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by davecpap
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:58 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Airplane battery: Freedom V2 vs Medistrom opinions?
Replies: 5
Views: 327

Re: Airplane battery: Freedom V2 vs Medistrom opinions?

I confirmed via email with cpaphero that the Freedom V2 it is NOT a 24v regulated supply, so I went with the medistrom whose support team says it is. I'm guessing thats why medistrom sells separate 12V and 24V models. I'll check with my multimeter once I get it! The freedom v2 seems no different tha...
by davecpap
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:34 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Airplane battery: Freedom V2 vs Medistrom opinions?
Replies: 5
Views: 327

Re: Airplane battery: Freedom V2 vs Medistrom opinions?

The Freedom V2 battery might not be a regulated 24V output either, which is the same issue as the TalentCell. Quote from manual: Battery Starts Then Stops Working If the battery starts powering your device and then shuts down, try to reset the internal circuitry (see page 5). If the battery continue...
by davecpap
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:12 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Airplane battery: Freedom V2 vs Medistrom opinions?
Replies: 5
Views: 327

Re: Airplane battery: Freedom V2 vs Medistrom opinions?

Hmm, I wonder if Medistrom is still in business - I noticed their website disappeared: http://medistrom.com/ Freedom v2 seems made by an outfit "cpaphero": https://cpaphero.com/freedom-v2-battery/ EDIT : I was able to call Medistrom and get a hold of someone, seems their website is down as is their ...
by davecpap
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:30 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Airplane battery: Freedom V2 vs Medistrom opinions?
Replies: 5
Views: 327

Airplane battery: Freedom V2 vs Medistrom opinions?

Twice in the coming months I'll need to use CPAP on an international overnight flight, something I've never done before. I have an AirSense AutoSet 10. Both planes claim to have an outlet at the seat, but reading fine print it explicitly states on two different airlines that I need to use a battery ...
by davecpap
Fri Sep 08, 2023 1:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Phillips / Philips Respironics recent recall notice discussion thread
Replies: 1268
Views: 973312

Re: Phillips / Philips Respironics recent recall notice discussion thread

I just read this article on CNN about Philips' cpap recall settlement: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/business/philips-cpap-recall-settlement/index.html Is this quote about "at least" 385 deaths correct? This is shocking to me. I'm a ResMed user so I haven't been paying close attention. The FDA rece...
by davecpap
Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What size is my Airfit N20 "Mask Assembly Kit" ?
Replies: 1
Views: 412

What size is my Airfit N20 "Mask Assembly Kit" ?

I have an Airfit N20 and would like to order a replacement "Mask Assembly Kit" but I'm not sure how to tell what size it is. I see no markings anywhere with a size. I do have a Medium size cushion - probably an indication everything is size medium, but I believe at one point DME tried a large "Mask ...
by davecpap
Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: COVID 19, CPAP, Ventilator MEGA THREAD...everything go here please
Replies: 822
Views: 221301

Re: COVID 19, CPAP, Ventilator MEGA THREAD...everything go here please

Details of what Mt. Siani is doing to use Tesla donation as ventilators: https://lnkd.in/ed9HqpK Article I found link in: https://cleantechnica.com/2020/04/03/mount-sinai-hospital-receives-ventilators-from-tesla/ Says it requires Resmed VPAP ST (or alternative bi-level machine). Interestingly, it ta...
by davecpap
Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:09 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Concern Over Sleep Apnea and Coronavirus Transmission
Replies: 37
Views: 2862

Re: Concern Over Sleep Apnea and Coronavirus Transmission

The takeaway I got was that if the CPAP user is infected, the exhalation port on the CPAP mask is how viruses are spread throughout the household (return ducts, etc)... https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/27/822211604/cpap-machines-were-seen-as-ventilator-alternatives-but-could-spread-...
by davecpap
Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: COVID 19, CPAP, Ventilator MEGA THREAD...everything go here please
Replies: 822
Views: 221301

Re: Converting CPAPs into ventilators

Here is one such project to use a CPAP with additional hardware/sensors to make a DIY ventilator: https://github.com/jcl5m1/ventilator Saw it mentioned in this article: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dm4mb/people-are-trying-to-make-diy-ventilators-to-meet-coronavirus-demand I would say only fea...
by davecpap
Fri Jan 11, 2019 3:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Just upgraded from resmed to dream station
Replies: 7
Views: 674

Re: Just upgraded from resmed to dream station

palerider wrote:
Fri Jan 11, 2019 2:33 pm
That's not an upgrade.
Depending on the model, seems like a lateral move to me. But I'm curious what your specific concerns are.
by davecpap
Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Got tinnitus from cpap? This will help.
Replies: 42
Views: 14869

Re: Got tinnitus from cpap? This will help.

Perhaps tinnitus related to Jaw or TMJ. When I started using CPAP I wasn't taking to it well, and I got a dental appliance that moved my bottom jaw forward to attempt to address sleep apnea. I noticed when using it, and can reproduce sitting here by jutting my bottom jaw forward, that it reduces my ...
by davecpap
Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: resmed airsense 10 "wifi" ???
Replies: 52
Views: 35612

Re: resmed airsense 10 "wifi" ???

My Airsense 10 Autoset has a CDMA modem inside, using Verizon Wireless network. They are shutting down their CDMA network end of 2019 so I expect many modems won't work in 2020 anyways: https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-218813/ I'm guessing newer Airsense 10 units have an LTE mo...
by davecpap
Wed May 16, 2018 2:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can CPAP cause depression/anxiety?
Replies: 132
Views: 37547

Re: Can CPAP cause depression/anxiety?

I think this is true for many of us. It is for me. Every day I promise myself that I'm going to go "cold turkey", except it doesn't happen. I still look up medical conditions and always sorry that I did. I used parental controls on my WiFi router to break my facebook habit - I never go there now, d...
by davecpap
Tue May 15, 2018 6:36 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Run time Airsense 10 Autoset
Replies: 11
Views: 3943

Re: Run time Airsense 10 Autoset

Hi, new on here and trying to reach davecpap as his early experiences with the cpap were very similar to what I am experiencing now. Thanks! I pretty quickly decided I didn't care about ~140 run hours on the machine. I was grateful I was able to find a CPAP machine while traveling, and the Airsense...