RE: New S9 Autoset Setup
That's consistent with what I've heard reported here on Apnea Board by folks with APAP's. People with relatively high prescription pressures like APAP's because they allow them to spend more time at lower pressures.
APAP's do make it easier to do an at-home titration, but that can also be accomplished with a good data-capable CPAP.
APAP's also have the advantage of being able to respond to higher pressure requirements when sleepers roll over on to their backs. This would be hard to measure, though, so I don't think we'll see it show up on any kind of study.
Sleepster
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RE: New S9 Autoset Setup
What is the general consensus of what constitutes a "high" pressure?
PaulaO
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02-06-2013, 11:58 PM
RE: New S9 Autoset Setup
After 13 years on a brick (with great success I might add) I decided it was time to try something smaller and better. After researching I became intrigued with the data recording APAPs and was able purchase a S9 autoset. with quite a bit of great info on line, especially this board, I have had great success with it. My brick was set at 15 so I set up the S9 to a range of 8 to 16. I have had a low of 8.5 median, 95th of 9.6, max of 10.1 and a high of 10.1, 11.2, 12.3. I had some mask leak issues but resolved them to 95th of 4.8 and a max of 16.8. I then raised the low limit to 9.8 and now I have a median of 20.3, 95th of 11.6, max of 13. My AHI average for the nine days I have had this machine is 0.4 and a feel as good as ever. I really like this machine and I really like the ability to see how my night went and react to things like mask leaks.