RE: Why do clinicians set min pressure so low on APAP?
MarkMaxPayne, one of the chief problems, IMHO, is that most of the clinicians and DMEs have never used an Xpap themselves. I get better diabetes treatment from my doctor, I believe, not because he gets added training, but because his wife ALSO developed diabetes shortly before I did. He's living the issue. DMEs must set the machine based on their instructions from the doctor or lose their jobs. You, happily, can set your settings whatever way you want.
RE: Why do clinicians set min pressure so low on APAP?
Thanks all for the 411. So now that I set my APAP MIN to my CPAP prescription of 7.0 (vs the 4.0 they set it to) I'm down to under a dozen incidents per night again. I think the clinicians need to pay attention to the settings doctors put in the prescriptions and make that the MIN if setting up a replacement machine for APAP. I'm on travel this week and I have to admit having a Z1 Auto that is less than half the size of my previous ten year old travel CPAP is pretty awesome...
Best,
-Mark
RE: Why do clinicians set min pressure so low on APAP?
When I set my min pressure too high I get CA events. To get rid of CA events I set my min pressure to 6.2. My max pressure is 11.0 anything Higher and i get severe jaw and ear pain. Also aerophagia bloating. My max pressure is always slightly less than my 95% median pressure. My prescription was for cpap at 12. I've been using cpap for 15 yrs. with no help from the cpap providers. I'm supposed to be waiting for a new sleep study. I am not convinced it will help anything.
