You may want to talk to your doctor about reflux. I think that a lot of people have undiagnosed reflux and it wakes them up at night. I know it was waking me up, even though I had no heart burn. I take OTC zantac now, morning and night, and have modified my eating habits, and have much less of a pro...

I find if I can breath enough to last for 2-3 minutes, my CPAP will force the congestion out of my nose, and I will breath fine. I have to NOT use the ramp feature in order for this to work usually. If I can't breath well enough to last 2-3 minutes, then I will mouth breath and let the machine try t...

I may be biased, since I own one, but I would go ResMed S9 all the way. I have owned multiple Phillips machines in the past (old school remstar and an M series unit) and to me, the S9 is much quieter, and the EPR is much more effective than the A-flex or C-flex, in my opinion. I recently took my S9 ...

I have been using CPAP for nearly 12 years, and I found I have much better results/compliance if I buy the machine I want rather than whatever the insurance/DME decides to give me. So I have mostly been buying CPAPs and equipment out of pocket. CPAP.com is great, and I have used them for years. That...

First off, thanks all for all your useful input. Let me add a few more variable to the mix. I have the software and the card reader for my M-series. I used it a lot in the beginning (5-6 years ago). I really don't use it any more. Haven't used it in at least 3-4 years. I don't think software is an i...

i figured there would be lots of votes for the S9. Since I am paying out of pocket, is the extra cost really worth it?

I am a 6+ year CPAP user, and have no real problems with compliance, and therapy is generally effective. I currently have phillips (respironics) M series. It is my second M series, and it is dying. I seem to keep pulling these off the night stand, and they get water damaged when the humidifier empti...

I fly to work every monday and home again every thursday. I have been doing this for a solid 2 years with the CPAP in my carry on luggage. Granted it is all domestic flying (no Canada, no Europe, etc.) But about the only thing that ever happens is that pretty much like clock work the TSA will ask to...

I am so glad I got this machine. I had the "old" style REMstar auto as a rental, and this is no louder than that was, at my pressures. But the sheer power of the smart card and software is AMAZING. my AHI last night was 3.2 with a pressure range of 6-12, and a 90% pressure of 9. With my old F&P mach...

I had the same problems until I did the following: 1. added a heated humidifier. DME originally set me up without it. Makes a huge difference 2. Went to the Mirage swift. Not perfect since I too am a belly/side sleeper, but better than the traditional masks for my claustrophobia. I learned how to po...

Yes it does. I decided to take the plunge and ordered it yesterday from CPAP.com and received it today. The best way to sum it up is that if you use the humidifier, their isn't much of a size advantage to the M. But I knew that going in. The difference is that it is more square than rectangular, and...

Hi there.. I am going to purchase a REMstar auto model, now I need to decide on the "old" model which has received much acclaim on these boards, or the newer M-series model. The big issue pushing me to the M-series is size, since I travel on an airplane 50 weeks a year. DME/insurance is not an issue...

I think I have taken a huge step in the right direction. I contacted my DME and asked them to bring me a nasal pillow type of mask. The gentleman showed up with a swift, and said try this for a few nights. Long stroy short, I think I have been getting claustrophobic and just didn't know it. I decide...

First, let me say I tried to search through the board and didn't quite find an answer to my problem, and second, thanks in advance for your advice. About 5 years ago I was diagnosed with OSA and had surgery (UPP/tonsillectomy/septoplasty), which really didn't help my sleep apnea. I was then placed o...