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Re: Felt good on CPAP for first 4 months, now tired again


Posted by Terry Joe on July 12, 2000 at 09:28:28:

In Reply to: Felt good on CPAP for first 4 months, now tired again posted by LindaSue on July 11, 2000 at 11:21:01:

LindaSue,

I suggest you get a prescription and get the AutoScan 3.0 software, manual and DB-9 cable to be able to read out your sleep data. THEN you can SEE what is happening. It will give you the average pressure, 95%tile pressure, maxiumum pressure, leak pressure, maxiumum leak pressure, apenas, hypopneas, AHI index, all KINDS of good information. You can can upload this stuff through your COM port TO a computer and SEE how you are doing. A lot of folks seem to be setting the low pressure (minimum) too low, too far away from the titrated pressure. If you are having problems, I would check out your data from the Autoset T first and then, if needed, another titration for pressure. IF you have been doing great and then not, something has changed and needs to be checked out. It may be simply that your machine is messed up or you are NOT at the right pressure. Software for the Sullivan AutoSet T is about $50 from CPAPMAN on the Sleep Mall. With a prescription, you can get it and run it under WIndows 98/95/NT. Would strongly advise you to get the software, it HELPS you make sure you are getting optimal therapy with your CPAP.

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