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Re: re-breathing air with low pressure

Posted by tomjax on March 30, 2006 at 05:27:24:

In Reply to: re-breathing air with low pressure posted by trying2sleep on March 29, 2006 at 17:23:30:

Yours is a classic case for an autopap.
When one lacks definitive data to guide pressures, they are subjected to widely varying guesswork and empiricism.
This may work in some cases, but fails miserably in others.
Even a pressure determined with a titration study can be inappropriate for many users. Pressures vary widely during the night and in prolonged usage.
Even if the doc, for whatever reason, insists on plain cpap, an APAP can be set to a single pressure.
I have failed to find a covincing argument for a single pressure instead of apap.
By any criteria, a pressure of 4 is very low. It would be interseting to know how that was determined.
This is why I think an apap should be the entry PAP.
The data are invaluable for your own and your docs information and compliance.
Do not let the DME tell you an apap is not covered. It is.
Your online dealer should be able to help with your pressure problem.
It is your health. Be assertive.

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