Why did you choose Apap over Cpap? Cpap over Apap?

Sheriff Buford wrote:Here we go (lookin' at Pugsy )... I'm only referring to the Resmed S9 Autoset (not Philips Respronics). To me its a comfort thang'. My theory (as been discussed here before, with little objection) is that the Resmed autoset will not start increasing pressure to treat an apnea event until 10 seconds. This allows for yawns, coughs, temporary events that folks hold their breath, etc... Once the machine starts to "ramp-up" during an apnea event, it may take 4-7 seconds to achieve the needed pressure to treat the apnea event. This means your body went thru an apnea event for 11-17 seconds before being treated. My theory is that I didn't feel as well as if the machine was blowing a set rate of air (cpap mode). I've done enough tinkering to accept this for me. Whatever mode you use, I strongly suggest folks to switch to the alternate mode once or twice a year to see how you feel. Everyone is different and the 11-17 second delay the autoset causes does not make a difference in how they feel. To each his own!!

A few months back, I tried the autoset mode and felt better. I stayed on the autoset mode for 3 -4 months. Last week I went back to cpap mode,and didn't feel any difference. I'm still on the cpap mode, but... I seem to like a little more air that the cpap mode offers when I first lie down. If you can see a big difference on how you feel, then by all means stick to the mode that makes you feel better. Most of the time, I can't see a big difference, but that's just me.

Sheriff