I think the introduction of an affordable, basic but effective CPAP is a good thing. The world does not end at the borders of the US of A and in large parts of the world an affordable CPAP might make the difference between a basic CPAP or no CPAP at all.

I use tap water without boiling it. I refresh the water in the humidifier tank every day and clean it once in a while. After a year the humidifier still looks as new. The tap water in my area has a relatively low mineral content though.

Changing to the Activa had no effect on my AHI (using a PB420E).

On my PB420e (and the box that contained it) is an inscription that reads Rx only.
(Of course, in country that completely irrelevant, different laws, but that's something else)

[...] Water droplets are present in cold air humidifiers as a result of physical bashing the water against rotating fingers- actually, the other way around There are no droplets and all is VAPOR.. The heat causes a phase transition- from liquid to vapor. In a sense, the water condensed from the hos...

Small note: this only works if your apnea is related to your weight. The (false) assumption that if you have OSAS, you have to be obese is often made.
When I was diagnosed with severe OSAS, my BMI was 22.

A disadvantage of the "French" mode is the garlic smell of the air pumped through your hose, of course.

Usually a CPAP eliminates (or at least significantly reduce) snoring. Since your pressure is very low and your snoring is still waking up your wife, I think too that the pressure needs to be raised. I am not familiar with your CPAP, but I wouldn't fiddle with the altitude compensation. The best way ...

I just got my remstar pro2 with humidifer this week and I have had no change in anything. I am still very tired and curious about apnea and cpap. Any information and advice would be greatly appreciated. Stephanie I believe most people are experiencing the first changes within a month. It is a proce...

Completely agree with Ric. It is not more complicated than with other masks.

Size!

RG (and SWS), thank you for the excerpts and the additional explanation. I was also a bit puzzled by this setting and wondered why it wasn't equal to the maximum pressure setting.

Well, if you decide not use your CPAP, your life might be a lot shorter than you expected. Anyway, that is your choice.

As you noticed, e-bay refuses items that require a prescription. I cannot comment on the legality, since I am in a different country and don't even know if it is legal here.

Anonymous wrote:i wonder if switching to straight CPAP mode would bypass the pressure sensor

No.

They should fit. It might be that the ComfortGel mask is incomplete.