Just found out I have cflex and my elevation was to high.

swtsassy65 · Post by **swtsassy65** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:52 pm

Hello everyone.
I feel kind of dumb. I found out I just have Cflex on my cpap and I never knew it. it was set at 3 so I turned it down to 1.
What are your options on this cflex idea/ Could it be why I kept taking my mask off at night?/ Any ideas and what is the best setting? I have 1, 2 or 3 on my machine. Does this feature really work??
Thanks

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MartiniLover · Post by **MartiniLover** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:42 am

Cflex gives relief when you exhale. I would think a 3 would give the most pressure relief, making it the far easiest to exhale. Just try all the different settings.

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:24 am

swtsassy65,

Personally, I don't use or like Cflex. I found I don't really need it, first of all. Second of all, I had one night with an episode of stacked breaths and it upset me. Third, I don't have any idea if there is a connection, but I get better AHI's it seems without it turned on.

And, yes, 1 is the least amount of help with exhalation and 3 is the greatest or most amount of help on exhalation. Something, I believe, having to do with bending the curve of the breath you take making it easier to exhale? Some describe it as reducing the pressure when you breathe out, but I believe that's bipap. This is an actual way of varying the curve to make exhalation more attainable.

Okay, all you scientific geniuses out there, now you can correct me if I was wrong. In any event, I'm sure it was a simplified and perhaps poorly worded way of describing what Cflex really is. I think, though, that the Remstars only have it available, if I'm not mistaken on this, too.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:43 am

"C-Flex" is a registered trademark of Respironics. Therefore no other company can use that term.

You can read all about it here:

http://cflex.respironics.com/

neversleeps · Post by **neversleeps** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:17 am

I used the Search function (located at the top of this page) and found this thread:

C-Flex - exactly what is it? Clarification needed.

(Contains a fantastic post by WillSucceed and also the Respironics definition.)

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:44 am

I vote to make Neversleeps resident research queen and comedienne. She's very good at both .