When I first got my machine, my Doc set me at 8-12. I felt like I was breathing thru a straw, and I looked at the data and saw I went to 12 within minutes of falling asleep. I changed it to 12-20, and things have been great. At my 30 day check up, my Doc looked at my data, and made a comment about how good he did setting up my machine. I didn’t say a word.
LOL, yes, mine set me up at 4-20 which worked ok until I found that the 4 should really be higher. Thanks to a YT clip, I discovered how to change settings. I doubled to 8, and only last eve I lowered the 20 to 15. This way I hope to live with the fact that only after 2+ years my heater system nixed itself and that a replacement heater still doesn't work. Also the projected 7+ years of use before $800-$900 total replacement does not hold true in my mind, but if I can reduce my dry mouth and dried out eyes with lower pressures, so be it.
I had to laugh out loud when you said my physician knows my entire medical history!! I have a lot of physicians and none of them know me or my entire history
You saved me. My machine has been giving me a headache and my ent suggested reducing the max pressure. Here in Denmark they do it remotely from the hospital. Well, as luck would have it, we're having a nurses strike. They are the one's in charge of dealing with the CPAP's here. Now, I don't need them. Thanks.
The person who conducted my sleep study wants to charge me $120 to program my ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet but with this, I think I can pocket that money. Cheers!
Thank you. My doctor is very bad at explaining these things to me. He is brusque and your presentation covered more in a few minutes than 3 appointments with him.
Got through my first night of CPAP on my new ResMed AirSense10 Autoset with a score of 98 (7.5 hours of use). Morning acid reflux: GONE. Morning upper back pain and stiffness: GONE. Morning tiredness, grogginess, crabbiness: GONE, GONE and GONE.
You lucky bastard. All my friends on cpap had the same reaction after their first night. I was so looking forward to it that I could have cried. Instead I DID cry...because nothing changed. 😭
@@veryberry39 maybe you need another sleep study - Of course for me I went for a year with little improvement and low & behold my Doctor ran a 2nd sleep study and determined I needed bipap . I have been a changed man since! Average 8 hrs of sleep nightly.
@@veryberry39 try a different strategy. I found taping my mouth shut with cover roll stretch sealed the deal for my 99-100 adherence scores every night.
Thanks! This is a couple years old but I just got issued an AirSense 10. The default range is 4 - 20 which I suspected from the start is stupid, glad to see you agree. Happy I can change that if need be.
Thank you for this. I started using my bipap machine again after lung surgery. I can inhale much better afterward it. I had trouble inhaling before surgery. This time around, my ears were hurting and my tummy was bloating. My doctor wasn’t listening to my complaints of the pressures. I lowered the pressure a bit and it felt was much better. At my last appointment, doc said I had done such a great job using it every night. I just sat there quiet.
Heads up on humidity. I had an ear problem as a teenager. At 50 years old I turned up my humidity thinking it would help with dry mouth. I ended up with too much moisture in the ear canal and had a serious issue with vertigo while driving turning my world upside down. Thank goodness my wife was with me and able to grab the steering wheel. SO, don't go nuts on humidity levels... Also, I am overweight and by the time I change into my night cloths and remove my socks I am out of breath as a COPD patient. I feel like a fish out of water with the damn Ramp turned on.....I want/need full steam ahead when I first crawl in bed. Thanks for great video...
Thanks my sleep therapist is useless. I went 3 months never being able to use it, id feel like i was suffocating panic and rip it off my face. Told them that over and over and they turned the pressure up to 5. Finally went into the settings myself and put it to 8. No issues .3 episodes a night.
I'm one of those people who needs a ramp. With a pressure of 6, I will fall asleep in 15 minutes. If I start it at near 12, I just won't fall asleep. I end up reading to fall asleep. So my ramp is set for 20 minutes and by the time I've fallen asleep, it has slowly ramped up to my best setting (which is around 12). 6 years on, still need the ramp. Annoying but thankful for the setting!
Thank you so much. The office who is “in charge” of my machine are rude and unhelpful. I have terrible aphasia, and they have been rude and unhelpful about turning it down. Until I saw this video, there was no way for me to change my settings. You’ve been very helpful. I have turned it down and set it on airplane mode so they cannot monitor anything anymore. I am beyond my 90 days and I’m complied completely in order for the insurance to pay for my machine. I’m also going to contact my insurance company and make sure that they are no longer being paid to monitor my machines since they don’t have access to the data.
Thank you SOOOO MUCH for your video!!! I was about to give up on CPAP therapy after trying for a couple of months but was lucky enough to come across this video. It changed everything and I can now sleep comfortably!!! Brilliant!
Jason I’ve just discovered that I’ve had horrible sleep apnea for 20 years. My first resmed machine should be here in about a week. Thanks for this great video. Excellent work. I clicked like and subscribe :)
Jason, thank you for this channel and this video was such a home run for answering some of the questions I've been having lately. I've been using OSCAR now to track my data and trying to get to the bottom of the past few weeks all of a sudden in APAP just not working well for me any more. My O2 drops so often in the night now that I'm constantly getting warnings on my lookee oximeter ring. I had recalled in one of your previous videos having you say you didn't care for the EPR setting because of messing up the CO2. I'm definitely trying the CPAP mode with no EPR tonight and watching the OSCAR data in the morning to see how I respond. I had the sleep study last night but I have to wait TWO WEEKS before the doctor has time for my what to do next appointment!! Meanwhile, my days are just complete exhaustion. I just wanted to THANK YOU for this super timely video. It was exactly what I needed right now. Definitely supporting you in one way or another for your hard work in educating us! I'll be signing up for the OSCAR review for example if I still remain stumped on what to do next. More soon! thanks again!
Really helpful for the full range of functions, the description of each function and their relative usefulness. Having just received a new {replacement} Resmed Autoset 10 machine, I was pleased to have found, in this video, a full rundown on settings and functions, including the {hidden} clinical settings on the Autoset 10. A great review and refresher for me following a change of machines. Thank you very much, PNH My older machine was still functioning well. However, I decided to purchase the replacement as my first machine was five years old. I have kept that one as a back-up reserve.
The only time EPR should be used is if you have an underlying neuromuscular condition that effects respiratory function such as muscular dystrophy or spinal muscular atrophy. Because it actually stops the person from exerting too much energy when breathing. Also people with these types of conditions are at risk of a build up of co2 in their blood which means that they enter into an acidotic state.
The climate control features are OK but it’s amazing how the room temperature and humidity mess with the machine’s mind. I got a cover for the hose to insulate it and it made a huge difference. Highly recommended.
That little move is called an "oh crap...I forgot to put this stupid little snippet in, so I'll add in now and not give a crap about continuity...." move. Trying is for nerds! -Lanky 2021
I haven't had a sleep study since around 1990. However, after seeing your Oscar video I have determined that I seem to be doing just fine. I really like the Resmed 10, a lifesaver for me
I just paid $2,200 for my airsense 10 in july '23. The air mini which I also bought was $1,300. I like the mini the best and can change all the settings on the phone. The data is nowhere near enough but I've set the therapy based on the pressures used each night and I set the minimum and maximum pressure based on those. It's finally getting comfortable and the events are around 1 or 2. At least I'm up from 60's sats to mid 80's so there's still some tweaking to do.
I have the ResMed AirFit N20 nasal mask. I also have the ResMed AirFit N30i with nasal cradle mask. I also have the ResMed AirFit F40 full face mask. All of them say 'Device setting - pillows.' I've decided on the F40 but I have my machine set to 'pillows', not full face.
I’ve watched a lot of these CPAP videos. Do you think there is way to somehow use this technology on my COC base to make the defense stronger? I don’t really wanna rebuild my base but Matt said I had to. Maybe if I hook up a CPAP it’ll give it enough boost to save me the work. I think this has a legitimate chance of being successful! You are a true inspiration.
Great video, Honda is hilarious. Made me laugh and want to complete the entire video. Made some changes to my CPAP (settings) … hope this will change my sleep quality for the better.
Really like your videos..do want to make a comment about t6e ramp features. I was first diagnosed in 2016..First machine recalled Phillips . My first experience with the machine was at full pressure and could hardly stand it. Almost turned me off to CPAP therapy. Covid came and I was off therapy about a year and a half and then my recalled unit was shipped back to Phillips and. Ow lost in their warehouse. Now I do agree that after you adjust to script pressure turn off ramp. But I did find and some of my acquaintances found using ramp helped during adjustment period.. About a week and then I shut it off ..
Thanks for posting this video and explaining everything in such detail, learned a ton. I had COVID a month ago and since then I haven’t been able to keep my CPAP on for more than an hour or 2. Feels like I cannot exhale, which I am guessing is related to lasting lung issues from covid. I know you stated the EPR is best to be left off, which is what my doctor has it set at, but I was thinking about turning it on and setting it at 1 and see. Have you heard of anyone else having an issue like this after covid? I did not have a severe case of COVID ( had a total of 5 Pfizer shots due to Afib wanted to minimize the effects when I caught it)
Thanks for the useful videos. Essential Mode has nothing to do with myAir or data at all. It simply changes the options available in the patient mode. 'Plus' gives some additional options over selecting 'on'.
This is great. I have had my Resmed for just over a month now and it has been a life changer. Up until now I have been under the thumb of my supplier and doctor. Essentially I paid for APAP capability but my doctor would only sanction it as a CPAP (yay Canada?) so some capability was unavailable. I can now (with care) explore the full power of the machine and optimize it to my needs. Thank you!
Personaly i recomend the Ramp mode because usually the maximun preasure you need to avoid apneas is not cormfortable in the begining of sleep cous its high and its not well tolerated; so depending on how quick do you fall asleed you can program the ramp time. You should explain how the algorithm of the autoset works, cous it doesnt work for me y feel better with CPAP mode, but i dont understand why.
Quick question. I switched from the F&P Vitera full mask to the ResMed AirFit N20 nasal mask. When changing the settings, the ResMed AirFit N20 info. said to set it on “pillows” instead of “nasal”. Any particular reason why? It’s a nasal mask, not the nasal pillows that go in your nostrils, so that didn’t make sense to me, but I put it on “pillows” like it said. Also, where can I find & get “Oscar”? The AirSense 10 manual says it includes an SD card, but it doesn’t come with one, do that didn’t make much sense either.
Thank you very much for the content. I have one of the affected Philips recalled APAP machines (System One) and was looking for APAP replacement. The ResMed AirSense 10 APAP looks like a very good candidate. Great explanation of the clinical settings. I like that it works with Oscar. How does the ResMed AirSense 10 APAP heated humidification compare with the Philips Respironics REMstar Auto System One? I use a non-heated hose with a heated humidification setting of 1. This heated humidification setting has worked very well with me.
This machine is amazing. Has a mind of its own. (I call it "Hal" after the 2001 space odyssey computer.)I just watched 17 minutes of someone who knows everything about it. Way over my head but interesting. Mr Bill was way out of left field (at which point I thought is this guy crazy). I've been on cpap for 4 months! The first 2 were hideous, sleep deprivation. But I stuck with it. NO MORE SNORING as loud as a vacuum cleaner! (I'm serious) BUT, I'm starting to wake up with a dry mouth, an indication that I'm SNORING. Have no idea if I'm SNORING because I live by myself. Apnea's are below 1. Confusing
Resmed defines difference between pillow and nasal mask :”A nasal pillows mask rests at the entrance of your nostrils, a nasal mask covers the nose and a full face mask covers the nose and mouth”. Not necessarily pillows is a mask that fits inside nostrils for CPap settings
I got.my machine in late 2020 while Daylight Saving Time was on. When I started using OSCAR recently, it was after the time changed. I tried setting the time back one hour and it refused. It said you can’t change the time to be the past. Seems like a pretty serious defect.
That access to the clinician menu is not revealed when getting initially prescribed is a shame, to put it mildly. Thank you for this most helpful video. I have struggled unsuccessfully with trying to tolerate this therapy for way too long.
What is the life expectancy in hours before you recomend replacing this machine? I do change air filter regularly but being a sealed unit I cant really clean blower fan. My machine has just over 15,000 hours now which is Truly Amazing to me. It still runs quite and all functions work good. Love your Channel sir and Thank You!
I have a Philips Respironics and it has 20,440 hours on it and still runs perfectly. I bought a Dreamstation 6 months ago as I feared they would become scarce because of the pandemic and the rarity of breathing support machines. Not related, but the fan motor in my home heating system lasted 34 years, running constantly, something like 14 billion revolutions. A fan motor, well balanced and with quality bearings, can go on for a long time. Regular filter maintenance helps the insides not getting gunked up.
I have an AirCurve which is similar to the Airsense. When your machine is dying it will actually give you the message “Motor life exceeded. Call your provider”. I got that message, they came and looked at it and said it’s working fine. 🤷♀️
Thank you! My AirSense10 has lost pressure and while I’m waiting for a new one I am waking up numerous times enough because some mechanical failure has caused it to drop. Hopefully I can sleep well tonight!!!!
So what exactly is being recorded on the card? Is it just recording what you see when you turn the dial or is it recording much more information? Thank you
I so appreciate your videos!!! Just excellent!!!!! I like many others use the Resmed S10 and use the EPR 24/7/365. I do have high pressure and do lose some air thru my mouth/lips because of that. But.... in the morning, I notice I have good numbers from .6 to 1.0 AHI. Max I’ve had is 1.6 I feel generally good when I wake up. But wondering if I should change it or not. I use 14 min to 20 max. Thank you for the great assistance to us all.
So I'm relatively new to this machine and have only used it for about 3 weeks. I'm not familiar with Ocar or the wave form plot that he is referring to. I would like to understand more about this.
I don't need the humidifier tank on my Dreamstation in the summer. I want to get the Airsense 10 card to the Cloud, but I am checking if I can run it without the humidifier attachment in the summer months. Thank you
So I have been waking up with stomach aches wondering if my pressure is too high. I've lost like 50 pounds since I was issued this machine but nobody has given me a new sleep study. Min Max Epap is 9/15 and there's something called min/max PS at 3/15. Is this because the machine is on ASV? What's the difference in these settings? I'm working with the VA so its extremely difficult to get them to help me with this in anyway.
Still trying to figure this one out.... I feel exasperated/so tired trying to exhale even on 3 EPR with this. Even the lower pressure with nasal pillows I can’t seem to breathe well. I wake up with a racing heart after an hour or two and rip it off in my sleep.
Will turning off EPR Change your pressures? I just turned it off and my pressure was at the max 95% of the night when it was normally lower. Also, my open airway's blew up (never had many before). Is this normal, should I set a wider range of pressure since this was the first night I used no EPR and no ramp?
Look at the video at -9.48, -9.50. The ramp time is a feature that makes the CPAP start at a lower pressure and gradually build up to what you need when you finally fall asleep. That helps you have a more gradual increase, instead of the immediate shock of a high pressure blowing at you. Some pple. tolerate it better by starting at a lower pressure as they’re falling asleep.
According to Resmed, the machine can identify when you are likely falling asleep. It adjusts the ramp for that so that you are ramped up shortly after you've fallen asleep. Look at your Oscar data with and without and you can see that difference.
HIYAAA , I WAS HAPPY UNTIL THE MOTOR ON MY OLD SILVER RESMED CPAP EXPIRED , BUT IVE BEEN USING IT LIKE THAT FOR MONTHS AS MY HOSPITAL SAID ITS OK TO DO SO … HOWEVER I HAVE FELT SHOCKING & EXHAUSTED FOR MONTHS & IT HAD HARDLY ANY PRESSURE COMING OUT SO FINALLY I JUST GOT THIS MACHINE A FEW DAYS AGO ( FREE AS I AM IN THE UK 🙏🏻 ) I AM SO GLAD I HAVE FOUND THESE VIDS AS I CAN NOT GET ON WITH THE MACHINE & FEEL LIKE I AM NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR EVEN WITH THE RAMP OFF SO KNOWING HOW TO GET INTO THE SETTINGS HACK IS A BLESSING & I AM GOING TO SEE IF I CAN LEARN HOW TO SEE & READ THE DATA FROM MY SD CARD - ON MY OLD SMALL SILVER RESMED MY PRESSURE WAS SET TO OVER 12 & I HAVE 49 APNEAS AN HOUR & MY HOSPITAL SAY I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TOO & THAT IS MY OXYGEN LEVELS DROP THE SECOND I FALL ASLEEP , PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS WHICH TOOK 5YRS MY OXYGEN SATS WOULD DROP AS LOW AS 33 % SO IVE BEEN CLOSE TO DYING MORE THAN 15 TIMES & WAS TESTED FOR EVERYTHING FROM A CT SCAN FOR MENINGITIS ( MY FIRST AMBULANCE RUSH IN ) TO LUBAR PUNCTURES OVER 2 DAYS TO BEING GIVEN ANTI EPILEPSY DRUGS TO TREAT WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS MIGRAINES WHICH I DIDNT TAKE , NO JUST LACK OF OXYGEN THAT FELT LIKE A JACKHAMMER GOING OFF IN MY HEAD @ 300MPH - IVE HAD A CPAP FOR 7YRS & ODDLY I TOOK TO IT WITHIN MINUTES THOUGH I WAS IN HOSPITAL AT THE TIME AFTER BEING RUSHED IN AGAIN SO PERHAPS I FELT MORE COMFORTABLE , BUT I READ COMMENTS FROM OTHERS & YOU GUYS REALLY SEEM TO KNOW YOUR STUFF & I HAVENT GOT A CLUE ABOUT MY DATA , BUT THIS NEW MACHINE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND & WHEN I WAKE UP GROGGY AFTER BEING ASLEEP 8 - 10HRS MY SLEEP REPORT SAYS 4.50 & TODAY IT WAS 3.50 , SO IS THAT THE AMOUNT OF SLEEP I GOT APNEA FREE … ??? SO LOST & CANT SPEAK TO ANYONE UNTIL NEXT WEEK & I AM WORRIED BECAUSE MY BLADDER IS STARTING TO AWAKEN DURING THE NIGHT AGAIN & MY HEAD IS BEGINNING TO POUND AGAIN - THANK YOU FOR ANY ADVICE IN ADVANCE 😊
Question regarding EPR. Who decides what the settings should be? I see on my first sleep report they recommend APAP min 5, max 16, optimum seems to be 11 according to titration. Nothing about EPR yet my machine is set to EPR ON Full time, level 3. Wondering why it’s set this way and maybe this is why I am not tolerating CPAP after 4 years of compliance. Also my machine was set to max of 9, so I changed it to 16 per sleep study.
My 89 year old dad has CSA and I know I need different settings than OSA, which he does not have. He simply stops breathing for 1:17 every 2 minutes…all night long. When he does finally take a breath it is a huge gasp for air followed by 6 or 7 more consecutively smaller gasps…followed by another minute + with NO breath. What would you suggest for his initial settings?
Damn, I was really hoping he responded because I’m 30 and am doing the exact same. I’m also skinny and I’m reading about how my type of apnea is very similar to people who are morbidly obese or have significant COPD….
When are they going to replace this? It is getting long on the tooth. My wife is getting one and I just wish they had a newer one. I still have the S9 with the large water tank! So much better and quieter!
They have one they've been working on and was supposed to come out fall of 2020 but our rep said its all been pushed back. I'm guessing because of COVID.
@@jtro3452 let me know when your rep says it is coming out. It will be time for me to buy then. The Airsense just doesn't have the water reservoir that is adequate and is too noisy.
I recently upgraded to this machine from a 2005'ish REMSTAR that finally failed and I'm amazed at the quality of sleep that I have had with this machine. Love the auto start/stop and the auto humidifier is wonderful. How accurate is their myAir app?
Do you have a video on how to setup the modem so a sleep physician has remote access to the data on the ResMed Airsense/Aircurve 10 Auto BiPAP machine?
It may already be set up like that. My DME co. did that when they programmed mine. Also, you can go into the MyAir app , look under “profile” on bottom right, click “settings”, then click on “share with provider”. It allows data to be viewed remotely by your provider. Like I said, though, they may have it already done another way. I didn’t have that checked on mine, yet both my pulmonologist & the DME co. already had access to that.
Hello, I'd like to know if one of your devices would respond to that specific issue : a breathing from the patient that doesnt stop brutally like in an apnea, but which has a minute ventilation continuously low in the few minutes after falling asleep (long insp. and exp. time, no obstruction), which ends up waking him up and not fully falling asleep. The nights when this event doesnt happen, the minute ventilation has a higher average and the sleep is ok. Do you know any algorithm or setting that could allow to preset a fixed target level for minute ventilation ? Thanks a lot, wishing you a good day
When I first got my machine, my Doc set me at 8-12. I felt like I was breathing thru a straw, and I looked at the data and saw I went to 12 within minutes of falling asleep. I changed it to 12-20, and things have been great. At my 30 day check up, my Doc looked at my data, and made a comment about how good he did setting up my machine. I didn’t say a word.
You should have said something to the doctor so he knows what setting is best for you.
"Boy, I'm freaking amazing, aren't I? Let me just take this time to pat myself on the back for setting up your machine perfectly!" 😛
LOL, yes, mine set me up at 4-20 which worked ok until I found that the 4 should really be higher. Thanks to a YT clip, I discovered how to change settings. I doubled to 8, and only last eve I lowered the 20 to 15.
This way I hope to live with the fact that only after 2+ years my heater system nixed itself and that a replacement heater still doesn't work.
Also the projected 7+ years of use before $800-$900 total replacement does not hold true in my mind, but if I can reduce my dry mouth and dried out eyes with lower pressures, so be it.
@@jeroendesterke9739 You mentioned your “heater system.” Do you mean your humidifier?
@@veryberry39 and making major bank$$
I had to laugh out loud when you said my physician knows my entire medical history!! I have a lot of physicians and none of them know me or my entire history
Thanks so much for this. I've learned way more about my machine in the last 5 minutes than I have in the last 3 weeks with my sleep tech.
Yeah my sleep center is a joke too
You saved me. My machine has been giving me a headache and my ent suggested reducing the max pressure. Here in Denmark they do it remotely from the hospital. Well, as luck would have it, we're having a nurses strike. They are the one's in charge of dealing with the CPAP's here. Now, I don't need them. Thanks.
I had no idea how to make changes to pressures until I came across your video. Thanks
The person who conducted my sleep study wants to charge me $120 to program my ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet but with this, I think I can pocket that money. Cheers!
Thank you. My doctor is very bad at explaining these things to me. He is brusque and your presentation covered more in a few minutes than 3 appointments with him.
I think I’ll need to watch this 29 more times it is so packed with information! Thank you sooooooo much!
This has got to be thee best video out here in La-La Land for anyone who has a ResMed S10. Opened up accounts on their links.
Got through my first night of CPAP on my new ResMed AirSense10 Autoset with a score of 98 (7.5 hours of use). Morning acid reflux: GONE. Morning upper back pain and stiffness: GONE. Morning tiredness, grogginess, crabbiness: GONE, GONE and GONE.
Seems like a miracle machine!
You lucky bastard. All my friends on cpap had the same reaction after their first night. I was so looking forward to it that I could have cried. Instead I DID cry...because nothing changed. 😭
@@veryberry39 maybe you need another sleep study - Of course for me I went for a year with little improvement and low & behold my Doctor ran a 2nd sleep study and determined I needed bipap . I have been a changed man since! Average 8 hrs of sleep nightly.
@@veryberry39 try a different strategy. I found taping my mouth shut with cover roll stretch sealed the deal for my 99-100 adherence scores every night.
@@veryberry39 me too :(
Thanks! This is a couple years old but I just got issued an AirSense 10. The default range is 4 - 20 which I suspected from the start is stupid, glad to see you agree. Happy I can change that if need be.
Thank you for this. I started using my bipap machine again after lung surgery. I can inhale much better afterward it. I had trouble inhaling before surgery. This time around, my ears were hurting and my tummy was bloating.
My doctor wasn’t listening to my complaints of the pressures. I lowered the pressure a bit and it felt was much better.
At my last appointment, doc said I had done such a great job using it every night. I just sat there quiet.
What surgery did you have if you don’t mind me asking? What was causing the issue inhaling?
@@alittlenervous6739 pulmonary thromboendarterectomy; pre-covid. I was diagnosed as a cteph patient at 36.
Heads up on humidity. I had an ear problem as a teenager. At 50 years old I turned up my humidity thinking it would help with dry mouth. I ended up with too much moisture in the ear canal and had a serious issue with vertigo while driving turning my world upside down. Thank goodness my wife was with me and able to grab the steering wheel. SO, don't go nuts on humidity levels...
Also, I am overweight and by the time I change into my night cloths and remove my socks I am out of breath as a COPD patient. I feel like a fish out of water with the damn Ramp turned on.....I want/need full steam ahead when I first crawl in bed. Thanks for great video...
Thanks my sleep therapist is useless. I went 3 months never being able to use it, id feel like i was suffocating panic and rip it off my face. Told them that over and over and they turned the pressure up to 5.
Finally went into the settings myself and put it to 8. No issues .3 episodes a night.
I'm one of those people who needs a ramp. With a pressure of 6, I will fall asleep in 15 minutes. If I start it at near 12, I just won't fall asleep. I end up reading to fall asleep. So my ramp is set for 20 minutes and by the time I've fallen asleep, it has slowly ramped up to my best setting (which is around 12). 6 years on, still need the ramp. Annoying but thankful for the setting!
Thank you so much. The office who is “in charge” of my machine are rude and unhelpful. I have terrible aphasia, and they have been rude and unhelpful about turning it down. Until I saw this video, there was no way for me to change my settings. You’ve been very helpful. I have turned it down and set it on airplane mode so they cannot monitor anything anymore. I am beyond my 90 days and I’m complied completely in order for the insurance to pay for my machine. I’m also going to contact my insurance company and make sure that they are no longer being paid to monitor my machines since they don’t have access to the data.
Thank you SOOOO MUCH for your video!!! I was about to give up on CPAP therapy after trying for a couple of months but was lucky enough to come across this video. It changed everything and I can now sleep comfortably!!! Brilliant!
Jason I’ve just discovered that I’ve had horrible sleep apnea for 20 years. My first resmed machine should be here in about a week. Thanks for this great video. Excellent work. I clicked like and subscribe :)
Jason, thank you for this channel and this video was such a home run for answering some of the questions I've been having lately. I've been using OSCAR now to track my data and trying to get to the bottom of the past few weeks all of a sudden in APAP just not working well for me any more. My O2 drops so often in the night now that I'm constantly getting warnings on my lookee oximeter ring. I had recalled in one of your previous videos having you say you didn't care for the EPR setting because of messing up the CO2. I'm definitely trying the CPAP mode with no EPR tonight and watching the OSCAR data in the morning to see how I respond. I had the sleep study last night but I have to wait TWO WEEKS before the doctor has time for my what to do next appointment!! Meanwhile, my days are just complete exhaustion. I just wanted to THANK YOU for this super timely video. It was exactly what I needed right now. Definitely supporting you in one way or another for your hard work in educating us! I'll be signing up for the OSCAR review for example if I still remain stumped on what to do next. More soon! thanks again!
Would love to know what happened. I’m having issues with the EPR too.
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Really helpful for the full range of functions, the description of each function and their relative usefulness. Having just received a new {replacement} Resmed Autoset 10 machine, I was pleased to have found, in this video, a full rundown on settings and functions, including the {hidden} clinical settings on the Autoset 10. A great review and refresher for me following a change of machines. Thank you very much, PNH
My older machine was still functioning well. However, I decided to purchase the replacement as my first machine was five years old. I have kept that one as a back-up reserve.
Best demo I have found to help understand my new machine. Thank you for taking time to help those of us with questions!
Found your discussion of expiration pressure to be really helpful. Thanks!
I think that cool dude, Honda, deserves his own fan club!
The only time EPR should be used is if you have an underlying neuromuscular condition that effects respiratory function such as muscular dystrophy or spinal muscular atrophy. Because it actually stops the person from exerting too much energy when breathing. Also people with these types of conditions are at risk of a build up of co2 in their blood which means that they enter into an acidotic state.
I was happy to hear thd part about EPR/RESPIRATORY DRIVE/CO2. I think this is what is happening to me.
The climate control features are OK but it’s amazing how the room temperature and humidity mess with the machine’s mind. I got a cover for the hose to insulate it and it made a huge difference. Highly recommended.
Look at that amazing wardrobe switch at the end. Truly, you are profesh youtube man!
(Thank you for this video!)
That little move is called an "oh crap...I forgot to put this stupid little snippet in, so I'll add in now and not give a crap about continuity...." move.
Trying is for nerds! -Lanky 2021
That's the kind of thing that would happen to me, if I made RUclips videos!
I haven't had a sleep study since around 1990. However, after seeing your Oscar video I have determined that I seem to be doing just fine. I really like the Resmed 10, a lifesaver for me
14:20 LOL i do like the feeling of a dog breathing on my face when I sleep glad I got the auto set bonus options
I just paid $2,200 for my airsense 10 in july '23. The air mini which I also bought was $1,300. I like the mini the best and can change all the settings on the phone.
The data is nowhere near enough but I've set the therapy based on the pressures used each night and I set the minimum and maximum pressure based on those. It's finally getting comfortable and the events are around 1 or 2.
At least I'm up from 60's sats to mid 80's so there's still some tweaking to do.
Tons of info. Not sure how I tell what’s best for me. I’ll watch it a few more times
I have the ResMed AirFit N20 nasal mask. I also have the ResMed AirFit N30i with nasal cradle mask. I also have the ResMed AirFit F40 full face mask. All of them say 'Device setting - pillows.'
I've decided on the F40 but I have my machine set to 'pillows', not full face.
I’ve watched a lot of these CPAP videos. Do you think there is way to somehow use this technology on my COC base to make the defense stronger? I don’t really wanna rebuild my base but Matt said I had to. Maybe if I hook up a CPAP it’ll give it enough boost to save me the work. I think this has a legitimate chance of being successful! You are a true inspiration.
Lol!
Really useful info! I can get some sleep tonight now , 🙏 thanks.
I appreciate this video. I truly thank you for sharing. I'm going to try out what you've just tought me.
Very informative! Enjoyed watching your video.
Thank you for your video, I needed to set my machine on smart start, very instructive and simple to follow
Thank you for the detail explanation on EPR.
Great video, Honda is hilarious. Made me laugh and want to complete the entire video. Made some changes to my CPAP (settings) … hope this will change my sleep quality for the better.
Thanks for sharing the information. The video has good content.
I just got my airsense 10 and still trying to make the transition from the 9.
13:15 A notification is nice since intermittent connections happen sometimes for some people
Is there a setting for the back light? Mine is very dim. Any help would be appreciated!
Really like your videos..do want to make a comment about t6e ramp features. I was first diagnosed in 2016..First machine recalled Phillips .
My first experience with the machine was at full pressure and could hardly stand it. Almost turned me off to CPAP therapy. Covid came and I was off therapy about a year and a half and then my recalled unit was shipped back to Phillips and. Ow lost in their warehouse. Now I do agree that after you adjust to script pressure turn off ramp. But I did find and some of my acquaintances found using ramp helped during adjustment period.. About a week and then I shut it off ..
Thanks for posting this video and explaining everything in such detail, learned a ton.
I had COVID a month ago and since then I haven’t been able to keep my CPAP on for more than an hour or 2. Feels like I cannot exhale, which I am guessing is related to lasting lung issues from covid. I know you stated the EPR is best to be left off, which is what my doctor has it set at, but I was thinking about turning it on and setting it at 1 and see. Have you heard of anyone else having an issue like this after covid? I did not have a severe case of COVID ( had a total of 5 Pfizer shots due to Afib wanted to minimize the effects when I caught it)
Thanks for the useful videos.
Essential Mode has nothing to do with myAir or data at all. It simply changes the options available in the patient mode. 'Plus' gives some additional options over selecting 'on'.
It also allows you to scroll down in the on-screen sleep report for much more detailed information.
This is great. I have had my Resmed for just over a month now and it has been a life changer. Up until now I have been under the thumb of my supplier and doctor. Essentially I paid for APAP capability but my doctor would only sanction it as a CPAP (yay Canada?) so some capability was unavailable. I can now (with care) explore the full power of the machine and optimize it to my needs. Thank you!
Thank you this was very helpful in matching the setting on my original machine so I have one for the house and one for the trailer now. :)
Great video, so clear and informative! Thank you so much!
Resmed are nice equipment but yeah the whole having to go cheat code to get to the pressure settings is a bit absurd
I liked the video before it even came out!!! Beat that! #CPAPlegend
Extremely helpful as always! Love to Mr Squirrel. 😻
Thank you. Unfortunately Squirrel passed away in late January. 😢
Thanks for the great video, I'm a big fan. Bought your mask cleaner. Its the best.
Gracias este es el único video bien hecho
Thank you!!!! Excellent explanation!!!
Personaly i recomend the Ramp mode because usually the maximun preasure you need to avoid apneas is not cormfortable in the begining of sleep cous its high and its not well tolerated; so depending on how quick do you fall asleed you can program the ramp time. You should explain how the algorithm of the autoset works, cous it doesnt work for me y feel better with CPAP mode, but i dont understand why.
Quick question. I switched from the F&P Vitera full mask to the ResMed AirFit N20 nasal mask. When changing the settings, the ResMed AirFit N20 info. said to set it on “pillows” instead of “nasal”. Any particular reason why? It’s a nasal mask, not the nasal pillows that go in your nostrils, so that didn’t make sense to me, but I put it on “pillows” like it said. Also, where can I find & get “Oscar”? The AirSense 10 manual says it includes an SD card, but it doesn’t come with one, do that didn’t make much sense either.
Will be doing one on the ResMed Airsense 11
Thank you very much for the content. I have one of the affected Philips recalled APAP machines (System One) and was looking for APAP replacement. The ResMed AirSense 10 APAP looks like a very good candidate. Great explanation of the clinical settings. I like that it works with Oscar. How does the ResMed AirSense 10 APAP heated humidification compare with the Philips Respironics REMstar Auto System One? I use a non-heated hose with a heated humidification setting of 1. This heated humidification setting has worked very well with me.
I’m just having to get into this. Dr says I have severe apnea. Thank you for the Lego Guy. Made me laugh.
Thank you! Enjoyed! Dr.Marner
This machine is amazing. Has a mind of its own. (I call it "Hal" after the 2001 space odyssey computer.)I just watched 17 minutes of someone who knows everything about it. Way over my head but interesting. Mr Bill was way out of left field (at which point I thought is this guy crazy).
I've been on cpap for 4 months! The first 2 were hideous, sleep deprivation. But I stuck with it. NO MORE SNORING as loud as a vacuum cleaner! (I'm serious)
BUT, I'm starting to wake up with a dry mouth, an indication that I'm SNORING.
Have no idea if I'm SNORING because I live by myself. Apnea's are below 1. Confusing
11:14 When *you stop inhaling* the pressure actually drops to EPAP. Important distinction
You crack me up! Love it
Resmed defines difference between pillow and nasal mask :”A nasal pillows mask rests at the entrance of your nostrils, a nasal mask covers the nose and a full face mask covers the nose and mouth”. Not necessarily pillows is a mask that fits inside nostrils for CPap settings
5:30 I'd say setting min and max to equal values is btter since you get to keep the handy dandy Flow Limitation graph in OSCAR
Excellent video as always!
I got.my machine in late 2020 while Daylight Saving Time was on. When I started using OSCAR recently, it was after the time changed. I tried setting the time back one hour and it refused. It said you can’t change the time to be the past. Seems like a pretty serious defect.
Maybe you can spend a few hundred out of pocket or go through a corrupt and evil insurance company for them to fix it…
thank you my question has been answered
My machine is set for MyAirWeb and won't open up the other menus still useful information.
LMAO. The leggo guy cracks me up. 😂
Have been cpap user for many years, but nice video !!!!\
Im struggling to exhale
My machine is set to 5 to 15, with auto ramp up.
Way to hard , any suggestions?
That access to the clinician menu is not revealed when getting initially prescribed is a shame, to put it mildly.
Thank you for this most helpful video.
I have struggled unsuccessfully with trying to tolerate this therapy for way too long.
What is the life expectancy in hours before you recomend replacing this machine? I do change air filter regularly but being a sealed unit I cant really clean blower fan. My machine has just over 15,000 hours now which is Truly Amazing to me. It still runs quite and all functions work good. Love your Channel sir and Thank You!
I have a Philips Respironics and it has 20,440 hours on it and still runs perfectly. I bought a Dreamstation 6 months ago as I feared they would become scarce because of the pandemic and the rarity of breathing support machines. Not related, but the fan motor in my home heating system lasted 34 years, running constantly, something like 14 billion revolutions. A fan motor, well balanced and with quality bearings, can go on for a long time. Regular filter maintenance helps the insides not getting gunked up.
I have an AirCurve which is similar to the Airsense. When your machine is dying it will actually give you the message
“Motor life exceeded. Call your provider”. I got that message, they came and looked at it and said it’s working fine. 🤷♀️
Thank you! My AirSense10 has lost pressure and while I’m waiting for a new one I am waking up numerous times enough because some mechanical failure has caused it to drop. Hopefully I can sleep well tonight!!!!
This was a very informative video. Thanks
So what exactly is being recorded on the card? Is it just recording what you see when you turn the dial or is it recording much more information? Thank you
I so appreciate your videos!!! Just excellent!!!!! I like many others use the Resmed S10 and use the EPR 24/7/365. I do have high pressure and do lose some air thru my mouth/lips because of that. But.... in the morning, I notice I have good numbers from .6 to 1.0 AHI. Max I’ve had is 1.6 I feel generally good when I wake up. But wondering if I should change it or not. I use 14 min to 20 max. Thank you for the great assistance to us all.
Sharp guy, great info! Thanks
So I'm relatively new to this machine and have only used it for about 3 weeks. I'm not familiar with Ocar or the wave form plot that he is referring to. I would like to understand more about this.
dido to Ryan's comment , Thank You
I don't need the humidifier tank on my Dreamstation in the summer. I want to get the Airsense 10 card to the Cloud, but I am checking if I can run it without the humidifier attachment in the summer months. Thank you
So I have been waking up with stomach aches wondering if my pressure is too high. I've lost like 50 pounds since I was issued this machine but nobody has given me a new sleep study. Min Max Epap is 9/15 and there's something called min/max PS at 3/15. Is this because the machine is on ASV? What's the difference in these settings? I'm working with the VA so its extremely difficult to get them to help me with this in anyway.
Does putting in your own SD card mess up the cellular connection that the doctor and equipment provider use to get your information?
No. But you need a older standard speed card.
Still trying to figure this one out.... I feel exasperated/so tired trying to exhale even on 3 EPR with this. Even the lower pressure with nasal pillows I can’t seem to breathe well. I wake up with a racing heart after an hour or two and rip it off in my sleep.
Download OSCAR from sleepfiles.com/OSCAR. It will hopefully provide some insight.
Will turning off EPR Change your pressures? I just turned it off and my pressure was at the max 95% of the night when it was normally lower. Also, my open airway's blew up (never had many before). Is this normal, should I set a wider range of pressure since this was the first night I used no EPR and no ramp?
My machine is set to "AUTO' for Ramp Time...what is actually happening? (It has been that way for 3 years).
Look at the video at -9.48, -9.50. The ramp time is a feature that makes the CPAP start at a lower pressure and gradually build up to what you need when you finally fall asleep. That helps you have a more gradual increase, instead of the immediate shock of a high pressure blowing at you. Some pple. tolerate it better by starting at a lower pressure as they’re falling asleep.
According to Resmed, the machine can identify when you are likely falling asleep. It adjusts the ramp for that so that you are ramped up shortly after you've fallen asleep. Look at your Oscar data with and without and you can see that difference.
@@IHeartQuilting2 What is OSCAR? I’ve heard of it before, but don’t know where to get it, etc.
HIYAAA ,
I WAS HAPPY UNTIL THE MOTOR ON MY OLD SILVER RESMED CPAP EXPIRED , BUT IVE BEEN USING IT LIKE THAT FOR MONTHS AS MY HOSPITAL SAID ITS OK TO DO SO … HOWEVER I HAVE FELT SHOCKING & EXHAUSTED FOR MONTHS & IT HAD HARDLY ANY PRESSURE COMING OUT SO FINALLY I JUST GOT THIS MACHINE A FEW DAYS AGO ( FREE AS I AM IN THE UK 🙏🏻 ) I AM SO GLAD I HAVE FOUND THESE VIDS AS I CAN NOT GET ON WITH THE MACHINE & FEEL LIKE I AM NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR EVEN WITH THE RAMP OFF SO KNOWING HOW TO GET INTO THE SETTINGS HACK IS A BLESSING & I AM GOING TO SEE IF I CAN LEARN HOW TO SEE & READ THE DATA FROM MY SD CARD - ON MY OLD SMALL SILVER RESMED MY PRESSURE WAS SET TO OVER 12 & I HAVE 49 APNEAS AN HOUR & MY HOSPITAL SAY I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TOO & THAT IS MY OXYGEN LEVELS DROP THE SECOND I FALL ASLEEP , PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS WHICH TOOK 5YRS MY OXYGEN SATS WOULD DROP AS LOW AS 33 % SO IVE BEEN CLOSE TO DYING MORE THAN 15 TIMES & WAS TESTED FOR EVERYTHING FROM A CT SCAN FOR MENINGITIS ( MY FIRST AMBULANCE RUSH IN ) TO LUBAR PUNCTURES OVER 2 DAYS TO BEING GIVEN ANTI EPILEPSY DRUGS TO TREAT WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS MIGRAINES WHICH I DIDNT TAKE , NO JUST LACK OF OXYGEN THAT FELT LIKE A JACKHAMMER GOING OFF IN MY HEAD @ 300MPH - IVE HAD A CPAP FOR 7YRS & ODDLY I TOOK TO IT WITHIN MINUTES THOUGH I WAS IN HOSPITAL AT THE TIME AFTER BEING RUSHED IN AGAIN SO PERHAPS I FELT MORE COMFORTABLE , BUT I READ COMMENTS FROM OTHERS & YOU GUYS REALLY SEEM TO KNOW YOUR STUFF & I HAVENT GOT A CLUE ABOUT MY DATA , BUT THIS NEW MACHINE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND & WHEN I WAKE UP GROGGY AFTER BEING ASLEEP 8 - 10HRS MY SLEEP REPORT SAYS 4.50 & TODAY IT WAS 3.50 , SO IS THAT THE AMOUNT OF SLEEP I GOT APNEA FREE … ??? SO LOST & CANT SPEAK TO ANYONE UNTIL NEXT WEEK & I AM WORRIED BECAUSE MY BLADDER IS STARTING TO AWAKEN DURING THE NIGHT AGAIN & MY HEAD IS BEGINNING TO POUND AGAIN - THANK YOU FOR ANY ADVICE IN ADVANCE 😊
omg the random lego dude is the best part XD
Very helpful information - thank you (liked and subscribed).
Question regarding EPR. Who decides what the settings should be? I see on my first sleep report they recommend APAP min 5, max 16, optimum seems to be 11 according to titration. Nothing about EPR yet my machine is set to EPR ON Full time, level 3. Wondering why it’s set this way and maybe this is why I am not tolerating CPAP after 4 years of compliance. Also my machine was set to max of 9, so I changed it to 16 per sleep study.
My 89 year old dad has CSA and I know I need different settings than OSA, which he does not have. He simply stops breathing for 1:17 every 2 minutes…all night long. When he does finally take a breath it is a huge gasp for air followed by 6 or 7 more consecutively smaller gasps…followed by another minute + with NO breath.
What would you suggest for his initial settings?
Damn, I was really hoping he responded because I’m 30 and am doing the exact same. I’m also skinny and I’m reading about how my type of apnea is very similar to people who are morbidly obese or have significant COPD….
This is a really good video!
Thank you!
When are they going to replace this? It is getting long on the tooth. My wife is getting one and I just wish they had a newer one. I still have the S9 with the large water tank! So much better and quieter!
They have one they've been working on and was supposed to come out fall of 2020 but our rep said its all been pushed back. I'm guessing because of COVID.
@@jtro3452 let me know when your rep says it is coming out. It will be time for me to buy then. The Airsense just doesn't have the water reservoir that is adequate and is too noisy.
Sometimes I have to replenish the water in the middle of the night.
@@grandmajane2593 shameful!
How do you make it connect to the WiFi?
Oscar for Fisher and Paykel SleepStyle yet?
I recently upgraded to this machine from a 2005'ish REMSTAR that finally failed and I'm amazed at the quality of sleep that I have had with this machine. Love the auto start/stop and the auto humidifier is wonderful. How accurate is their myAir app?
OMG I'm new to this CPAP thing and it sounds like a foreign language. I'm now kind of afraid to use it until I see an expert.
Do you have a video on how to setup the modem so a sleep physician has remote access to the data on the ResMed Airsense/Aircurve 10 Auto BiPAP machine?
It may already be set up like that. My DME co. did that when they programmed mine. Also, you can go into the MyAir app , look under “profile” on bottom right, click “settings”, then click on “share with provider”. It allows data to be viewed remotely by your provider. Like I said, though, they may have it already done another way. I didn’t have that checked on mine, yet both my pulmonologist & the DME co. already had access to that.
Hello,
I'd like to know if one of your devices would respond to that specific issue : a breathing from the patient that doesnt stop brutally like in an apnea, but which has a minute ventilation continuously low in the few minutes after falling asleep (long insp. and exp. time, no obstruction), which ends up waking him up and not fully falling asleep. The nights when this event doesnt happen, the minute ventilation has a higher average and the sleep is ok.
Do you know any algorithm or setting that could allow to preset a fixed target level for minute ventilation ?
Thanks a lot, wishing you a good day