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Survey on what pressure opens airway for you
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Survey on what pressure opens airway for you
Would you be able to share what pressure or range of pressures that it takes to stint open your airways during CPAP therapy?
I am interested in how high that pressure seems to be overall, although I understand that there are many variables affecting the result.
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RE: Survey on what pressure opens airway for you
My 90% is 12.5 cmH2O. I still get snoring scored on the machine, so that is likely too low.
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RE: Survey on what pressure opens airway for you
My 90% stays around 11 to 11.5cm.
I was titrated at 9cm when I had my sleep study, so you see that one night doesn't tell the whole story.
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(07-02-2016, 03:18 PM)TheLionSleeps Wrote: Would you be able to share what pressure or range of pressures that it takes to stint open your airways during CPAP therapy?


14.2 -15.0 depending on how much this sloppy bag of oxygenated hydrocarbon ate and how close to bed time he ate it.

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(07-02-2016, 04:40 PM)0rangebear Wrote:
(07-02-2016, 03:18 PM)TheLionSleeps Wrote: Would you be able to share what pressure or range of pressures that it takes to stint open your airways during CPAP therapy?


14.2 -15.0 depending on how much this sloppy bag of oxygenated hydrocarbon ate and how close to bed time he ate it.


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My 90% pressure has remained around 10.5-11.0 for the last five years or so.

OMMOHY
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RE: Survey on what pressure opens airway for you
My 90% rate is 7.0-7.5, I believe I was titrated at about 6 during the sleep study 2-1/2 years ago. It's not ideal, but the events dropped from an AHI of 6 to typically 1.5 or better most nights.
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RE: Survey on what pressure opens airway for you
Current settings are 12 - 15 with 95% at 14.8
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(07-02-2016, 05:41 PM)srlevine1 Wrote: Current settings are 12 - 15 with 95% at 14.8

How often are you hitting the 15 cm/H2O cap if your 95% pressure is 14.8? What happens if you bump that up a couple of nachos? Er, notches?

OMMOHY
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RE: Survey on what pressure opens airway for you
I was titrated at 20cm/H2O and that works well.

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