Got my CPAP machine

[shadowfx78]

I was proveded wotj a AirSense 10 cpap machine and a Airlift n10 mask

[SewTired]

Yay! Congrats on starting therapy. One suggestion. Try not to turn over, away from the machine, without knowing where the tube is - I nearly pulled my machine off the nightstand the first couple of nights.

[CaptainRaven40]

Did you get the AirSense 10 CPAP? Because if you did you need to take it back and get the Autoset or even better the Autoset for her which has even more options. Insurance pays the same amount no matter what and if the gave you the CPAP only model you have a brick and you won't be able to get any data other than number of hours used.

[kaiasgram]

I was proveded wotj a AirSense 10 cpap machine and a Airlift n10 mask

shadow, the AirSense 10 CPAP model is not a full data model. If you want to follow your therapy and be able to troubleshoot effectively, you need the AirSense 10 Elite model or the Autoset (or "Autoset For Her") model. Both the "CPAP" and "Elite" models are fixed-pressure CPAP machines, but only the Elite has full treatment data.

[shadowfx78]

i got the airsense autoset. but currently using it in cpap mode

[kaiasgram]

Did you get the AirSense 10 CPAP? Because if you did you need to take it back and get the Autoset or even better the Autoset for her which has even more options. Insurance pays the same amount no matter what and if the gave you the CPAP only model you have a brick and you won't be able to get any data other than number of hours used.

The AS 10 CPAP does have AHI and leak data but only the numbers, no graphs available, and more importantly (if I recall correctly) no AHI event category breakdown. So you wouldn't know if your AHI is due to obstructive or central ("clear airway") events, and thus you'd have no idea -- and neither would your doctor -- whether or how to adjust your pressure(s) if they needed adjustment. And as we all know, adjustments in the early phases of treatment are often needed.

[CaptainRaven40]

i got the airsense autoset. but currently using it in cpap mode

Ok that is good then. Using it in the CPAP mode is fine you just want to be able to have the data and maybe one day you may need the APAP mode. If not then you still have the full data machine. I misunderstood when you just said CPAP I assumed you meant just the CPAP model. And I know what happens when one assumes lol.

[shadowfx78]

can i enable the APAP mode or does my DME have to do it?

[PoolQ]

Yes you can , it's in the clinician menu

[LSAT]

can i enable the APAP mode or does my DME have to do it?

According to your sleep study, the doctor recommended pressure 6-8. The DME should have set the machine that way. Are you sure it is not in APAP mode? Do you know how to make changes if necessary?

[chunkyfrog]

Instructions are in the "provider" manual, but we can get it, for FREE.
Others have the link you need.

[shadowfx78]

i sent the email for the manual. Yes i have entered the clinician mode and it is set to CPAP mode.

[Wulfman...]

i sent the email for the manual. Yes i have entered the clinician mode and it is set to CPAP mode.

For the time being, I'd recommend leaving it as it was set to determine how those (prescribed) settings work for you.
Monitor with software (like Sleepyhead) and give it a few weeks before experimenting with pressure changes.


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[CaptainRaven40]

i sent the email for the manual. Yes i have entered the clinician mode and it is set to CPAP mode.

For the time being, I'd recommend leaving it as it was set to determine how those (prescribed) settings work for you.
Monitor with software (like Sleepyhead) and give it a few weeks before experimenting with pressure changes.


Den

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I agree with what is said here. Straight CPAP may be all you ever need. You may never need the APAP mode. But you won't know if you don't try the straight pressure and check as was said.

[OkyDoky]

Here is the clinical menu for your machine. https://sleep.tnet.com/home/files/resme ... -guide.pdf