A Home Care Patient Using NIV Complains That When She

A home care patient using NIV complains that when she puts on the NIV mask at night and turns on the machine,"at first the gas feels like it is punching her in the face." The patient is noncompliant with the NIV because of this.What action should the respiratory therapist take?

A) Decrease the IPAP.
B) Increase the EPAP.
C) Decrease the flow trigger.
D) Set the ramp and delay time.