Resmed S8 10cm limit

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Resmed S8 10cm limit

Post by RestlessRoper » Thu May 15, 2008 5:53 pm

I have read several times that the Resmed S8 has a 10cm limitation. Does anyone know what that means and where do you get this information? I have tried my in both CPAP mode and auto and seem to do better in auto. Reading very but I have had many low.

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Re: Resmed S8 10cm limit

Post by Snoredog » Thu May 15, 2008 6:08 pm

[quote="RestlessRoper"]I have read several times that the Resmed S8 has a 10cm limitation. Does anyone know what that means and where do you get this information? I have tried my in both CPAP mode and auto and seem to do better in auto. Reading very but I have had many low.

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Post by trice54 » Thu May 15, 2008 8:22 pm

Would this be the same case with an S8 Elite straight CPAP?
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Post by bdp522 » Thu May 15, 2008 8:58 pm

No. A straight cpap blows at one continuous pressure whether you are having an event or not. It doesn't care if you are having an apnea or hypop. It will blow at the set pressure.

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Re: Resmed S8 10cm limit

Post by dsm » Thu May 15, 2008 9:58 pm

[quote="Snoredog"][quote="RestlessRoper"]I have read several times that the Resmed S8 has a 10cm limitation. Does anyone know what that means and where do you get this information? I have tried my in both CPAP mode and auto and seem to do better in auto. Reading very but I have had many low.

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Post by RestlessRoper » Fri May 16, 2008 5:48 am

Like the little guy on Laugh In would say, "Very interesting BUT very confusing."

Thanks for the info. The whole process (as to understanding the data) is a little confusing but I believe I am beginning to get some idea of how things work.

I worked for thirty years plus with test sets both analog and digital. NO two test sets read exactly the same and no two environments are exactly the same. So the user has to learn to interpret his own readings and find the problem. And nothing is EVER absolute. Measurements can only be used to a certain tolerance.
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