(06-27-2020, 01:56 PM)fejsbukpejdz Wrote: Also for anyone reading! Do not buy this machine, it is crap. There is a reason why I gave it to him. I use ResMed Aircurve 10 Vauto now. It is lightyears AHEAD of that Screamstation thing.
Don't get me wrong, Dream station is okay if you have just regular obstructive apnea if you are a fat guy that needs constant pressure.
Algorithm is slow to adapt to the pressure changes needed and there is no pressure support to deal with flow limitations and stuff.
I hear constant criticism of the Dreamstation, and will admit I've recently been questioning if mine isn't up to the task..
(five days ago I sent an email query to supplier # 2 on the suppliers list asking about a ResMed machine.. to date I have had no reply
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But the Dreamstation used to work well for me originally, and after playing around with settings to figure out how to best get it to work with the switch from a nose mask to a full face mask, I am finally back to numbers below 1.0 (previously my average was in the 1.5 region, but started to climb over a period of months).
The Dreamstation operates in either fixed or auto mode, and for almost 4 years I was on fixed pressure, even though I was initially trialed on auto with good results.
I now have set my minimum pressure to 8.0, maximum to 15.0 - no ramp, no C Flex / A Flex.. my results over the last few nights have been in the 0.5 to 0.7 range, with the exception of the nights when I have had a few drinks and my AHI has risen to 1.5
With the lower maximum pressure I'm getting less sleep disturbance than when I tried it set to 20..
Switching from a fixed pressure of 8.0 to auto now allows the machine to increase the pressure to combat the apnoea events more effectively (originally my respiratory specialist had the machine set to a fixed 7.0, but I increased it myself because I often felt I was starving for air with the mask on).
So once the correct settings are found the Dreamstation can effectively work for treating apnoea for many people.