Based on the fact that your father has ALS i would suggest the Trilogy 100 series ventilator from Respironics. This machine is light weight and can be used noninvasively and invasively whichmeans that as your fathers ALS progresses you won't have to purchase another machine out of pocket to have a ...

My Dad was diagnosed with ALS January 2010 at the Mayo Clinic. It has made his diaphragm very weak. He was prescribed a V-PAP machine to help him breathe while sleeping. However, his diaphragm is so weak that he labors all day long to breathe. He gets tired and he has rapid heart rate attacks that h...

Julie wrote:Go to Padacheek.com and look among the products for something to protect his nose - there may be a couple of things that would work with a suitable mask. I agree that the Swift is not one of those.

Thanks! I will check it out.

Red20, I'm a sleep tech. I would think that mask would work just fine. But I was just surfing Resmed's site and found this: http://www.resmed.com/us/assets/documents/service_support/mask_device_compatibility/1013348_masks-comp-list_amer_eng.pdf On the third page, it shows the mask you have in the c...

Hello. My Dad has been having breathing problems since last year. Originally the Dr diagnosed him with COPD, but after further decline we went to the Mayo Clinic and he was diagnosed with ALS. For 6 months my Dad had to sit in the living room and sleep in a chair, because his diaphragm is so weak he...