Flow Limitations on DreamStation

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Deborah K.
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Flow Limitations on DreamStation

Post by Deborah K. » Sun Aug 29, 2021 6:42 pm

I have a Dreamstation (yes, one of the bad ones), and they don't show flow limitations on the OSCAR graphs, just a number on the top of the left-hand side. Over eight days I have had an average of 1.9. Is that high? If so, what adjustment should I make to my settings to lower it? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. :)
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Re: Flow Limitations on DreamStation

Post by chunkyfrog » Sun Aug 29, 2021 7:07 pm

I believe someone indicated that Respironics cannot do that.

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Re: Flow Limitations on DreamStation

Post by zonker » Sun Aug 29, 2021 7:18 pm

the frog appears to be correct-
Jay Aitchsee wrote:
Fri Jan 13, 2017 6:06 am
I'm thinking you won't get a Flow Limitations Graph with the Dreamstation, only the event flags. See the quote below.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=113456&p=1094816&hi ... s#p1094816
Pugsy in response to a person with a Dreamstation wrote: ...You won't have a flow limitation graph...Flow limitations are flagged only on the top Events graph with Respironics machines. Now ResMed will give you a graph and not put it on the top Events graph.
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Re: Flow Limitations on DreamStation

Post by Pugsy » Sun Aug 29, 2021 7:40 pm

Deborah K. wrote:
Sun Aug 29, 2021 6:42 pm
just a number on the top of the left-hand side. Over eight days I have had an average of 1.9. Is that high? If so, what adjustment should I make to my settings to lower it?
think of that number as a per hour average like oa/hyponea/CA....because that is what it is.
It isn't included in the AHI though.

If sleeping good and feeling decent I would ignore it.

1.9 is not high.

more baseline pressure is what we would suggest though if someone wanted to reduce them.
usually doesn't take much more.

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Re: Flow Limitations on DreamStation

Post by Deborah K. » Mon Aug 30, 2021 1:41 am

Thanks everyone! I'll step my lowest pressure up by .5 to see if things are better. If not, I'll drop back down.
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