New s9 Autoset user
Hello to everyone
I am a new user of s9 autoset with h5i My old machine is resmed s9 elite.
New machine is great but feels like i am not getting inhalf air during the apnea.
Last night i changed to old machine
What happens is (i think)when i stop breathing new autoset needs some time to detects my breathing and gives air for me to start breathing again but this little time wakes me up and this does not help i wake up tired.
Do u think if i change some settings will make differance or i go back to faithfull old s9 elite
Thanks in advance
Whomever helps
RE: New s9 Autoset user
Yes, put in all of your settings and start checking with SleepyHead and/or Resmed software (I use both since each excels at showing SOME key elements.)
A wild guess -- EPR.
You MIGHT try cutting it down or increasing it depending on what the current setting is. Most likely it is at 3 as an initial setting so that might involve reducing it.
Many of us turn EPR off fairly quickly.
Are you using ramp? Many of us also just disable ramp.
This doesn't mean these are YOUR problems but really are just mildly wild guesses.
Sweet Dreams,
HerbM
Sleep study AHI: 49 RDI: 60 -- APAP 10-11 w/AHI: 1.5 avg for 7-days (up due likely to hip replacement recovery)
"We can all breathe together or we will all suffocate alone."
RE: New s9 Autoset user
hi orkunbey,
WELCOME! to the forum.!
What everyone has said so far.
Hang in there for more suggestions and best of luck to you as you continue your CPAP therapy and get your new machine set up.
trish6hundred
09-27-2014, 11:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-27-2014, 11:33 AM by retired_guy.)
RE: New s9 Autoset user
Then again, in the name of "patient empowerment," if you find out your Doc/DME took the easy way out and simply sent you home with a machine set at it's factory defaults, your minimum pressure is 4 and your maximum is 20. Do you plan on making a blackbird pie anytime soon? If not, that 4 could well be the source of your difficulty.
I like a range and I very much like the S9. But I think it should be a fairly tight range. For instance, if your old machine was set on 10, I would like a range of perhaps 6 to 14 to begin with. Other defaults on the S9 include setting the ramp to 45 minutes, when the best setting for it is "off."
Download and install Sleepyhead so you can start monitoring this stuff too.
But first, find out if your low pressure is set at 4 and if so have it raised or raise it yourself.
RE: New s9 Autoset user
Yes, you're right Paul. I just function from when I first started and had to gut through however long it took for the machine to "ramp" to a decent pressure. The other issue I have with it is when they leave it on the 45 minute default, that's 45 minutes before any apnea treatments will begin. Maybe it takes a lot of people 45 minutes to fall asleep, but I doubt that too.
RE: New s9 Autoset user
You need to check your machine settings.
When you feel air starved, look at the display on your machine. You may need to turn the humidifier knob a little to make the light come on.
In tiny little text at the bottom, it should show you the pressure.
It's probably low. You should probably turn off the ramp function, if you're using it. It's also possible your machine is set at auto 4-20, which tends to leave you air starved until it autos up to a workable pressure. Most of us are more comfortable if the minimum auto pressure is close to the therapeutic pressure.
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If it's midnight and a DME tells you it's dark outside, go and check it yourself.