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hi everyone,New member- I have my OSCAR results,should i changue my settings? - toroblood1 - 11-17-2021
Hi,im new in the sleep apnea world, im using the resmed aircurve 10 vauto,i have my OSCAR results,should i changue my settings? thanks for your time
My current settings:
Mode: Vauto
Max IPAP: 25
Min EPAP: 4.0
PS :4.0
Ti max:2.0
Ti min: 0.3
Trigger: med
Cycle: med
RE: hi everyone,New member- I have my OSCAR results,should i changue my settings? - toroblood1 - 11-17-2021
im a very anxious person its difficult to get use to the mask
RE: hi everyone,New member- I have my OSCAR results,should i changue my settings? - SarcasticDave94 - 11-17-2021
Welcome to Apnea Board,
I think your EPAP minimum is a bit low, likely causing air starvation. This in turn makes it harder for you to keep the mask on. I would increase this to 5 or 6 and see if this helps.
Later, you may also need to reduce pressure support at least for a while. This appears to be the source of your CA.
Lastly, you need to increase how long you keep your mask and therapy on. To help, I think you need some time sitting with the mask and PAP on while reading or watching TV to get used to the mask.
RE: hi everyone,New member- I have my OSCAR results,should i changue my settings? - toroblood1 - 11-18-2021
Thanks for your answer, now i have 0 events per hour !! ill be reading and watching movies with the mask on.
RE: hi everyone,New member- I have my OSCAR results,should i changue my settings? - toroblood1 - 11-18-2021
I have another question, should i use the ramp time option?
RE: hi everyone,New member- I have my OSCAR results,should i changue my settings? - staceyburke - 11-18-2021
During ramp you will NOT be getting therapy so no turn off ramp.
RE: hi everyone,New member- I have my OSCAR results,should i changue my settings? - SarcasticDave94 - 11-18-2021
Agreed, I found Ramp to be less than helpful. It adds disruptions and takes away therapy time. Besides, with your low start pressure as it is, Ramp most likely isn't necessary.