Which Machine?

bea711 · Post by **bea711** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:17 am

Hello Group,
I am brand new to this site and to the CPAP/APAP world. Our Doc gave my hubby a CPAP to try, but we have full range on what brand and model we will buy. Am looking for advise.
It sounds to me like we will be happy with an APAP, but not sure about the brands.
Can you help?
Thanks, Bea

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:26 pm

capt · Post by **capt** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:45 pm

There two machines that are really popular with the people at this forum. The Respironics Remstar pro auto with cflex and the Goodnight 420s. I have used the Devilbiss auto and my current machine is the ResMed AutoSpirit. The mask is however the most important part of successful treatment, as it is what makes or breaks things as far as comfort and compliance. Be sure to try every mask you can. What works for one person is another's worst nightmare. I would recommend the Activa, Breeze, Aura, Swift, Dreamfit and the Ultra Mirage.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:48 pm

In case some of you opened that Russian link and don't know whether or not the trojans jumped into your computer, the following are links to Symantec's website for those two particular trojans.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/av ... rojan.html

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/av ... erify.html

Be sure to clean out your browser "cache" and "temporary internet files".

Best wishes,

Den

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:23 pm

Anonymous wrote:bump

Can anyone interpret this post for me ?
At 1st glance it is hard ti figure what the intention of the anonymous poster is -
does it mean a previous post got 'bumped' from the forum ?

Thanks DSM

(inquiring minds need to know)

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:35 pm

RE machines ...

This is an interesting issue. As you have already deduced, the High flyers among us will tell you an AUTO is the only way to go.

An AUTO is certainly good for anyone who wants to experiment but the reality is that sooner or later the experimenting will stop & a good number of xPAP users end up setting their machines to CPAP mode.

There are people who swear by the ability to have their machines running at low cms and let it ramp up higher based on what that brand of machine thinks is happening to you (AUTOs),

The #1 popularity though seems to be to be able to read our nightly info captured by the xPAP (particularly AUTOs) as this info is like running your own mini-sleep study.

Some folk consider the best way to measure xPAP success is by how they feel and don't want the added complication and expense of using home software to analyse their data.

For AUTO devices go for either
RemStar AUTO, PB420E or ResMed S8 Vantage.
DeVillbiss also make an excellent but less well known product as do F&P and others.

For CPAP I can recommend
F&P, RemStar, ResMed, PB420S (orG), Polaris EX, DeVillbiss. There are others that are also good machines.

Masks are a different matter - they will depend greatly on if you are prone to mouth breathing or are good at nosebreathing.

Cheers & Good luck

DSM

DW · Post by DW » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:00 pm

DSM,

Regarding the "Bump".

Somebody posted a link to a Russian website that downloads two trojans (viruses/worms) to your computer if you click on it. I asked Johnny to delete that post and in the process, my subsequent posts warning him and others about it got deleted, too. I'm not sure what the "Bump" means, but at least the nasty stuff got deleted.

Best wishes,

Den
aka "Wulfman"

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:06 pm

DW wrote:DSM,

Regarding the "Bump".

Tks Den, I thought that might be it.

I have Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite which seems to be a brick wall as regards this type of stuff.

Cheers

DSM

Grabraham · Post by **Grabraham** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:10 pm

FYI typically in a forum enviroment a "bump" is simply an empty post to push a topic up to the front of the "unread list. usually done to bring attention to a post that has gone unanswered or to bring an old lopic up to the front for someone else to find.

tomjax · Post by **tomjax** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:49 pm

A bump is something that goes in the night.

It may be life threatening if it is the sound of an axe murderer at your patio door.

It is rather innoculous if it is a hickory nut hitting your roof.

It is entertaining if it happens on the dance floor.

It is a catastrophy if you are a teenager and notice one on your face.

It is a real bad day if it happens in traffic when you are not paying attention to the road.

It all depends on the source of the BUMP
Some bumps good, some not.

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:05 pm

tomjax wrote:It is a catastrophy if you are a teenager and notice one on your face.

I'm 48 and one popped up on the bridge of my nose today! Good thing I use a nasal pillow interface (Swift)!

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:47 pm

DW wrote: Somebody posted a link to a Russian website that downloads two trojans (viruses/worms) to your computer if you click on it. I asked Johnny to delete that post and in the process, my subsequent posts warning him and others about it got deleted, too. Den
aka "Wulfman"

Just to make sure everything is clear: "Somebody" was a "Guest". Not anyone we know.

O. - who saw all those messages before they were erased.

LoneRider · Post by **LoneRider** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:10 pm

ozij wrote:Just to make sure everything is clear: "Somebody" was a "Guest". Not anyone we know.

As far as list priviacy goes, that is one thing I would change, no guest posting.

But that's just me

cheers,
Tom

RM · Post by RM » Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:21 pm

Hi all,
When talking about machines.... I know that alot of people recommend the autopap, because of its versatile ability to deliver only the pressure req. This is good if you typically spend most of your sleep in the lower end of settings, say maybe 6-10, and only ramp up ocassionally to control breathing. But if you typically req a higher pressure, say 12-17, the autopap would function like a regular cpap, and keep your pressure at the high end for most of your night. For these people, (including myself at 14cmH2O)... the better machine is the bipap. The bipap delivers the constant pressure that is needed, but with the added benefit of a lower pressure on exhalation to ease the problems of exhaling against higher pressures. Mask leaks are also reduced with bipap. Mask leaks typically occur on exhalation, because you're trying to breath out against pressure coming in. If the high pressure needed during inhalation is reduced during exhalation, then masks leaks are also reduced.
I hope this helps some.

RM

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