I appreciate everyones help. Since BC/BS picked up entire tab on machine think I can justify looking for a good used machine. Will try to stay with Respironics so now its a wait and see what I trip over.

My three most often night time snacks are granola bars or nutrigrain fruit bars. Individually sealed and dont need refridgeration. Reach to night stand and rip open to eat. My favorite is vanilla ice cream with peaches. It requires effort and time so unless absolutely awake only hit the ice cream on...

Wait till January and let machine apply to deductible. Then as you get that out of way spend the rest of the year doing sleep studies, blood work, MRI's and any other medical questions you have had lurking.

Software obtained, AHI so low past two nights and slept so well that I almost feel like the other shoe is yet to drop. Hope I can keep riding the wave. I appreciate the software link and all the help. Pugsy's value here iz unmeasureable.

I am also prone to post AHI numbers in the 120 to 140 range a couple of nights a week untreated or even when treated with cpap or bipap machines. Two nights ago I started using an ASV machine. My impressions and numbers the software is reporting for my 1st two nights are life changing for me. I know...

After years of AHI of 50 to 140 last night witb ASV 1.86.

BC/BS bougbt me Respironics cpap/biflex machine 2.5 years ago. No get my complex apnea properly under control. After 4 sleep studies past 3 months they paid straight up for Phillips Respironics 960 Bipap autoSV advanced. Did take an extra 2 weeks for them to talk to sleep doc but no problem after th...

Pugsy, read both your PM's and thanx. Et all, Yesterday afternoon I washed both the old and new machines in preperation to put the old in storage and new machine in service. After all parts dried put old System One Biflex into its bag and the new 960ASV on the nightstand. About 7:30 I decided to ver...

I am as likely to buy a used $40 retail mask as a used tooth brush. I use a very expensive mask but would not buy one used to save money. My insurance company buys me two per year.

Understand fear of sleep. Took years of changing therapy before I just recently (last night) slept all night without fear or pro lems. See other threads of mine for details.

It is a 960P with firmware revision 2.0. 0 hours on blower so no display pawned.on me.

Go to discount computer supply and buy a UPS rated for minimum 1300 va but 1900 to 2300 better. Pluv into wall, plug machine into UPS and you are done. Cost 100 to 250 bucks. Safe, easy, protect macbine from surges and brown outs. When batteries finally die extend wire out of machine and connect to ...

Just left DME with new Respironics System One BiPAP autoSV Advanced and heated hose. Also two new Resmed Quattro Air masks and 6 complete sets filters. Said BC/BS had pre-approved entire deal as straight purchase and no compliance checks are required. Say due past history and files from sleep doc th...

First sentence of last post said I felt better day after my ASV titration than years.

Been using tap water for years. I put in water jug and let sit open for a week so chlorine smell goes and have a months worth of water for free. Wash machine once a week and no problems. I think a water filter in the resivour seems like unneccesary expense and complication. Air quality is what I wou...