To everyone who has responsed, Thank You!. You have given me a lot of great advice! I will definitely change how I manage my CPAP use.

(P.S. Shingebiss and Ronin52 are both the same person. ...An unintentional goof.)

Ronin52, If you would like, we can take a look at your Respironics unit. We don't require a prescription for repair of a unit already owned . BTW "Shingebiss" and "Ronin52" are both me. Somehow, when I signed up last night, it didn't pick up the Shigebiss username. Tonight it does, and won't let me...

Ronin, After 5 years, your pressure needs may have changed. Have you had any follow up since? If you haven't, perhaps giving you a replacement machine with your 5 year old Rx may be something the clinic simply does not want to do - for meical reasons. A simple DME on the other hand is forbidden to ...