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EPR - sherryl10 - 07-02-2017
I have a Resmed Airsense 10 Autoset. One of the settings in the clinical menu is EPR. There are a couple of settings under EPR. What is EPR and I'd appreciate any suggestions for setting it.
RE: EPR - OpalRose - 07-02-2017
Hi sherryl10,
EPR, known as Exhalation pressure relief is a CPAP feature that lowers the pressure on a CPAP machine when the patient exhales in an effort to make breathing more comfortable. Exhalation pressure relief offers three settings: 1, 2 or 3, with each number signifying the degree of pressure reduction. (A setting of 1 provides the least pressure relief; a setting of 3 provides the greatest relief).
According to your profile, are you using your Auto in Cpap mode at a pressure of 8? If so, then if you set EPR to 2, when you breathe out, the pressure will drop to 6 to make it easier to exhale.
If you want to use this feature, a good starting point would be to set it to 2.
For those that experience an increase in Clear Airway events, it's probably best to use a setting of 1 or off.