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#1
Your thoughts?
Hi everyone! I'm using a ResMed 10 Autoset with the N30i nasal mask and I am thrilled with the results! Is there anything obvious that I need to change or should I continue to be happy with these kind of results?    
           
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#2
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It looks pretty good as is. How does the therapy feel?
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#3
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Fantastic! Sometimes it gets weird with seasonal allergies but that shall pass soon!
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#4
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Your leak rate is not high enough to be a problem with your therapy, but it might be disturbing your sleep. Have you tried a chin strap, soft cervical collar, or a full face mask?
Sleepster

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#5
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I would like to see your flow limits chart. Pressure goes up when there are flow limits. Your pressures go up but no O or H events show up most of the time. So I suspect you have flow limits we may be able to reduce
Apnea (80-100%) 10 seconds, Hypopnea (50-80%) 10 seconds, Flow Limits (0-50%) not timed  Cervical Collar - Dealing w DME - Chart Organizing
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#6
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Here are the same 3 nights showing my Flow Limits!

           


I have the EPR set to 1cmH20
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#7
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wow very nice reports! I am so jealous Smile
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#8
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For seasonal allergies, I have found keeping some Flonase (generic fluticasone propionate) works well without adverse effects or rebound. I'm reluctant to mess with near perfection, but do give EPR 2 and 3 a try to see if it feels a bit better. Go for the one that feels best, however it will reduce your flow limitations, currently at a 95% of 0.11. If you can get that to .06 or less I think you will notice a positive difference. We have some wikis on flow limitation that explain how EPR works to reduce those. Great to see your easy and effective transition to CPAP.
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On all three nights you do have a lot of flow limits.  Some people it really does bother some not so much.  I would try EPR 2 and see if it is better for you.  If you do NOT get many more central after a couple days - try EPR 3.

Again these are apnea they just are smaller and are not timed - you can see how each type of apnea is categorized in my signature at the bottom of the page.
Apnea (80-100%) 10 seconds, Hypopnea (50-80%) 10 seconds, Flow Limits (0-50%) not timed  Cervical Collar - Dealing w DME - Chart Organizing
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#10
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Yep, it doesn't hurt to try making it better. Give increased EPR a go and see how flow limits respond. Tell us if it changed how you feel, positive or negative.
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