It seems to take about 2 years for ResMed to get a product to market once people mention it here. The alarm clock might be patented so on F&P will do it. ResMed makes a device that fits in between the two units and has an alarm/battery/pressure sensor but it is only for their very high end models. R...

Are they the same? Headaches can be a sign of sinus infection and CPAP will increase the risk of that. Sinus headaches tend to be more pin point pain at specific locations. I wish I could find that diagram from scuba class...

The test strips are like disposable razor blades. If you are on a budget, check the price of the strips before you buy a meter as the price per strip can very by a factor of 10 times. As the meters are often on sale for very low prices, check which has the lowest price strips and then wait for that ...

That was from the 1st week with the 560. It is my spare now and I use it for a few days every once in a while to make sure it still works. A few points of old/misinformation (I have the 560, never used a ResMed) My 560 is essentially silent at pressures up to 12 - can't say at higher pressures. Cert...

The white filter is to reduce allergens, the gray filter is there to protect the machine.

Started CPAP treatment almost 3 weeks ago and I have a few questions. The technician that helped fit me for my mask asked what hose I wanted, the less expensive standard or the more expensive ClimateLine. I went with the ClimateLine hose since she highly suggested it for the S9. After using the mac...

Avoid the Escape. If you are buying the machine, get an Auto. From an old post So far on the pros and cons: s9 easier to clean tank and hose. My resmed hose fits over the kitchen sink so I can flush the hose easily. The 560 heated hose has a clip that is in the way. s9 has a better screen. Its brigh...

purple wrote:Years before starting xPAP treatment I told my doc I slept better with a fan on me. He replied, "That is a common statement of his patients who had heart disease, usually congestive heart failure."

I've heard that is very bad...

If you are near a wal-mart, distilled water is cheap. Use that and don't worry about buying filters. The rotary blade ones can get more water into the air than the ultrasonic ones and they don't even have filters. They are also somewhat self regulating. They make about as much noise as a window fan....

If you had a zeo sleep monitor, It would be interesting to see how your sleep data in both cases. The machine has a 9.5 setting too.

3rd replacement... Technician now says it is not a defect. It is by design. Which is just insane! The are refusing to fix the circuitry that is causing this problem. I am contacting customer service to register a complaint. Maybe if enough of us bug them about this flaw (and it's a flaw, nothing el...

Last time I was at a wal-mart, they had a $20 rotating blade type humidifier that was about $20 and made in the USA . If you are using distilled water, you can use an ultrasonic type which will use less power and make less noise but cost more. The rotating blade type is just a plastic cone that spin...

If the room is very cold, it will feel warm. When it is "warm" it is below skin temperature so it won't feel very warm.

AHI is a general indicator which is good for overall tends but it can also be meaningless. AHI is an average "events per hour". It doesn't cover the length of those events. As an oversimplified example, An AHI of 8 over 8 hours sleep means a machine noticed 64 issues. An AHI of 1 over 8 hours means ...

I disagree but I tend to deal with doctors when I must have something fixed and that means I need competence and I don't care about rudeness in that case. When I was dealing with medical school, there were 3 reasons people wanted to be doctors: 1) Intellectual challenge -- they make good specialist ...