The CPAP machine is the gold standard, but there are variations
on this. One of the things is that there are different types of
masks and nasal pillows, so I thought might be worth it to check which
others were available. The other thing is that there is CPAP and
then there is BIPAP--do you know which you use? BIPAP has two
settings-for example instead of the setting being 10 or 6 or whatever,
there are two numbers like 10/2, the highest would be at the start of
the breath and then the machine would drop its pressure when your
breath stopped to the lower number, still holding the airways open, but
with less force. Another variation is that the newer machines
have a "ramp" effect. In other words, the pressure starts out low
and the builds up to the desired setting, rather than "blasting" it in
all at once. I will still try to reach my friend, the sleep
expert (have not heard from her yet, but if the question closes, I will
pm you, so check your mail. I believe you can set your
preferences to be notified through your home e-mail account that a pm
has been sent you in justanswer. Hope this helps!
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