Under pressure :)

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oconley
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Under pressure :)

Post by oconley » Fri Oct 08, 2010 1:32 am

What pressure are you all on? I'm just trying to see what the highest v. lowest is here and how I am in comparison.

I started at a 13 cm H20 and am now (5 months later) on 15cm H20.

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mars
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Re: Under pressure :)

Post by mars » Fri Oct 08, 2010 6:29 am

Hi oconley

Cannot help you with pressure, but only with range of pressure.

viewtopic/t56229/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=51 ... re#p479447

cheers

Mars
for an an easier, cheaper and travel-easy sleep apnea treatment :D

http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t7020 ... rapy-.html

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Julie
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Re: Under pressure :)

Post by Julie » Fri Oct 08, 2010 6:43 am

I'm not sure comparing your pressures to anyone else's is a great idea because depending on how long you've been on it, what you have may just be the original scripted one(s) that MD's often give (very conservatively!) and which so often ends up being higher after not very long if we do it ourselves (and most do) to a more reasonable point where we generally can stay at indefinitely. Or others may have not yet changed theirs, or have machines which operate best at a couple of numbers higher or lower, even though they're essentially getting similar treatment. And what's the point, after all? Your anatomy and tested numbers are what they are and comparing what e.g. a small, 'normal' weight person's pressure to one of a large (being polite here) man's, never mind accommodating what might be anatomic reasons for OSA vs weight, could easily be apples and oranges, and tell you nothing much at all.