Adjusting Your Fisher & Paykel HC234 CPAP: A Patient Guide

For patients suffering from sleep apnea, a CPAP machine can make the difference in providing a good night's sleep. During an episode of apnea, a patient's soft tissue airway will collapse on itself, causing the patient to stop breathing. With the addition of CPAP, or continuous positive airway pressure, the patient's airway is held open using air pressure. The amount of pressure needed will vary from patient to patient and will generally be determined through a sleep study. Should you need to adjust your own Fisher &Paykel HC 234 CPAP machine, these steps are available to assist you.

Instructions

• 1

  Hold down both the "Ramp" button and the "Next" button for three seconds. You will now be in program mode. Release the buttons.

• 2

  Press the "Next" button to advance to the pressure setting adjustment.

• 3

  Adjust the pressure by using the "Up" and "Down" buttons to program your desired setting. Press the bottom button to exit the program mode and begin using your CPAP.