Flow Limitation Help

[BrendanK]

Hi there, 

Thank you for taking the time to offer suggestions on how I can adjust my CPAP therapy. Although my AHI seems to be great, I am still waking up with an incredible amount of fatigue and having fragmented sleep. Does my flow limitation seem normal? If not, are there any suggestions on how I can decrease it? 

There have been mixed reactions on the whole "EPR" function, so I am wondering how to use it properly for the sole purpose of decreasing flow limitation. I am also weary of increasing my pressure too high as I do wake with air in my stomach and the need to burp consistently. 

Thank you so much!

[staceyburke]

Flow Limits are apnea just like O and H events.  The reason they don't show up in the AHI is they do not last long enough to be counted (they must be 10 seconds or longer to be counted.)  To help with FL we use EPR. And to use that I would:

change the mode to Auto not cpap.
set EPR to full time
set EPR to 3
Min 7
and max to what you have now.