Wow, what a very interesting post. Why did I read it? Well, I recently was provided with the ResMed 10 auto.
This is probably the forth or fifth machine that I’ve had over the years and the only one that has prevented a good night’s sleep.
I use a full face mask as I’m a mouth breather and ‘suffocate’ when breathing solely through my nose. My mask is a Fisher Paykel which, to me, is good mainly because the exhaust points up and away from my wife. I sleep on my side and have until recently not had a problem. However; both my friend and I have suffered the same issues with the ResMed 10.
In my case, I have no ramp set as I can’t stand it or I’m asleep before it kicks in. ResMed ‘no ramp’ is a slow ramp anyway! Minimum used to be 7.5 on my old machine but I’ve had to up this to 8.4 because the EPR will not turn off and I can sense OSA just before drifting off to sleep. Is the machine supposed to ‘bounce’ (rapid pulses) the air if it senses OSA? The bounce is something that I have experienced a couple of times so was wondering if it was supposed to do this? I’ve not seen any documentation on this ‘feature’.
Interestingly, a friend also received the same machine within a couple fo weeks and it was his first time ever to use one.
The biggest issue that both my friend and I have is that when awake during the night for whatever reason, the pressure appears to be at its strongest with the mask leaking from the side. I’ve reduced the setting to 12.6 from 20 in an attempt to reduce the mask leak. Probably the noise from this is what wakes me anyway but once awake and lying there adjusting the mask for no leak, the air pressure does not reduce itself at all. The only way out of this is to turn the machine off and then back on again by which time I’m usually fully awake!
He contacted the manufacturer and they agree it was faulty and he had it replaced twice as the second machine showed the same problem! I will be getting mine sorted soo too. Is it just the latest machines that do this?
Back to EPR. Even with this set to off, I still get a reduced pressure on exhale. I hate this. What are suggestions to make it work for me please. Maybe the best option is to return to my previous machine and get a good night’s sleep for once!
