airsense 11 pressure

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airsense 11 pressure

Post by abatie » Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:48 pm

I just got an airsense 11 auto and find it really annoying that in between breaths it feels like it's putting negative pressure (i.e. sucking instead of blowing); I much prefer the constant pressure my philips does. Is this an auto thing or would the regular version do the same thing?

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Re: airsense 11 pressure

Post by Pugsy » Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:02 pm

Sounds like you have EPR turned on. If you do....turn it off.

If it is already off can you share exactly what your pressure settings are?

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Re: airsense 11 pressure

Post by abatie » Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:05 pm

cpap.com (and I was able to google the clinical manual) gave me the way to get into the real settings on it, and they had the pressure set too low; I put it where it should be and actually turned EPR up and now it feels just like my Philips, except a lot quieter, smaller and lighter ;-)

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Re: airsense 11 pressure

Post by palerider » Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:04 am

abatie wrote:
Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:48 pm
I just got an airsense 11 auto and find it really annoying that in between breaths it feels like it's putting negative pressure (i.e. sucking instead of blowing);
Continuos Positive Airway Pressure machines *NEVER* create a negative pressure no matter what it may "feel" like.

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Re: airsense 11 pressure

Post by JonasB » Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:54 am

palerider wrote:
Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:04 am
abatie wrote:
Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:48 pm
I
Constant Positive Airway Pressure machines *NEVER* create a negative pressure no matter what it may "feel" like.
I hate to be picky but I believe CPAP is the abbreviation for CONTINUOUS Positive Airway Pressure.

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Re: airsense 11 pressure

Post by chunkyfrog » Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:56 am

The IMPRESSION of "negative pressure" occurs because of the lighter
POSITIVE pressure, which is intended to ease exhalation.
I would not be surprised if your new APAP was delivered unadjusted--
--that is, left on factory default settings. (4-20)
Laziness, or the dealer did not have, or "lost" the prescribed settings.
Nice that you are able to observe the difference between Resmed
and "that which is cheaper"--(and now you know why).
For years, DMEs have been in the habit of delivering APAPs left on factory defaults,
--because they prefer the higher profit from selling an el cheapo machine?
Possibly, just a touch of spite--or hope that good machines may be traded down--
with them pocketing the difference in cost.

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Re: airsense 11 pressure

Post by palerider » Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:53 pm

JonasB wrote:
Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:54 am
palerider wrote:
Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:04 am

Constant Positive Airway Pressure machines *NEVER* create a negative pressure no matter what it may "feel" like.
I hate to be picky but I believe CPAP is the abbreviation for CONTINUOUS Positive Airway Pressure.
Right you are.

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Re: airsense 11 pressure

Post by abatie » Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:47 am

palerider wrote:
Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:04 am
abatie wrote:
Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:48 pm
I just got an airsense 11 auto and find it really annoying that in between breaths it feels like it's putting negative pressure (i.e. sucking instead of blowing);
Continuos Positive Airway Pressure machines *NEVER* create a negative pressure no matter what it may "feel" like.
That is why I said *feels* like...