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What does the "Pressure Relief" setting?
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01-04-2017, 10:39 PM
What does the "Pressure Relief" setting?
What are the benefits of having "pressure relief" turned on? What's the downside of having it turned on? Thanks in advance.
01-04-2017, 11:05 PM
RE: What does the "Pressure Relief" setting?
Hi Ihaveapnea,
WELCOME! to the forum.! Hang in there for answers to your questions and good luck to you with your CPAP therapy.
trish6hundred
01-04-2017, 11:06 PM
RE: What does the "Pressure Relief" setting?
Thanks, I just realized there is a typo in the subject line. How do I delete this post?
RE: What does the "Pressure Relief" setting?
Well, you cannot delete a post. There's really no reason to delete; the question is clear.
Pressure relief is the lowering of PAP pressure on exhale. It's mostly a comfort feature. There are some people who feels it's too difficult to exhale against the full machine pressure; So EPR drops the pressure a cm or two. Downside can be the induction of Clear airway apnea for some. The EPR can cause more carbon dioxide to be expelled on exhale; During sleep, the brain initiates a breath based on CO2 levels. Admin Note:
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01-05-2017, 02:27 PM
RE: What does the "Pressure Relief" setting?
Thanks very much, is there a chance that having this setting enabled is actually causing me to wake up?
01-05-2017, 04:42 PM
RE: What does the "Pressure Relief" setting?
Well for me I needed to set my EPR to 3 which is the most relief when I exhale,
when I started I'd wake up because if felt like I was going to explode from not exhaling. Every breath was going in but it felt like nothing going out (drowning in air). After I adjusted the EPR setting it helped me quite a bit , It can take a few weeks to get use to your new sleeping patterns. This board has many helpful people that will help you quite a bit, be patient and keep asking those questions. Good luck and ....
01-07-2017, 05:12 AM
RE: What does the "Pressure Relief" setting?
I get less mask leaks having "pressure relief" turned on.
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