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by crakka15
Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New CPAP user
Replies: 12
Views: 1265

Re: New CPAP user

So I called my medical supplier today and after some arguing that that escape did not do some of the data collection and other things that the Auto set model does...they are finally ordering me a brand new autoset model from ResMed.
by crakka15
Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:52 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New CPAP user
Replies: 12
Views: 1265

Re: New CPAP user

You might want to check the hours of use on the machine for sale to make sure it doesn't have a gazillion hours on it. Run hours and not therapy hours is what to look for. You can play with your Escape to figure out how to get to the run hours. This explains how. http://www.apneuvereniging.nl/forum...
by crakka15
Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New CPAP user
Replies: 12
Views: 1265

Re: New CPAP user

No, they really aren't pretty much the same. The Escape Auto uses an older algorithm and the AutoSet uses a new and improved algorithm. http://www.resmed.com/int/products/product-comparison.html?nc=dealers go here and plug the 2 in and look at the feature comparison. so i plugged in the two models ...
by crakka15
Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New CPAP user
Replies: 12
Views: 1265

Re: New CPAP user

so other than not having the data reporting features they are pretty much the same machine correct?

Yes the S9 Autoset and Elites all have H5i's with them. How many hours is too many hours for a used machine??
by crakka15
Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New CPAP user
Replies: 12
Views: 1265

New CPAP user

Hello...Been lurking around here for sometime now and figured Id introduce myself. Im 27 and was diagnosed recently with sleep apnea. During my study I was told I had over 60 apnea events per hour which is pretty bad from what I have heard. My first exposure with cpap was during my tritation study w...