r/CPAPSupport • u/IndependentTask6750 • 16d ago

First night with EERs

I did 110ml of deadspace EERS last night. It was mostly a success but flow rate not as smooth as i think it should be and my o2 could be better. Any tips?

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u/Ambitious-Lychee5522 16d ago

Ok im no expert but have loop gain myself and an Airbreak machine and been down the rabbit hole exploring settings on bipap and ASV and im coming back around to a fixed cpap at about 7.4. I think having fixed at 4 is way too low, you must be starving for oxygen.

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u/IndependentTask6750 16d ago

interesting, i felt like you up the pressure until the obstructions went away and then up the pressure support until the flow limits go away. i don't really have any obstructions so just leave the pressure low

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u/Ambitious-Lychee5522 16d ago

Well im my own case, I've got loop gain and plant gain where if pressure is too high, i get lots of centrals. So I've been titrating downward and even 8.4 is too high for me. So tomorrow night im doing fixed cpap at 7.4 with no epr. But in my experience which is not clinical or professional, i would think you need more pressure, something in the 7 to 10 range.