First night with S8 Escape, pressure time of use
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First night with S8 Escape, pressure time of use
Tonight is my first night with my S8 Escape. i see from some comment that this is a dated machine? should i change it for something else? the pressure seems a little high, is this normal at first? how many hours should i use my machine? thank you from Miami, ap
Re: First night with S8 Escape, pressure time of use
Hi,
Welcome to the Forum. I had that machine as my first machine. It is an older machine but not ancient and if the total hours are low you will be fine. Did you get it at a DME or did you buy it online?
You should use your machine every night when you are sleeping. As far as pressure goes, your body isn't acclimated to the pressure yet. It will take a few days for you to get adjusted to it. Just make sure that it is set to your prescribed pressure.
Allen
Welcome to the Forum. I had that machine as my first machine. It is an older machine but not ancient and if the total hours are low you will be fine. Did you get it at a DME or did you buy it online?
You should use your machine every night when you are sleeping. As far as pressure goes, your body isn't acclimated to the pressure yet. It will take a few days for you to get adjusted to it. Just make sure that it is set to your prescribed pressure.
Allen
Re: First night with S8 Escape, pressure time of use
Hi,
You should use the machine any time you attempt to sleep. Put another way, you do not want to sleep a single minute without the machine because you could have low blood oxygen, and that can cause both heart and brain damage, and possibly lead to a stroke.
It does take time to get use to the CPAP pressure. You may have to build up some muscle strength in your chest cavity since you might not be used to breathing as deeply. In looking at stats on the machine, this is a pure CPAP, which means it runs at a single pressure level. It can be a little difficult to breathe out against that pressure. That is the reason for things like CFLEX, exhale relief, auto modes, and bilevel machines. If this doesn't work out for you, talk to your DME or your doctor. They may be able to swap you out for a more sophisticated machine.
At any rate, the pressure that you need should have been established in a titration sleep study. Pressure is like a light switch--you can breathe if your machine is set to that magic pressure, and you have issues if you are even a little below that level. That magic level is different for everyone. Some people have mild cases but need a very high pressure, others have major cases, but only need a little pressure. There is no cookie-cutter solutions.
The ResMed line of machines is at the S9 models for the CPAP and APAP machines, but is still at S8 for the VPAP machines (BiLevel and the more advanced algorithms). It isn't so much that the S8 Escape is dated, but rather, that it is a low end machine. You might be better served by an auto machine that is fully data capable.
-john-
You should use the machine any time you attempt to sleep. Put another way, you do not want to sleep a single minute without the machine because you could have low blood oxygen, and that can cause both heart and brain damage, and possibly lead to a stroke.
It does take time to get use to the CPAP pressure. You may have to build up some muscle strength in your chest cavity since you might not be used to breathing as deeply. In looking at stats on the machine, this is a pure CPAP, which means it runs at a single pressure level. It can be a little difficult to breathe out against that pressure. That is the reason for things like CFLEX, exhale relief, auto modes, and bilevel machines. If this doesn't work out for you, talk to your DME or your doctor. They may be able to swap you out for a more sophisticated machine.
At any rate, the pressure that you need should have been established in a titration sleep study. Pressure is like a light switch--you can breathe if your machine is set to that magic pressure, and you have issues if you are even a little below that level. That magic level is different for everyone. Some people have mild cases but need a very high pressure, others have major cases, but only need a little pressure. There is no cookie-cutter solutions.
The ResMed line of machines is at the S9 models for the CPAP and APAP machines, but is still at S8 for the VPAP machines (BiLevel and the more advanced algorithms). It isn't so much that the S8 Escape is dated, but rather, that it is a low end machine. You might be better served by an auto machine that is fully data capable.
-john-
Changed S8 to S9
Thank you all for all the great input. I changed my machine from a S8 to an S9 and it makes a world of difference. the adjustable pressure is so much more gentile.
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