How do you turn the pressure down on a Sleep Apnea Machine?
Question by Eunice Melinda Saunders: How do you turn the pressure down on a Sleep Apnea Machine?
I have Sleep Apnea and need to adjust the air pressure on the machine. I have lost my insurance and can not afford to have it professionally adjusted. If you know how please answer this question. Thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by Rayne
There are 275,000 different kinds of machines… Ok, not really. But there are so many different kinds, you should include the make of machine. However, a lot of ‘home machines’ are locked in to a specific setting by the company and cannot be adjusted – without knowing how to unlock it.
And, why do you think the air pressure needs to be adjusted? Without a formal sleep study, it’s almost impossible to know what pressure you need.
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