Expiratory Pressure Relief; Easy-Breathe; Climate Control; Climate Control Auto - ResMed AirCurve 10 VAUTO Clinical Manual

Expiratory Pressure Relief

The comfort feature Expiratory Pressure Relief is available in CPAP mode on the AirCurve 10 VAuto
device.
Designed to make therapy more comfortable, Expiratory Pressure Relief (EPR) maintains optimal
treatment for the patient during inhalation and reduces the delivered mask pressure during
exhalation.
EPR On—EPR is enabled.
Off—EPR is disabled.
The following settings are only available if EPR is On:
EPR Type
Full Time—If set to Full Time, EPR is enabled for the whole therapy session.
Ramp Only—If set to Ramp Only, EPR is only enabled during ramp time.
EPR Level 1, 2, 3 cm H
When EPR is enabled, the delivered pressure will not drop below a minimum pressure of 4 cm H
(4 hPa), regardless of the settings.

Easy-Breathe

The comfort feature Easy-Breathe is available in S mode on the AirCurve 10 VAuto and AirCurve 10
S device.
The Easy-Breathe waveform intelligently recreates a patient's individual breathing pattern, so
breathing feels more natural and therapy is more comfortable.

Climate Control

Climate Control is an intelligent system that controls the humidifier and the ClimateLineAir heated
air tubing to deliver constant, comfortable temperature and humidity levels during therapy.
Designed to prevent dryness of the nose and mouth, it maintains the set temperature and relative
humidity during sleep. Climate Control can be set to either Auto or Manual and is only available
when the ClimateLineAir and the water tub are attached.

Climate Control Auto

Climate Control Auto is the recommended and default setting. Climate Control Auto is designed to
make therapy as easy as possible, so there is no need to change the temperature or humidity
settings.
Climate Control adjusts the humidifier output to maintain a constant, comfortable humidity level of
85% relative humidity while protecting against rainout (water droplets in the air tubing and mask).

Tube Temperature

In Climate Control Auto there is no need to change any settings, but if the air in the mask is too
warm or cold for the patient, the tube temperature can be adjusted. The Tube Temperature can be
set to anywhere between 60–86°F (16–30°C), or turned off completely.

Climate Control Manual

Designed to offer more flexibility and control over settings, Climate Control Manual lets the patient
adjust the temperature and humidity to the setting which is most comfortable for them.
In Climate Control Manual, the Tube Temperature and the Humidity Level can be set independently
however, rainout protection is not guaranteed. If rainout does occur, first try increasing the tube
temperature. If the air temperature becomes too warm and rainout continues, try decreasing the
humidity.
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