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Post by don33taw » Fri May 30, 2008 5:02 am

As I check out these posts I see that a lot of you CPAPers have some kind of software of some kind. I don't have any software, I feel so left out, do I want software? Do I need software? Will having software be like having a second job? I don't want a second job. Thanks Don
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Post by bdp522 » Fri May 30, 2008 5:40 am

I have software because my MD has no clue about OSA or cpap. I wanted and needed to be in control of my treatment.
It takes only a few minutes a day to download and read the charts. I started out checing everything daily. Then I went to weekly and now I usually check the data 1x month. If I have a problem, or change masks, I check more frequently for a while.
I was titrated at 7 and quickly found that 7 was not good for me. With the help of forum members I retitrated my self. I now use a pressure of 10.5 and have AHI under 0.5 and several 0.0 each week. I have also been able to get my leak line nice and straight and within the limits for whatever mask I use.


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Post by ozij » Fri May 30, 2008 5:52 am

If you're doing well with your therapy, you may be relieved to know that there's no chance your machine, the PB420G will supply you with a new job, or any data.

If you're not doing well with your therapy, you may be relieved to know that a PB420S with Silverlining3 will supply you basic data about your therapy.

And a PB420E will supply great data. If you're a real data geek you may find it slightly addictive. I mean, you can export ton's of data to Excel - and who knows where that may lead you!

Both the 420E and the 420S will work with the humidifier you have....

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Re: SOFTWARE

Post by NightHawkeye » Fri May 30, 2008 6:17 am

don33taw wrote:Will having software be like having a second job? I don't want a second job. Thanks Don
Don,

In addition to what the others have said, should you decide to get a new Puritan-Bennett machine with data capability, such as the 420S or 420E, the corresponding SilverLining 3 software takes mere minutes to install. It just works.

On the other hand, should you decide to invest in a Respironics machine and Encore software, then the best time for performing software installation would be at the beginning of a long week-end, at-home vacation, sabbatical, or even leave-of-absence. Many, perhaps most, people spend hours or days getting Encore installed and operational, sometimes even weeks.

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Bill

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