Choosing a new auto cpap device

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M4gn3tic
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Choosing a new auto cpap device

Post by M4gn3tic » Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:20 pm

Hello friends

Because I stopped breathing during my sleep, I underwent the necessary tests and it turned out that I had sleep apnea. I was advised to use an Auto Cpap device. In the country I live in, health insurance does not cover this. So I have to choose a brand/model myself. In the report, it is only written that it has a humidifier and heating. There is a huge difference in prices and I can't decide which device to choose. There is a machine for 800€ and a machine for 30000€. what could be the difference between them that there can be such a price difference?

One of the recommended products (800€);

http://www.ventmed.net/index.php?g=home ... =show&id=9

but the product below looks the same but has a price of 30000€.

https://www.resmed.com/en-us/sleep-apne ... rsense-10/

Note: The € price I have given does not exactly reflect the truth. I only wrote it that way for you to see the numerical difference.

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Re: Choosing a new auto cpap device

Post by lazarus » Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:36 pm

I don't know anything about the Chinese company VentMed or its machines, myself. I am a fan of ResMed machines and approach for treating SDB but not really a fan of ResMed's business approach as a company. One comparison seems to indicate that in comparison to the ResMed machine, the VentMed machine has a good warranty (5yrs) but is louder (36dB).

https://www.oxygentimes.com/comparison/ ... -auto-cpap
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Re: Choosing a new auto cpap device

Post by Miss Emerita » Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:22 pm

Welcome! Just to check, are you diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, central apnea, or some of each?
Oscar software is available at https://www.sleepfiles.com/OSCAR/

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Re: Choosing a new auto cpap device

Post by ozij » Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:57 pm

Some machines report therapy result, and there's a free program called OSCAR the will let you see your results in very informative charts on a daily basis.
I would not look at a machine that does not have detailed software to report the effect of the therapy on your nightly breathing.

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Re: Choosing a new auto cpap device

Post by vandownbytheriver » Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:23 pm

I'm a big fan of the Resmed Airsense 10, a work-horse machine that is perhaps the most popular machine out there.

Since the pandemic it's been available without a modem for a *lot* cheaper, I bought mine brand new last November for <400USD. See if the Airsense 10 Card-to-Cloud (missing modem) is available to you.

Found this, unfortunately it appears to be on backorder... anyway, this is the perfect machine for you at a good price.

https://cpapmask.eu/product/airsense-10 ... card-only/

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