Brounmoney wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:31 am
So my DreamStation look pretty proactive last night, ramping up the pressure before an event happened.
It ramped up because it sensed that some sort of early warning signs of an impending airway closure was happening but it still couldn't prevent it as you got the flag.
Brounmoney wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:28 am
How does a lower minimum number help? 9 is plenty comfortable for me, and I have no issues falling asleep at that pressure.
For some people a lower minimum is critical in terms of comfort and/or aerophagia prevention. If a person isn't comfortable they simply can't sleep so great and sleep is what all this is about.
I happen to be one of those people who got a chance to use both brands of apap machines. In fact I started my cpap therapy on a Respironics M series machine and then moved on to a System One once it became available. So for several years I did use a Respironics machine and like you I wondered what all the hooplah was with the ResMeds since I was perfectly happy with my Respironics machines.
Mine were all silent as well. None of the noise issues that I heard so many complaints about. I had a little bit of DarthVadar type of noise but that's a conductive thing and not related to the machine motor. I learned to tune that out. Hubby reported zero noise from the machine itself. In fact he would often poke me to wake me up to tell me to put the mask on because he heard nothing...but I already had the mask on.
I am one of those people who can use less minimum with ResMed to get the same results...with the Respironics I had to use a 10 cm minimum (and I used Flex at 2 exhale relief). With ResMed I could use 7 minimum and exhale relief of 3 and actually get better results.
Now while I could use the 10....7 inhale and 4 exhale (EPR 3) was a whole lot more comfortable for me. I fell asleep a little easier and never had the DarthVadar sounds with it. I have been fortunate in that aerophagia has never been a big deal for me but if it was my overall lower numbers with the ResMed could have been a critical thing for me in terms of comfort and sleep quality.
Lots of people get Respironics machines and do quite well with them but some people do better for any number of reasons with a ResMed. Since none of us have crystal balls we simply don't know who those people are and when we get asked which machine to recommend we go with the one that MOST people seem to do better with and we also draw upon our own personal experience. That's all we can do....
So when a new person comes here and asks what machine to get....we have no idea what pressures they are going to be needing or if they will have aerophagia issues or what their comfort levels will be.
We draw upon our experience and suggest what we feel gives a new person the best chance of success.
Respironics machines aren't crap machines. I still own a System One machine myself. I wouldn't own it if I thought it was a crap machine.
Your adjustment issues...you probably would have those same issues if you used a ResMed machine....probably.
Some people just have a harder time getting used to all this no matter what machine they are using. You drew the short straw.
It's too bad though that when people have adjustment issues that they can't at least try a different brand to see if the different brand makes any difference or not in their adjustment issues.
I think most people would do well with any of the brands....any brand when the settings are optimized. Key word being "optimized" because optimized in one brand doesn't mean the same setting in another brand would be "optimal".
There's always going to be a few outliers though...a few that actually do better with one brand over another.
We have a few people who have tried ResMed and Respironics and actually prefer Respironics but MOST people who have tried both end up preferring ResMed.
I don't care which brand someone uses as long as they use it and are happy with what they get out of it.
But when someone asks me which brand or model machine to get....then I draw upon my own personal experience and the experience of others who are here on this forum and offer my opinion. It is what it is.
