Gryphon, Your situation is similar to mine (10 - 20 cm with high pressure needed during REM). When I started CPAP, my pressure would often go to 18 or 20 cm especially during the second half of the night.Gryphon wrote:My current machine is set to start at 11 with no ramp and will sometimes clime as high as 19 in the middle of the night. My suspicion is when I'm in REM. Which is when my apnea was the most dangerous and my de-sats were going into the 50's with out treatment.
This situation was much improved with the addition of a firm foam cervical collar to my therapy. The collar keeps the neck in the best position for airway patency and also helps to prevent jaw drop. Now my pressure runs 12 - 14 cm and infrequently to 16. That's much better than spending much of the night at 16 - 20. https://www.walmart.com/ip/DMI-Universa ... e/23057188
Disagree. The old threads can be helpful to people who stumble here from a google search. Since they aren't registered, they can't post a link in a new thread.Gryphon wrote:PS: on a side note --- I would like to see a setup were if a thread hasn't been replied to for more then 2 years it can't be replied to any more. You could create a new thread that links to the old one