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Alot OF CA everyday - ktodary1 - 04-23-2022
Hi Guys
i use airsense10 and i found that i got a lot of CA and i lowered pressure from 11 to 10 and still , any suggestion how to lower CA
attahed a screenshot
RE: Alot OF CA everyday - Gideon - 04-23-2022
Set your EPR=1
depending on the results, maybe bring it back to 2 or turn off
RE: Alot OF CA everyday - Crimson Nape - 04-23-2022
Hi ktodary1! -
It appears that you are falling into the conundrum of using the EPR to reduce flow limits but be doing so, are increasing your CAs. If you reduce your EPR, your CAs should reduce, but your flow limit will increase. A real catch-22. You look like a VAuto or possibly an ASV candidate.
- Red
Edit:
In a latter post, it was pointed out that I read the wrong value. My apologies.
RE: Alot OF CA everyday - pholynyk - 04-23-2022
His 95% flow limits are 0.01, so there's lots to time before we need to worry about flow limits.
Go ahead and reduce the EPR; you may have to balance comfort versus Centrals, but I doubt flow limitations will become a concern.
RE: Alot OF CA everyday - Crimson Nape - 04-23-2022
You are correct. My eye picked up on the .41 value. Oops!
RE: Alot OF CA everyday - kappa - 04-23-2022
Hi ktodary1. Welcome.
Do you have a sleep study (redacted) you can share? It looks like you may have PLM or some other form of spontaneous arousals which are triggering hyperventilation and ultimately CA events. EPR makes this worse so as others have suggested turn this down or off (I prefer 'off' myself).