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Not able to bring my AHI reading down
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RE: Not able to bring my AHI reading down
(04-17-2018, 08:30 AM)Sleeprider Wrote: I agree with the above comments.  I'd like you to try increasing the EPR setting from 1 to 2 or 3.  This will help to reduce the hypopnea, however since it drops your exhale pressure, you should compensate by adding 1 or 2 to your minimum pressure of 12.  EPR should make the therapy more comfortable, and we have seen good results on reducing hypopnea.  Give it a try and see if it works for you.  I think if you can resolve the positional apnea issue, you will end up with very good results and better sleep.

I agree. I would also try turning EPR off to see what that does. Just do one thing at a time and give it some time to see what effect it has.
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RE: Not able to bring my AHI reading down
Follow OpalRose and Sleeprider's advice. There's no need to turn off EPR and you can drop your maximum pressure back to 16cm like you had it.
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(04-17-2018, 10:28 AM)Walla Walla Wrote: Follow OpalRose and Sleeprider's advice. There's no need to turn off EPR and you can drop your maximum pressure back to 16cm like you had it.

You don't know what it will do until you try it.
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(04-17-2018, 10:37 AM)Ron AKA Wrote:
(04-17-2018, 10:28 AM)Walla Walla Wrote: Follow OpalRose and Sleeprider's advice. There's no need to turn off EPR and you can drop your maximum pressure back to 16cm like you had it.

You don't know what it will do until you try it.

Actually I do know. It will make it harder to exhale without any good reason to have to do so. Oh-jeez
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RE: Not able to bring my AHI reading down
(04-17-2018, 11:07 AM)Walla Walla Wrote:
(04-17-2018, 10:37 AM)Ron AKA Wrote:
(04-17-2018, 10:28 AM)Walla Walla Wrote: Follow OpalRose and Sleeprider's advice. There's no need to turn off EPR and you can drop your maximum pressure back to 16cm like you had it.

You don't know what it will do until you try it.

Actually I do know. It will make it harder to exhale without any good reason to have to do so. Oh-jeez

I am afraid that we do not agree on all aspects of CPAP treatment. Perhaps we should agree to disagree and not debate the point in someone else's thread.
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