06-11-2024, 12:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-11-2024, 01:04 AM by mixmix.)
Please help with bipap settings?
Hello everyone, I have trouble getting the events down. There is mixed sleep apnea (CSA) and a bipap, keep having a lot of events, mainly CA. Please can you help with further adjust the settings here?
RE: Please help with bipap settings?
Welcome to Apnea Board,
Your event numbers aren't bad really. Therapy effectiveness at these numbers means to focus on how you feel, so how do you feel for the therapy?
A somewhat questionable aspect is that it appears you have a machine that could have been AirBreak hacked, as OSCAR charts call the machine AutoSet while it's running in BPAP-S, which ResMed machines cannot do from the factory.
You specifically call attention to your Central Apnea. Are they typically more than this or not? Had you done a sleep study where there were many CA? Answers will help to direct our guidance.
With the small amount of Obstructive Apnea, this may indicate min pressure could go up slightly to help. Whether it's required or not again relies on whether you're not resting well with this type of results, or if you're attempting to get events to zero. The latter goal isn't ideal for your comfort or really necessary, just low enough to rest well and decently below AHI 5, like this chart of yours.
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