Question:
Sleep Apnea question....CPAP set at 6, how severe is that?
I am not sure how the ratings go as far as the settings for a CPAP machine, mine will be set on 6 and I was wondering what is the lowest and highest settings and how severe/mild it is to be set at a 6. Thanks! — [Anonymous] (posted on September 10, 2001)
September 12, 2001
Mine is set at 16. I'm not sure how high the settings go. 20 rings a bell.
— Deb H.
September 12, 2001
i hope this answers ur question satisfactorily. my cpap is set at 15.
according to my pulmonary dr, this setting is extremely high for a woman.
he says that a setting that high is normal for a man who weighs about 300
lbs. of course this has my dr worried but he does also think that having
wls & losing weight will not only bring my titration down to a normal
level but eventually i will be off the cpap entirely. so a setting of 6, in
my opinion is pretty mild.
— sheryl titone
September 12, 2001
6 is not high. Mine is set to 9 and I was told this was a moderate
setting.
— BlueGray
September 13, 2001
I have Sleep Apnea and my machine is set at 9.5. It was on 11 before my
surgery.
— Karen F.
September 15, 2001
I too have sleep apna and my CPAP machine is set at 12.
I was told that these machines have a top setting of 20. I
believe a setting of 6 is considered quite low.
— Sandra D.
September 18, 2001
My CPAP is set at 15. The Respitory Therapist that gave me my machine was
shocked that it was so high. When I asked my doctor about it, he said that
setting was average for most of his patients prior to WLS. I had my
surgery on July 3rd 2001. I have lost about 50lbs so far. My doctor will
be retesting me at the end of the year to see if I can stop using my CPAP
machine.
— Mary H.
April 14, 2002
A setting of 6 for a CPAP is very low - you must not have very severe
apnea. I work for a company who supplies CPAP machines and the
"average" setting we get for a moderate sleep apnea patient is
7.5. Anything more than 9 is in the high range and 12 or above is a heck
of a lot!! We have some patients who's physicians have ordered CPAP at 5cm
- these patients are considered to be borderline OSA patients and are
mostly using their CPAP's for snoring control or placebo effect only.
— Kim A.
April 14, 2002
Mine was at 15. My apnea was labeled "critical", with 125 events
per hour. My dh was at 10, only 25 EPH. I've known people at 158 EPH, but
CPAP only at 8, no telling with that.
— vitalady
July 6, 2002
Hi,
I just read your post and had to comment, I was dignosed with severe
sleep apnea ayr. ago and my setting is only at 5 but, my doctor did say it
was severe, i stopped breathing 62x in a hr.I was told for the insurance
co. to pay for it, you have to stopp breathin 30x in a hr.I cant use my
machine all night long and when I dont use it I end up waking up gasping
for breath.good luck
— BELINDA W.
July 6, 2002
My pulmonologst explained that the pressure setting is determined by a
number of factors, but your anatomy is one of them. The seveity of your
apnea is how many times per hour you stopped breathing. The pressure
setting is what is needed to keep your airway open. My husband and I have
almost the same severity of apnea, but my setting is twice his.
— Janis D.
April 12, 2003
Hi! The medical supply company who delivered my CPAP told me that the
machines are titrated from 4 to 20.I was having almost 50 apnea episodes an
hour, which is considered moderate sleep apnea.My setting is 10.The number
that your CPAP is titrated to does not really have anything to do with how
severe or mild your apnea is.My friend had about 90 episodes an hour and
she only needed her CPAP set at 6 to control her apnea.
— jennifer A.
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