I'm being transitioned from my ResMed S8 to a refurbished Philips Respironics Dreamstation because the ResMed is so old and because the Dreamstation can capture data. I'm using an AirFit N20 nasal mask. I'm using a CPAP of 8 cmH2O. No ramps or fancy settings. When I inspire using the Dreamstation, t...

I am using the same mask for both machines; an AirFit N20. I understand the paradox of explaining a suffocating feeling both during inspiration and expiration. I will try to use it some more so that I can better clarify the feelings. It's certainly possible I am confusing what it feels like. I can t...

I couldn’t even tolerate the DreamStation for one night so I went back to the S8. So no data to share. My new sleep doctor is, in fact, waiting for 30 days of data to see how things are going.

Do you (or anyone) think that fiddling with Flex features might help?

JJS

Thank you for responding.

I am in the US. I got the refurbished DreamStation from Philips as part of the Philips recall last year (though thankfully I had never actually used the original DreamStation I had been supplied). It appears to be working well with lots of flow.

JJS

Hi All, Newbie to the forum here. After many years of using a ResMed S8, I am transitioning to a Philips DreamStation and I am having challenges. The S8 settings were a vanilla 8cmH2O, no ramp, no special features even available. The Dreamstation settings are also a vanilla 8cmH2O, no ramp, no speci...