Help-how to adjust pressure on ResMed S8 overseas?

Ingrid · Post by **Ingrid** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:40 am

Hi, if anyone here could tell me how to adjust the pressure on ResMed S8 AutoSet Vantage System? I understand the pressue can only be prescribed by the doctor, but it was long ago, and I am here alone working in Asia. I had great difficulty to breath through whole night without getting dry throat, and ended up waking up coughing. My last resolution is to play with the set pressure to see if I can stick with the machine longer.
Any feedbacks are highly appreciated!

puffing billy · Post by **puffing billy** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:39 pm

Two things spring to mind.
Do you use a humidifier?
Are you a mouth breather?
I am sure if you answer these questions all the help you need will come.

Billy

rustynail · Post by **rustynail** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:00 pm

Hallo Ingrid! I do believe it would be better for you to see your (a) doctor again before trying to play around with your settings. The best advice seems to have already been given.....(see what Billy said). I believe that you most likely need a humidifier, that will more likely than not solve or at least minimize your dry throat and coughing.

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:18 pm

Be careful adjusting your machine!.

However should you want to, the machine has the larger left & right buttons (green & red marks on them IIRC) and in between these are the 2 buttons for up & down (IIRC these are either shaped like arrows of may have arrows (up & down) on them.

Facing the machine, press down the right button & the down button at the same time for at least 3 secs, this will enter clinical menu. The up & down buttons take you through the four (IIRC) clinical menus, you want to enter the 'settings' menu.

Exiting the clinical menu is always by pressing the right button (the work exit should appear in the lcd near the right button).

Good luck but do be careful.

DSM

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:29 pm

If you are using a nasal interface (Mask), and are mouthbreathing as Billy said, your treatment is going out the window, making your mouth dry, No mouthbreathing allowed ever, ff masks are one answer, taping is the other. Jim

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:33 am

What they said - humidifying and stopping mouth leaks before changing the pressure.

Why "long ago?"
Are the problems sudden?

O.

ingrid · Post by **ingrid** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:02 pm

First, thanks for all the instant responses. This group is just amazing!
For your questions, yes, I have a humidifier and believe still mouth-breathing. I did use a chin strap, but it was tough to have it on in such humid air.
As I said "long ago", I was referred to the time being diagnosed to apnea, which was almost 2 yrs ago. I just always had trouble to use the machine without feeling turtured. To me CPAP is almost like a necessary evil. Without it, I wouldn't be refresh the next morning. With it, I am suffocated at night.
Maybe it's my mask? It seems to me everything is expensive and it left me little room to trial and error.

ingrid · Post by **ingrid** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:04 pm

The other question is, why changing pressure is risky? I suppose it's dangerous when increasing the setting point than lowering it, right?
Any report what would happen?

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:19 pm

ingrid wrote:The other question is, why changing pressure is risky? I suppose it's dangerous when increasing the setting point than lowering it, right?
Any report what would happen?

You have the Vantage which is an autopap, it should find your ideal pressure automatically if that pressure is within the "range" set on the machine.

You have a Min. & Max. pressure setting. The Min. pressure should be 6.0cm or higher and the Max. pressure should not be more than 1-2cm above your last PSG titration. If there were CA or MA's noted on your PSG you should NOT set the Max. pressure any higher than the lab found titration pressure.

But to access the menu, you hold down a couple keys:

Help-how to adjust pressure on ResMed S8 overseas?

Help-how to adjust pressure on ResMed S8 overseas?

thanks for the responses.

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