Looking for Recommendation for New Machine!

Hi CPAPers!
I am a 10+ year happy CPAP user. It is time to replace my current CPAP machine. I have a Respironics S9 Elite, and use an Opus 360 nasal pillow mask. The things I most love about the S9 is that it is QUIET and that it is very LIGHTWEIGHT so I can travel with it easily. But, it is no longer made! I don't really check the data card (like, ever). I don't use a humidifier. I use a regular CPAP, not an automatic or bipap.
What machine would you recommend as a replacement?
THANKS!

Get a ResMed AirSense 10. It's great.

I would suggest that you stick with the ResMed brand and the latest version of your S9 Elite is called the AirSense 10 Elite.
Same machine with a different package and a few minor upgrades inside it.

https://www.resmed.com/us/en/healthcare ... ep-devices

Probably, you'll want to stick with your current brand, as your experience seems to be good.

However, I'm sending a review of my machine. I do recommend getting an automatic, as I find that my pressure needs have gone up recently (and were automatically taken care of).


I have a Phillips Respironics Dream Station Auto CPAP. It’s my fourth machine since 1999; the others were all “bricks.”


Advantages:
• Automatic means that it will raise the pressure as needed when it senses distress. I think I feel 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.
• Humidifier is fully integrated, but detachable. It can be replaced/repaired independently of the main unit. It can also be left behind to save space (if you can live without the humidification).
• Humidifier chamber is wide open on top, making it easy to fill, empty, and clean. The unit is sealed when the door over the chamber is closed.
• 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.
• The humidifier door was not closing properly after about eighteen months. The DME replaced the humidifier at no cost to me. There was a viable workaround in the meanwhile, so it was not an emergency.
• 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 “full” line on the water tank is hard to see.
• The machine is somewhat noisier when used without the humidifier attached.
• 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.

I started on xPAP mid-January and researched machines before starting. I was convinced I wanted a Dream Station Auto CPAP and my doctor found a DME who would get one for me. I went in and he set the machine up for me so I could try it. I was pleased by how quiet it was. Then he asked if I would like to try a ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet for Her (he told me he'd had a female patient who could not adjust to the ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet and found the for Her algorithm much more comfortable). I said sure. I was stunned at how much quieter the ResMed was--it was practically silent! On paper, the Dream Station is just bit quieter, in practice the ResMed wins hands down. Maybe you can find a DME that will let you try both?

sleepingwelloncpap wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:58 am

Respironics S9 Elite

Do you mean ResMed S9 Elite?

I like my ResMed S9 so much that when they discontinued it, I bought another one to rotate. Like you, I don't use a humidifier, and this gives me a small machine to carry on trips.

I bought a Gently Used ResMed S9 AutoSet with EPR without Heated Humidifier for $379 from https://www.secondwindcpap.com/Used_CPAP.html

It is low hours and comes with a one-year seller's warranty. My purchase was without insurance.

They also have the Elite model, and it is $299. But, I highly recommend the AutoSet. You never know what changes will happen with your therapy over the years you keep the machine. The Auto feature could come in very handy. It can still be set to straight CPAP if that works well for you.