same. My snores and FL graphs are boring so not included.

[kaiasgram]

Oh Pugsy, I was trying to save you some time...
That plus I wanted to be like the kid in the Hamburger Helper commercial.

[Pugsy]

Oh Pugsy, I was trying to save you some time...

You did a good job too. I just happen to have that response pretty much canned on a cheat sheet and I just copy it and paste. Doesn't take much time. All that was needed was to find an old example of mine. I find that an example of what we like to see speaks volumes...or it would for me and that's why I include it. Took longer for Photobucket to load than for anything else.

I agree with you. I am thinking that there's no real need to mess with the maximum and if it is causing aerophagia issues then there's not real need to even risk it anyway. Maybe make the minimum a little more optimal and the maximum should stabilize anyway.

[FreeFlight]

Hello Kaiasgram & Pugsy

Thank you both for your reply, it is lovely that people I do not know are willing to help me.

My minimum pressure is 8 and top is current 11.4

I like the idea of the minimum pressure going up as I agree that it sounds logical that the machine would take time to vamp up and hence the longer time frame.

I will start raising by 0.2 tonight so pressure will be 8.2-11.4.
I am also going to play around with the ERP to stop the insufflation. And hopefully I will have my perfect level!

I have done as you requested with the graphs and tried to pick a more recent night with a mix of hypopneas and obstructives with fair time frames.

http://s1290.photobucket.com/user/freef ... sort=3&o=1

Then I have pasted the same graph but with the overview tab showing rather than the length of events

http://s1290.photobucket.com/user/freef ... sort=3&o=0

Hope this works and I have done it all correctly.

thank you kindly
Ainsley

PS _ sorry I have tried to post this with the graphics as an image a few times (using the preview feature to check) but it will not work. I have the url inside the brackets [] and then the proper close [/] but it wont show the images

[kaiasgram]

Not a big deal since we can get to your images, but to get the image right into your post, click once in the "Links to share this photo" box to the right of your image (circled in red). The box should turn yellow and say "Copied." If you now paste the copied code directly into your message the image will show up in Preview and when you publish your post.

[FreeFlight]

It is a miracle, I have it sussed now!

[FreeFlight]

Sorry to be a pest, aware this thread has been clogged up by my computer incompetence. As per past post agree bottom pressure needs to go up, but the clinic thought because I sit most of the night at my higher pressure, that the top pressure needed to continue to climb.