The white filters are the fine filter allergy filters -- they are not there to protect the lungs, just to filter out allergens. The coarse foam filter is for dust. The Resmed S9 does NOT have a coarse foam filter; it only has the white paper fine filter. The PR System One machines do have both a co...

No. They are fine, fuzzy or not. The filters are designed to be breathed through and are not harmful. Even if you ground the filters to dust and inhaled the fibers, they are not harmful and certainly not carcinogenic or whatnot. I believe they are polyester. Some are also listed as being made of 'n...

Thanks. I wasn't aware that not using the filter was an option...

The fibers in my filter seem to be coming loose. It is "fluffier" than when new and some of the fibers look like they could easily come off. I am going to order more tomorrow but worried about using my cpap tonight. The filters look like they could break loose potentially and end up in my lungs. Is ...

Julie, based on your posts, I am quite sure that you don't get it. I am sorry, but I find your posts are very general and naïve, in my opinion. When you breath the air in your home, it is not through a tube, that has humidified, heated air pressurized through it for 7 hours. Its the moistness of the...

thanks again, some good advice in here... not convinced this is coincidence, sorry... but absolutely could be something sinus related, could be the air (no smokers in our house, but maybe something different), could be the machine just wasn't clean enough. will report back after a period of soclean ...

1) I really appreciate all the opinions, even the ones I disagree with. My experience with online forums - whether health related, leisure related, whatever, is that its the diversity of perspectives that add value. 2) I will take my internists opinion on what good vs. bad bacteria is, etc. If it wa...

I didn't start this as a debate about whether or not CPAP causes chest infections...I probably should have used a different title...my attempt at humor...what I really wanted was suggestions about how to sanitizer better. The "SoClean" suggestion is what I was looking for. My Vitamin D levels are ve...

Well, a few things. I have read many posts on this board during my research. I have found that a certain segment gets very defensive about how infalible CPAP therapy is...to the point that in my mind they lose credibility, because they are unwilling to listen to or accept that anyone would have prob...

As I have posted a couple times prior, my early experience with my CPAP was great. I use the nasal pillows and was getting 7 hours of sleep with AHI in the 0-2 range pretty regularly. Then the infections started. Despite my best attempts at keeping the machine, hoses, mask, filter, etc. clean. I saw...

Yes, I considered it. It was recommended to me when I was 25, even younger than you. I am 40 now. For me it started because of terrible TMJ I have, fairly advanced. I went to see an oral surgeon and after he explained the surgery to me I think I almost had a panic attack onsite. Sawing through my ja...

After several weeks of usage now, there is no doubt that when I get a full night on the CPAP, my body feels the difference. I feel rested, don't feel the need for as much coffee, etc. Sorry to sound kind of crude, but it causes me to "rise" with the sunrise, if you know what I mean, also. I am a 40 ...

Did you have them before CPAP?

I get morning headaches, they are larely due to TMJ/grinding, etc. in my case. Or if I didnt drink a lot of water the day before. CPAP should help, not cause, headaches, if I am correct.

Well OK! It's 5am and I just slept through the night with my nasal pillows! YEAH! After reading the advice on here, decided to try that again. I dont want to get too excited yet, but at least for last night, it worked. No leaking, no pain from the tight full face mask. It hardly felt like the nasal ...

Thanks, sorry, learning, new guy

It does indeed say Autoset. So that means there is leak data in there somewhere, correct?

I will read more about the mask. Thanks again.