Expensive bipap....

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Expensive bipap....

Post by Bons » Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:58 pm

My new doctor received my records from my old one, and there is no indication at all why I was switched to ASV... data showed I was doing okay on the bipap. However, since that doc told my insurance company that I needed the ASV instead of the bipap, I can't be switched back to that machine and be covered by insurance (they won't pay for something that doesn't work for me.... and won't accept the new doctor's argument that it DID work).

So now I'm on an ASV with all the ASV features being turned off so that it runs simply as an auto bipap.

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Re: Expensive bipap....

Post by Banned » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:07 pm

Bons wrote:So now I'm on an ASV with all the ASV features being turned off so that it runs simply as an auto bipap.
Set Max PS to 10. Then it will run simply as an ASV.
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AVAPS: PC AVAPS, EPAP 15, IPAP Min 19, IPAP Max 25, Vt 520ml, BPM 10, Ti 1.8sec, RT 2 (Garage)
BiPAP Auto SV: EPAP 9, IPAP Min 14, IPAP Max 25, BPM 10, Ti 2sec, RT 2 (Travel Machine)
VPAP Adapt SV: EEP 10.4, Min PS 4.4 (Every Day)
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Re: Expensive bipap....

Post by Banned » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:20 pm

Then set EPAP Max to 3. You will be in CPAP heaven.
AVAPS: PC AVAPS, EPAP 15, IPAP Min 19, IPAP Max 25, Vt 520ml, BPM 10, Ti 1.8sec, RT 2 (Garage)
BiPAP Auto SV: EPAP 9, IPAP Min 14, IPAP Max 25, BPM 10, Ti 2sec, RT 2 (Travel Machine)
VPAP Adapt SV: EEP 10.4, Min PS 4.4 (Every Day)
Mask: Quattro