What is exhale relief? And broken link.

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What is exhale relief? And broken link.

Post by enso » Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:16 am

I searched the definition document, but didn't find it.


This link does not seem to be working:

Understanding OSA - worth your time
http://www.resmed.com/en-au/clinicians/ ... 40x380.swf

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Re: What is exhale relief? And broken link.

Post by kteague » Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:51 am

Can't speak to that link, but exhalation relief is where the pressure on exhalation drops a bit to to make it easier to breathe out against the pressure. It's value can depend on how high one's pressure is and personal tolerance. Some don't use it at all, or just use it early on to get acclimated. Depending on the machine, some terms you may hear mentioned are c-flex, a-flex, and EPR.
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Re: What is exhale relief? And broken link.

Post by ozij » Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:26 am

Resmed revamped their site a few month's ago, and all older links broke.
Here's the new link:
http://www.resmed.com/us/multimedia/und ... 40x380.swf

It take's a while to download -- don't give up.

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Re: What is exhale relief? And broken link.

Post by GumbyCT » Sat Jun 06, 2009 12:11 pm

enso wrote:I searched the definition document, but didn't find it.
This link does not seem to be working:
Understanding OSA - worth your time
http://www.resmed.com/en-au/clinicians/ ... 40x380.swf
It's the way the forum software edits links. Try this - http://www.resmed.com/en-us/clinicians/ ... 40x380.swf

or this - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35702&start=15

But now it looks like Resmed moved it - so you will have to search their page, sorry.

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Re: What is exhale relief? And broken link.

Post by enso » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:04 pm

ozij's link worked, but unfortunately it's video/audio.