machine question

Not sure what the difference is with the cpap auto and auto with cflex compared to the bipap. I know the bipap changes inhale and exhale pressure because i'm using a resp bipap s that has some timed backup not sure of all the terms. Also what are these cards that i see people refer to?

Greetings Guest,

A cpap auto is a machine that delivers constant pressure but can raise and lower that pressure on a breath by breath basis. There is no pressure relief on exhalation.

An auto cpap with cflex is the same as above, except that there is a patient comfort setting that allows you to adjust how much releif on exhalation. This is not exact and is concidered to be a comfort feature. There isn't a set amount of pressure drop with cflex.

A bipap has a set pressure for inhalation, and a lower set pressure for exhalation. Both pressure can be set independant of each other. There can be a wide gap between pressures while still being accurate.

A cflex machine is trying to recreate the sensation of a bilevel without the exact control over exhalation.

Regards,

Ted

On the cards, I have a bipap pro and a bipap pro 2. They both have a smart card that comes with them and plugs into the side. The pro card just reads the useage while the pro 2 gives much more detailed information on nightly sleep. The software to read the card is Encore. I'm sure the biflex and others have similiar cards too as I read about them. I hope this helps.