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The auto cpap machine used in this tutorial video is the BMC Luna G3 Auto - cpap.review/lunag3
If your cpap pressure is too high your apnea and snoring will be well controlled but you might experience more side effects like dry mouth, mask leaks and general discomfort. If your cpap pressure levels are too low then your apnea and snoring will not be well controlled and you might wake up feeling unrefreshed! We want to our CPAP pressure to be JUST RIGHT!
00:00 - CPAP Pressure Tutorial
01:30 - Clinical Vs Patient Menu
02:30 - Analysing Your CPAP Data
04:30 - The Clinical CPAP Menu
05:30 - Changing Your CPAP Pressure Levels
07:45 - Trial and Error (success!)
09:55 - Fixed Pressure Adjustment
11:20 - Take Home Message
Here's some clinical settings videos for some popular machines
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2. Philips Dreamstation - • Philips Respironics De...
3. Fisher Paykel Sleep Style - • Fisher Paykel SleepSty...
4. BMC Luna IQ - • Part 3 - Luna 2 IQ Cli...
5. BMC Luna G3 - • Part 2 - BMC Luna G3 C...
6. Z2 Travel CPAP - • Z2 Auto Travel CPAP Se...
7. ResMed Airmini - • Video
9. Fisher Paykel Icon - • Fisher Paykel ICON Plu...
10. Devilbiss SleepCube - • Devilbiss SLEEPCUBE / ...
We want our therapy levels to be as low as possible whilst still maintaining a healthy night sleep free from sleep apnea and snoring with a healthy AHI (apnea hypopnea index).
Most CPAP & AUTO CPAP machines have the ability to display your sleep therapy data directly on the machine screen or on a smart phone app and with just a few data variables we can very easily fine tune our therapy control from the comfort of our own home without the need for costly clinic visits, test and therapy reports!
Even if you don't have any pressure statistics from your device, as long as you have access to your AHI (apnea hypopnea index) which all machines should have then you can easily fine tune your device just with a little trial and error.
As a rule of thumb... As long as your AHI is below 5, you can continue reducing your CPAP pressure levels. If you're on a fixed pressure machine, reduce your prescribed pressure by .5 or 1 per night and. If you're using an AUTO CPAP, drop your max apap level ( the maximum pressure level your machine can provide) by .5 or 1 per night.
Our aim is always to try and get our pressure levels to the lowest they can possibly be whilst still maintaining a healthy AHI of less than 5. If you spend a little time fine tuning and optimising your therapy then it will go a long way to you achieving a healthy and COMFORTABLE sleep!
I hope you enjoy the video.
Look out for one another.
Nick