As an Airsense 11 user for a grand total of one night so far, having come from a Dreamstation that is extremely easy to refill water, with the Airsense machine I would settle for a removable cap where you put the barb connector on the front corner of the tank that I could fill the tank through. Havi...

RT running from appointment to appointment Are you disabled and not in a position to go to their office? No, they don't have an office. They do home delivery for whatever reason. They did the same thing for my first machine. I'd guess maybe to make sure first-timers know how to place and setup thei...

Compujas, I might have the exact wording incorrect, but one of our members is fond of saying "If a DME says the sky is blue, you better go outside and check, because he's probably lying." :lol: Glad you stuck to your guns and didn't swallow the swill the DME was trying to feed you. Lol, yeah, I can...

I just got mine today. I started the process to get a new machine a few weeks ago because a) it's been 5 years this week, and b) I have a recalled Dreamstation and they haven't done anything for me to replace/fix it. When I first talked to my DME at first they were going to give me a ResVent. I told...

I went to the F20 mask because it is narrower across the bridge. You may want to try the Resmed F10 or the F&P Simplus. I found both of those masks leaked around the bridge of my nose and the F20 doesn't. If you still want a minimal contact full face mask, look at the Amara View or the Dreamwear FF...

I just got an F30 to try after having used the Amara View for a while (1.5 years with some time off to try other masks). My issue after only 3 nights is that it seems to squeeze my nostrils a bit, to the point that it makes it feel difficult to breathe. I can still breathe, but it's annoying and I'v...

I actually just traveled two weeks ago with my CPAP for the first time by plane and it was zero trouble. I used the carry bag that it came with (Dreamstation). I put the machine w/ humidifier, power cables, hose, and mask all in the bag, and I have a medical device tag on the strap. TSA didn't even ...

34, 6 months. Still getting used to it and slowly experimenting with masks (too expensive to go fast).

I've actually had good luck with the Amara View and a liner. It was my first mask, and it would wake me up in the middle of the night with minor leaks, probably either from my face relaxing or getting oily and letting the mask slide around more easily. I got the padacheek liner and got it working pr...

Thanks for the info everyone. I think I'll give it a try and see what happens. I'm probably going to need the mask liner and cheek/neck covers, and maybe the stabilizer. So $60 worth of fabric that I didn't want to end up ruining with the annoying razor sharp stubble. I swear, if my shirt collars ar...

I'm looking at getting a mask liner from padacheek but I'm wondering how they hold up with facial stubble. I shave in the morning, and usually with an electric so it's not that close of a shave, so by night there's a fair amount of stubble. My stubble tends to rough up polo shirt collars and soft ja...

Looking at used machines for back up. Wouldn't get a car with over 100,000 miles on it. What is the equivalent in a cpap? ========= 5000 is the design life roughly 100k miles on a car they can legally sell cars as new (at least in this state) with up to 2999 miles on it anything over 150 hours on i...

Looking at used machines for back up. Wouldn't get a car with over 100,000 miles on it. What is the equivalent in a cpap? ========= 5000 is the design life roughly 100k miles on a car they can legally sell cars as new (at least in this state) with up to 2999 miles on it anything over 150 hours on i...

Hybrid https://www.cpap.com/productpage/RespCare-Hybrid-CPAP-Mask.html I feel like the Innomed/RespCare Hybrid has been a lifesaver for me. It's been my mask for over five years. Gramps feels the same about it. He switched to this mask when it first came out. I believe that was 11 years ago. This m...

Flex is an option for those who find exhaling difficult against whatever pressure they use, but you don't have to use flex unless you need it. One thing to remember if using it is that your AHI is likely to go up by a couple of #'s, but it usually isn't important enough to worry about. That may be ...