Remstar auto?

battlin_blazes · Post by **battlin_blazes** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:36 am

well I have a question on this Remstar auto, is there anyway that i can see what this thing is actually doing overnight? I'm curious to know what the pressure is doing etc. Is there a way to access that information without having the smart card read? I think last night was the most I've slept with it around 6 hours and I was curious what it actually did. Also will the machine ramp itself back down? Say it went up to 12 pounds pressure and I started breathing again will it drop back down to 5 pounds starting point? I wasn't sure if you could access that information with the screen it has on it or not?

snoozin' · Post by **snoozin'** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:39 am

The only things you can access from the machine are things like compliance time and settings, like the high and low set numbers, and heat setting, etc.
You will need to get the smart card read for any other information.
Debbie

littlebaddow · Post by **littlebaddow** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:48 am

... or you could get your sleeping partner to look at the reading on the machine every half an hour or so, but I didn't find that a popular option

littlebaddow · Post by **littlebaddow** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:50 am

... or you might find someone else with the software & card reader who would be willing to download your card and print out the results for you.

battlin_blazes · Post by **battlin_blazes** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:17 am

thanks, I didn't think it was an option and I'm pretty sure my wife is not going to go for the stay up and watch plan Does the machine ramp up and down or once it builds pressure it stays at that level? In other words if it ramps up to 12 pounds does it stay at 12 pounds or will it go back down as you start breathing again?

Mikesus · Post by **Mikesus** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:45 am

I have extra cards, if you want to swap cards so yours could be read, the offer is there...

BTW, the 12 is CM of water expressed as 12 cm/H2O. 12lbs of pressure equates to appx 854cm of water. (close to 28ft!!)

Grant I · Post by **Grant I** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:43 am

Battlin:
The Auto will ramp up (increase pressure) as needed to treat events (snores, hypopneas, apneas and variable breaths). Once the events are over, no new events are detected, and a specified time period has elapsed, the pressure will ramp back down to your minimum pressure setpoint. Of course, if events are detected during the ramp down, the pressure will ramp back up. This cycling repeats throughtout the sleep period. It is typical to have many (3 or more) of these cycles during one sleep period.

Hope this helps!
Grant

--working on the avatar photo thing...

battlin_blazes · Post by **battlin_blazes** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:51 am

thanks mike, I was pretty sure I had that pressure messed up!! :lol and Grant that was exactly what I wanted to know so thanks..

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