Noisy Resmed auto spirit

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jayvee
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Noisy Resmed auto spirit

Post by jayvee » Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:04 am

Hi guys,

I'm a newie at all this and I am writing from the Land Downunder so I hope you don't mind the silly questions.

First of all let me say that this website is fantastic and I have learnt a great deal from reading the posts.
SO HERE'S MY STORY.

I was on cpap for about 8 weeks (remstar pro on a pressure of 10) After finding this website I asked the doc if I could try an auto pap.

The first 2 apaps he gave me (remstar auto's) were both faulty. They were set at 6 - 15 but after I switched them on they would stay on the minimum pressure for 10-15 minutes and then go to and stay on 15 even while I was awake.After having read all the stuff on thePB 420e I asked for one of these and you wouldn't beleive it was also faulty. He didn't have another pb 420 to give me so he then gave me a brand new Resmed Auto Spirit. It's been alright but I have noticed that it is a lot noisier than the other units. Has anyone else had trouble with these machines being too noisy?

Does anyone have any views / preferences or experiences with any or all of these units.
I need to make up my mind soon cos I need to buy one so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

jayvee

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Post by john5757 » Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:17 am

You can try a different stand to place the spirit on to see if makes a difference. and make sure that the stand legs and the machine not touching the walls. Generally I find that the mask makes more noise from air going out from the vents than the machine.

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Post by IWannaSleep » Sat Aug 06, 2005 1:04 am

I trialed a couple resmed auto pap's and they were both very noisy. I think it's typical for them.

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dsm
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ResMed s7 family

Post by dsm » Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:15 am

ResMed S7 & S8 Are a bit noisy compared to a RemStar (certainly compared to my RemStar Auto).

I don't know anything about the GK420 family. Others say they seem quiet.

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capt
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Post by capt » Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:23 am

Maybe I am just lucky, but my AutoSpirit is extremely quiet. So quiet that the first time I used it, I thought it was not working.

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Post by Guest » Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:38 am

I've been using my autoset spirit for a few weeks. However, before I got it I used an older one for titration. They get quieter as they get used! The older one was very quiet, and my new one was quiet noisy when I started using it, but after a couple of weeks it is really quiet and I don't notice it at all.

So I would advise you give it a while so it can loosen up a little and quiet down.

Hope that helps.


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Post by Barb (Seattle) » Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:27 am

Mine's really quiet

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Post by john5757 » Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:34 pm

jayvee,

I took you about the stand since my Spirit seems to vibrate a little when I put my hand on it but it quiet and a few of my friends say so. Noise is so relative but I have been very happy with mine.

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