C-Flex??

jqp · Post by **jqp** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:49 pm

So I've been on the CPAP for almost 2 weeks. I want to review my progress with my GP and think about coming off the blood pressure meds I've been on.

One question I have is whether a machine with "C-flex" would benefit me. I have an entry level RemStar M series. My wife says I labor to exhale on the machine. My pressure is 13cm, and I've been doing pretty well on it, but she says watching me, it seems like I'm really struggling on the exhale.

Does the C-flex somehow help with this? If it does, I could ask the doc to write me an Rx for a better machine with C-flex.

Please advise.

Thanks.

JQP

andyomega · Post by **andyomega** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:55 pm

Hells ya, C-FLEX or the newer A-Flex or similar technology should be given to EVERYONE in my opinion. It made breathing in that thing so much more comfortable and once i got used to the sounds it makes Ive been sleeping with it every night.
There are no negatives to C-flex... other than a small change in pitch the machine makes. I dont swallow air anymore either.

[quote="jqp"]So I've been on the CPAP for almost 2 weeks. I want to review my progress with my GP and think about coming off the blood pressure meds I've been on.

One question I have is whether a machine with "C-flex" would benefit me. I have an entry level RemStar M series. My wife says I labor to exhale on the machine. My pressure is 13cm, and I've been doing pretty well on it, but she says watching me, it seems like I'm really struggling on the exhale.

Does the C-flex somehow help with this? If it does, I could ask the doc to write me an Rx for a better machine with C-flex.

Please advise.

Thanks.

JQP

cindyh · Post by **cindyh** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:27 pm

I can say that since I have been given the loaner with cflex, I am definitely spoiled. I thought it wasn't at the right pressure, because the exhale relief was so good...I am at a 16 and it is great. I thought i was going to have to go to bipap, but if i get a machine with cflex I wont have to..

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:31 pm

jqp--Cflex is the feature on Respironics M Series that lowers the pressure on exhale. There's no reason you should be breathing out against the same pressure you're breathing in.

Look into A-Flex or even a BiPAP Auto at that level (13).

A-Flex softens the pressure on inhale as well as combines C-Flex on the exhale. A-Flex is present in our (woops) new Auto M Series with A-Flex.

Good luck.

jqp · Post by **jqp** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:10 am

Interesting. I called the sleep lab today to ask them about C-flex.

They said, oh- we used a C-flex setting of 2 during your titration, but did not put that on your Rx.

They're supposed to get the doc to rewrite the Rx and sent it to Apria.

I asked her to write the Rx for the M series PRO so I could monitor the data. We'll see if they actually do that for me.

I'm guessing I just switch out the machine at the Apria office?

WillSucceed · Post by **WillSucceed** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:41 am

andyomega wrote:

There are no negatives to C-flex

Close, but no cigar, andyomega.

For some people, C-FLEX can trigger breath stacking -->when C-FLEX cuts out, such that the pressure increases to it's full prescribed level, some people don't finish exhaling. Breaths become shorter... they "stack." The CO2 builds up and the sleeper has progresses to shallow, panting-like breathing which, eventually, wakes them up. Sleep interrupted -sounds like a negative to me.

Admitedly, C-FLEX is great for many but, to say that it has "no negatives" is just flat out inaccurate.

jqp · Post by **jqp** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:52 pm

I called Apria and the said "no problem" as soon as we get the Rx, we'll order the Remstar M series Pro for you and you can come pick it up.

We'll see.

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