Switch to S9 Autoset - Advice on Pressure Adjustment

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Switch to S9 Autoset - Advice on Pressure Adjustment

Post by fumbling34 » Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:32 am

So, last night was my first night on my new S9 AutoSet. I set it for a pressure range of 6-13. My prescribed pressure was 9, but I was using a 10 on straight cpap. One of the reasons that I wanted to switch to APAP (other than loving the APAP concept) was that despite low AHIs, I still don't feel that great. Also, I had pretty high snore scores and hubs would complain about me still snoring.

So, on my APAP, I was shocked to see that it went to '13' 95% of the time. I'm pretty tired this morning (which is typical). After one night, is it too early to adjust my pressures? If it wasn't at the max pressure 95% of the time, I'd probably want to just leave it alone. I'll add, while I on rare occasions will have data flagged with Periodic Breathing or a Central Apnea event, my sleep study diagnosed me with straight up Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

I've attached a typical night from my CPAP and last night from the AutoSet.

AutoSet (Last Night)
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5 ... directlink

PR System One (Typical)
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1 ... directlink

Overall Summary
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/J ... directlink

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

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Additional Comments: RX'ed Apr. 12 / 9.0 cm Pressure / SleepyHead Software

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Re: Switch to S9 Autoset - Advice on Pressure Adjustment

Post by Sheriff Buford » Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:27 am

If it was me, I'd let it go for at least another week. By then, you'll have enough consistent data. Sheriff