Alex123
Distinguished member
- Joined
- May 31, 2014
- Messages
- 128
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 05/2014
- Country
- US
- State
- California
- City
- Los Angeles
I have a SystemOne BipapPro Biflex from Respironics. When I first got it they set the pressures to 4-8, then after a sleep study that was not done very well, they decided to change it to 8-12.
As I was feeling uncomfortable with these settings and I felt that some air was going into my stomach, I changed it back to 4-8. At the same time I was having problems with the mask, but those problems are solved for the moment. I have a masks that covers my nose and mouth.
At this point, I was thinking about increasing a little the pressure. I notice that the air going in and out is not that much, even if I try to take deeper breaths. My first though was to increase it to 6-10, but I wonder if I should not increase the difference between both pressures to promote more air going in and out.
The people that conducted the sleep study didn't even know that I had ALS when they were adjusting the pressure during the study. I wonder if people with ALS need different settings due to the weak respiratory muscles compared with the regular person with sleep apnea due to obstruction in the nose/throat.
Any opinions on this will be appreciated specially from Laurie.
As I was feeling uncomfortable with these settings and I felt that some air was going into my stomach, I changed it back to 4-8. At the same time I was having problems with the mask, but those problems are solved for the moment. I have a masks that covers my nose and mouth.
At this point, I was thinking about increasing a little the pressure. I notice that the air going in and out is not that much, even if I try to take deeper breaths. My first though was to increase it to 6-10, but I wonder if I should not increase the difference between both pressures to promote more air going in and out.
The people that conducted the sleep study didn't even know that I had ALS when they were adjusting the pressure during the study. I wonder if people with ALS need different settings due to the weak respiratory muscles compared with the regular person with sleep apnea due to obstruction in the nose/throat.
Any opinions on this will be appreciated specially from Laurie.