Regarding starting CPAP therapy

Hi friends I am suffering from OSA. Doctors have prescribed me CPAP therapy.....which company is better?? Is it better using humidifier??

You at least have a good start coming here. Your doctor and suppliers won't help you. Don't get stuck buying or renting a machine that won't take data. Generally any machine that will auto adjust is suitable like Resmed 10 Autoset. In one location I don't use humidity at all, in another it is a must especially in winter.

Resmed and Phillips Responics are the most popular machines with the people here on the forum. Both companies make very good machines. You do not want a machine from either company if the name of the machine ends with the word "CPAP". These are machines are referred to as semi-brick machines. These machines do not provide the complete data you need to effectively manage your therapy. Also, you do not want any Resmed machine that includes the word "Start" in the name. These machines are bricks and offer no data other than you are using it. You have no idea if your treatment is effective, or not. Humidity is personal choice. Some people need it, and others do not.

I have a Phillips Respironics Dream Station Auto CPAP. It’s my fourth machine since 1999; the others were all “bricks" (i.e. not data except an odometer and constant pressure through the night no matter what).


Advantages:
• Automatic means that it will raise the pressure as needed when it senses distress. I think I fell more refreshed than before.
• Good statistics are generated, so you can see how you slept, and make adjustments as needed. In addition, stats are good for your doctor to see how you are doing.
• Machine is very quiet.
• Heated hose is very good, never had rainout despite full setting on humidity.
• Automatic altitude adjustment (good for travel).
• Leak compensation.
• Auto/on and auto/off can be activated and deactivated separately.
• Puts out the prescribed pressure more precisely than my old machine (yes, I verified this).


Disadvantages:
• Machine is a bit larger than the major competing machine.
• Sometimes, there is a burning smell, especially after a potty break. I’m pretty sure it’s harmless.
• Frequently, the water does not last the whole night. I generally wake up at least once overnight, so I refill it at that time. This might not work for everybody.
• Some have complained about the brightness of the display when you turn it off and back on, such as for a potty break. I don’t find this a problem. In fact, I use the light to reattach my mask to the hose.
• The power cord has a proprietary signal, so you cannot use a different cord, even if the voltage, wattage, amperage, and fitting are all identical. This means that if you need a replacement cord (or a spare cord), you have to get the cord specific to Dream Stations. If you want to use a battery (such as for camping and electrical outages), you have to buy an $80 proprietary device to generate this signal.