AirSense 11 regular mode or for her mode

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Imatryin
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AirSense 11 regular mode or for her mode

Post by Imatryin » Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:56 am

Hi All -

It's been quite a while since I've been on here. Glad to see some familiar names. I did try to search to see if anyone already asked this question but didn't see anything that quite answered my question.

I recently went from my AirSense 10 to 11. I thought I would tryout the "For Her" mode. What I've noticed is that my AHI has doubled from 1-3 to 4 to 6 events. I've also noticed that I don't feel as rested. My question is if anyone knows if the Airsense 10 was actually missing episodes or if the 11 setting is actually too sensitive. The obvious answer is if I feel more rested with the regular setting (like my old 10) then use the regular setting. But my concern is...am I actually having more events? If I am, maybe I should keep the AirSense for her setting. Also, I've noticed that my high pressure in the "for her" setting is higher and I'm having a few more mask leaks. I'm still using the P10. Yes I am menopausal--but I was menopausal before switching from the 10 to the 11, so I don't think it matters.

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Re: AirSense 11 regular mode or for her mode

Post by Iamstumped » Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:41 am

Are you using OSCAR to view your nightly therapy results?
If so, posting the screenshots on here will help those in the know, to help you out.
If not, you can find the download link in the stickies at the top of the home page.

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Re: AirSense 11 regular mode or for her mode

Post by LSAT » Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:10 pm

Watch this video...it may help you understand the "for her" algorithm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RdD9WmSgA8

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Re: AirSense 11 regular mode or for her mode

Post by palerider » Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:39 pm

Imatryin wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:56 am
My question is if anyone knows if the Airsense 10 was actually missing episodes or if the 11 setting is actually too sensitive.
No.
Imatryin wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:56 am
The obvious answer is if I feel more rested with the regular setting (like my old 10) then use the regular setting. But my concern is...am I actually having more events? If I am, maybe I should keep the AirSense for her setting. Also, I've noticed that my high pressure in the "for her" setting is higher and I'm having a few more mask leaks. I'm still using the P10.
without *DATA* all we can do is guess.

Seems like you've already answered your own question though, "I feel worse with the new setting", so go back to what you were used to and see.

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Re: AirSense 11 regular mode or for her mode

Post by Imatryin » Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:05 pm

Iamstumped wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:41 am
Are you using OSCAR to view your nightly therapy results?
If so, posting the screenshots on here will help those in the know, to help you out.
If not, you can find the download link in the stickies at the top of the home page.
Unfortunately, I don't have the last few months of data from the 10 because data did not upload to the card and it stopped uploading months ago via wifi because of the 3 to 4g change.

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Re: AirSense 11 regular mode or for her mode

Post by Imatryin » Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:10 pm

LSAT wrote:
Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:10 pm
Watch this video...it may help you understand the "for her" algorithm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RdD9WmSgA8
This was very helpful. I didn't see this one on my initial google search. Thank you!

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