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i have a dreamstation 1,straight out of the box the settings were terrible, 5 min/20 max. now 4 years later i have no choice but to use it. so with much trial and error and perseverance i found 8 min / 14 max work well for me. the average ahi less than 2,clear airway apneas 4, obstructive apneas 5,total hypopneas 6. on occasions the ahi is less than 1. now sleeping comfortably for 8 hrs or more. good luck.keep at it.

i use the dreamstation 1,first use was terrible. min setting 4,max 20. now 3 years on.settings i use are 8 min 14 max. ahi is less than 2,on occasions less than 1. while i keep getting these results i will leave settings alone.

nearly 3 years on.used every night now.ahi less than 3 and on occasions less than 1. stick with it,dont accept the preset pressures as the optimal settings. i use setting of min 8/max 14 this suits me, good luck and good bye

i will make adjustments and see how this affects the results for the next week.thankyou

thanks for your reply.when i get someone to show me how to add screen shot,will do.i purchadse an air sense 10 while waiting for philips replacement and in the time i used it, the central apnoea was .5 now back to using dreamstation. have the flex a setting at 3. ahi 2 and less most of the time 1 ish and on occasions .

i see screenshots of trends .that need a person to have some instruction to understand what is displayed. i have entered numerical display from oscar for my stats for 1 yr. btw the previous stats from oscar nearly identical. here goes.AHI 1.9 /obstructive index .72/ hypopnoea index .80/ unclassified apnoea index 0.0/clear airway index .39/flow limitation index 1.01/ rera index 2.3. in this display i see immediately any spikes in the treatment. how would these results compare to a person without any apnoea issues? thankyou to anyone who takes time to respond.

has anyone using ds2 used an sd card with oscar,any issues ? thanks

just another note.while the air is passing over a chemical cocktail (foam) there is the possibility of this happening again. lab testing of foams to be used in these devices does not replace real life use. years of use may have different outcomes to short term lab tests. maybe engineers need to find a solution so this air/foam contact can be eliminated. have a look on you tube,there is a video showing the replacement foam,looks like polystyrene packing foam.i do not know to how add a link to the video.

a question,why does the air supply in these machines pass by the noise reducing foam allowing for air contamination? surely the air supply should be contained so that contamination cannot happen. it is only a pump,air in air out.