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Re: Auto-PAP

Posted by Kahalu'u Bob on August 06, 2003 at 20:04:17:

In Reply to: Re: Auto-PAP posted by ecodreamer on August 05, 2003 at 19:45:38:

I certainly agree that a sleep test is far preferable,in most cases, to using an AutoCPAP wide open.

My recommendation would usually be to start with a window of about 2 cm above and below your prescribed pressure. In my case, I've narrowed that range to about 3 cm, which seems to work well for me.

There is significant discussion in the archives about why a narrow window works better than running an AutoCPAP at its maximum settings.

Having said that, I think an AutoCPAP is a great improvement over a fixed pressure machine. I'm sorry you had such bad results with yours.

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