Apnea Cap

[MamaJo]

Can anyone explain to me the "apnea cap"? I've tried doing a search, but to no avail.

Thanks in advance

[jules]

PapCap?

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/pursle ... otton.html

[MamaJo]

No, not the pap cap....... apnea cap, as found on my machine reports and settings.

[jules]

perhaps they mean "top" there

[DreamOn]

It's a setting on the SleepStyle machine.

From this article http://www.sleepreviewmag.com/issues/ar ... -09_02.asp:

An important factor that will impact the response of the auto algorithm is the apnea-cap setting. The apnea cap is designed to prevent unnecessary pressure increases due to central events. The apnea cap is a changeable parameter that by default is set to 10 cm H2O . Below the apnea-cap pressure, the device will respond to all forms of sleep-disordered breathing. At or above this pressure, the device will only respond to SDB events that are clearly obstructive in nature, ie, events associated with flow limitation.

I sent you a PM, MamaJo.

[MamaJo]

Thanks for all your help DreamOn.