Anyone have an opinion?

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Anyone have an opinion?

Post by AUTOMATIC » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:23 am

Continue to learn from y'all everyday. Thanks for your input. Does anyone have an opinion on any of the following items? Hans Rudolph masks, value advantage masks and medical industries Remrest cpap system. Trying to get the right product for the right people at the right cost....AUTOMATIC

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Post by wading thru the muck! » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:36 am

Automatic,

If you can, please provide web links to info on the products.

I'm sure rested gal will give you an opinion on the HR masks. She put a lot of effort into tracking one down to try.
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wading thru the muck of the sleep study/DME/Insurance money pit!

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Post by rested gal » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:57 am

Automatic, the only Hans Rudolph mask I tried (tossed it after about 15 minutes of trying to stop leaks!) was the Full Face version. Bought it on Ebay for about one-third the regular price - used once. It came exactly as described, looked brand-new, perfect condition. Even though it was a small, it was wayyyyy too big for my face (average woman's face - can use either small or medium or standard in most masks.) The "small" HR was huge on my face and kept springing leaks all over the place. Get one stopped, here'd come another. Certainly glad I didn't that buy that unwieldy thing at full price. Got one good thing out of it, though - I cut off the big silicone chin cup to make a nifty mouth dam back when I was experimenting with various things to control mouth air leaks.

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Post by AUTOMATIC » Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:46 pm

Rested and Wader,
Good to hear from you both. Thanks for the input on the HR mask. Any idea on the other items? Based on my readings here, the respironic, resmed and puritan bennett lines are the most popular. Will experiment with other lines and let you know how they turned out...AUTOMATIC

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Post by Guest » Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:54 pm

The most popular mask are as follows:

Res-Med
Respiroincs
PB
Then all the rest.

The mirage vista seems to be a great chioce among patients. The new swift also seems to be a good chioce for lower pressure patients

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Post by rested gal » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:18 pm

Some may do ok with a ResMed Mirage Vista, but I've read quite a few reporting it was prone to leak air into their eyes. That was my experience with the Vista too...leaky up around the top into the eyes. The ResMed Swift, however, gives the same benefit (nothing in front of the eyes) without being leaky, imho. A bit noisy though. Seems there are trade-offs any which way we go.