I'm using my APAP at minimum (4cm) pressure to get a rough idea of how well my oral appliance (MAD) is working, and to find best adjustment setting for MAD. (My insurance won't cover a sleep study for MAD).
I'm guessing 4cm pressure could very well be helping with the OSA, right (ie, it's not so low that it couldn't help breathing)? With MAD, with CPAP at 4cm, I'm getting AHI around 4. Is there any way to estimate what that AHI would be without any CPAP pressure?
Without MAD, my CPAP settings were min 7, max 14, with 95% pressure around 13.
Or anyone known of any home tests that can measure effectiveness of MAD?
How therapeutic is 4cm/min. cpap pressure?
Re: How therapeutic is 4cm/min. cpap pressure?
There are home studied available for $300-$500
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Re: How therapeutic is 4cm/min. cpap pressure?
4 cm barely brings enough air for me to breathe.
I doubt I could even sleep.
Go for the home study.
I doubt I could even sleep.
Go for the home study.
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Re: How therapeutic is 4cm/min. cpap pressure?
Any specific ones you'd recommend?here are home studied available for $300-$500
4 cm is comfortable for me, and with the MAD I'm getting under 5 AHI. But I would like to try a home study if I can find a good one.4 cm barely brings enough air for me to breathe.
I doubt I could even sleep.
Go for the home study.
Re: How therapeutic is 4cm/min. cpap pressure?
I have never used them..arthuref wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2019 11:20 amAny specific ones you'd recommend?here are home studied available for $300-$500
4 cm is comfortable for me, and with the MAD I'm getting under 5 AHI. But I would like to try a home study if I can find a good one.4 cm barely brings enough air for me to breathe.
I doubt I could even sleep.
Go for the home study.
https://www.1800cpap.com/home-sleep-apn ... ep%20study
https://www.isleephst.com/pages/hst?msc ... ep%20Study
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Re: How therapeutic is 4cm/min. cpap pressure?
That Apnealink device looks like it would do the trick, I'll try to test with that, thanks.