Anyone used the Dreamstation Go?

chunkyfrog wrote:I wonder what machine is preferred by long-haul truckers.

one of the one's I know uses a s9 vauto, one at home, one in the truck.

Thank you, both.
I kind of figured that was the case, but I thought this angle might be valuable to this discussion.

I just received a Dreamstation Go for a hiking trip in which I will be staying in hostels.

The good news is that it's small, packs easily, and is easy to use.

The bad news is that the hose noise for me (using the supplied 12mm lite hose and my Mirage FX mask) was so loud that it kept me awake (and I was able to fall asleep *while* the sleep tech was attaching monitoring devices to me a few years ago) and I fear that that setup will cause complaints in hostels.

It sounded like I was on a ventilator (which I was once, for months, but I don't really know what that sounded like as I was mostly delirious ) - a heavy sound when inhaling and exhaling. The machine itself seemed silent - it was definitely all coming through the hose. I was sleeping alone so I'm not sure if the proximity of the hose noise to me made it worse than others in the room might experience.

Philips advised that I try a bigger hose, so I used a pretty stiff 22m that I have been using with my former travel machine, a Devilbiss Intellipap auto adjust that I formerly thought of as a "loud" machine. The results were much better - the inhaling and exhaling peak noise was mostly gone, replaced with a not altogether unpleasant white sound from the hose which I was easily able to sleep with. But while quieter, it was still nothing like my main home machine (which I now regard as almost silent), the Philips Respironics System One with its proprietary heated 15mm tube that I use with the Mirage FX mask.

I'm going to try a 15mm lite tube tonight and see how it goes. Philips said the 12 was the standard tube because it is more portable. I can fit a 6-foot 15mm in the same case designed for the 12, haven't tried the 22m.

By the way, I asked Philips if an HME might muffle the sound and Philips said that it wouldn't, and that they recommend against using them because they could strain the machine and reduce its expected life.

The Dreamstation Go left me with a very dry mouth in the morning. A nearby water bottle looks like it's going to be the solution for that.

Anyone out there have a hose/mask combo that reduces the sound of this machine? I opted for the Dreamstation Go over the ResMed Air Mini because it was said to be quieter, and I liked not having a separate power block. And as I said, it seems like a decent engineering feat.

tjb1013 wrote:I just received a Dreamstation Go for a hiking trip in which I will be staying in hostels...

So it looks like you can use any normal hose? That would mean, for instance, that I could use my muffler which attaches to the pump with a 22mm hose. I then use a 15mm to the mask. (This is to reduce hose noise when I don't use a humidifier.)

Does the 12mm hose have 22mm connections on both ends?

I have the Dreamstation Go. The included long hose 12mm is different on both ends. The end that connects into the machine will not attach to a mask or the included connector. It will only fit into the machine. The end of the hose that attaches to the mask won't fit by itself into my mask. There is a connector piece, about 2 inches long, rubber like, that fits over only one end of the long hose and my mask attaches into the connector piece.

As a trial, I attached my Resmed Slimline hose (non heated) and it attached to the machine just fine.

I am not really impressed with the size of the GO. I have a Resmed S9 as a backup. The S9 without the humidifier attached is the same size as the DS GO. The GO, with the battery attached is just about as big as the S9 with it's humidifier attached.

If you need a machine with a battery attached, the GO seems like a really nice option. I really like the 12mm hose. It is very flexible and light. I can wrap the entire length of the hose around the palm of my hand. It fits inside a quart size zipper baggie with room to spare.