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I have NEVER used Ramp since I started......nearly 10 years ago.


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Never did use the Crutch, started out day one at 14.5 cm, never looked back, I wanted my treatment to be the best it could from the start. I had already had enough damage from sleep apnea, it was time to heal. I learned to ride my bike without training wheels or a helmet, later I even rode in the back of a pick-up truck. Jim

Sometimes it's a good thing to have a Red Neck edcutation, although it was before the term Red Neck was invented, way back then it was the freedom to live your life without interference, natural selection is good.

I've recently turned it on. My pressure range is set to 12 to 15, so I set the ramp pressure to 12 and the ramp time to 30 minutes. The Resmed doesn't keep score until after the ramp period. So now I can get to sleep (or close to it) before the S9 claims I've had a CA while I was still awake.

SGearhart wrote:I've recently turned it on. My pressure range is set to 12 to 15, so I set the ramp pressure to 12 and the ramp time to 30 minutes. The Resmed doesn't keep score until after the ramp period. So now I can get to sleep (or close to it) before the S9 claims I've had a CA while I was still awake.

That's because treatment doesn't really start until the treatment pressure is allowed. Jim

Never used the ramp. It didn't make sense to me. With my nasal mask, I would have to mouth breathe until the pressure came up.

I never saw an advantage to ramp. To me, the pressure is comforting and tells my body it's time to sleep.

Have you been keeping a tally? It seems like the rampers are in the minority.

My ipap 23.6 and epap is 16.4. Never use ramp

RobertS975 wrote:I have shortened the ramp to five minutes a long time ago, and my question is how many of you have the ramp feature off altogether?

what is this "ramp" thing you speak of?

a lot of people view the ramp as sort of 'training wheels' ... it seems yourself included... no reason not to take them off

I've only been using APAP for three months. I used the full ramp for the first month, then gradually lowered it until now I don't use it at all.

palerider wrote:

RobertS975 wrote:I have shortened the ramp to five minutes a long time ago, and my question is how many of you have the ramp feature off altogether?

what is this "ramp" thing you speak of?

a lot of people view the ramp as sort of 'training wheels' ... it seems yourself included... no reason not to take them off

I'm trying to picture "training wheels" on a Harley (or Goldwing or whatever).


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DME set my apap up using the ramp. Turned it off after feeling like I wasn't getting enough air for some time after going to bed. There's still a ramp, only it takes a matter of maybe 15 seconds rather than 30 or 45 minutes *smile*. I've watched the LCD display many times as the pressure initially comes up.

Wulfman... wrote:I'm trying to picture "training wheels" on a Harley (or Goldwing or whatever).

you've never seen training wheels on a 'wing?



though I kinda like the billy connolly trike myself.

RogerSC wrote:here's still a ramp, only it takes a matter of maybe 15 seconds .

after starting on a respironics, and then getting a resmed, then briefly back to a new respironics, and back to another resmed, I decided I like that 'soft start' methods the resmeds have.

Another "off", last fall, after 5 minutes for over 4 years.

I'm new so I'd ne'er heard of ramping until yesterday. I don't think I'm going to start. I'd rather have the right pressure from the beginning.

palerider wrote:

Wulfman... wrote:I'm trying to picture "training wheels" on a Harley (or Goldwing or whatever).

you've never seen training wheels on a 'wing?

Well, I really wasn't visualizing the "trikes" when I wrote that. Just "training wheels" on a two-wheel motorcycle.
But, then there's the Can-Am, the Polaris Slingshot (coming out this year).......and then there's the Boss Hoss.


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