btw I am not the OP. AND the OP never mentioned a CDL or any need for driving. To clarify my thought one would think IF this patient has coverage with Kaiser AND had a sleep study AND required a cpap OR Planet Kaiser would not add his equipment to the database. To repeat: the OP answered the questi...

I see, thanks! Is PRS1 = PR SystemOne? It was my old machine. Yes, that's correct PRS1- PR System One and "flex" on Philips machines = EPR on Respironics. I turned it off after a time because it increased the noise (that PRS1 was noisy compared to the ResMed) and I didn't need the pressure relief. ...

Karen from Pad-a-Cheek does not make covers for Dreamwear masks, I asked once. I don't know if she's added them since. I would be interested but I don't use the "over the mouth" part, only the nasal cradle. I've been thinking of getting a Dreamwear FF mask for when I have a cold and can't breathe th...

It didn't occur to me that the doctor's recommendations might depend on whether the patient could choose any machine they wanted, instead of being limited to the settings available on a standard CPAP provided by insurance. But it occurs to me now, and I think I'll go through my medical record to fi...

When Philips had to recall all their machines, there definitely was a shortage for a while. But as far as I can tell, ResMed has picked up the slack to the point where our hosts at cpap.com are selling ResMed Autoset 10's at a third of the former retail price, and they seem to have plenty in stock. ...

I've been using the DreamWear mask for several years with no issues. If it wasn't delivering the proper pressure, you would see it in an increased AHI. You can check that on the machine without even accessing the data on the card. Mine is regularly between 0.2 and 0.3, so the treatment is fine with ...

EPR is "Expiratory Pressure Relief". I can't remember if that's the term used on Philips machines, but all machines allow you to adjust the settings to have up to 3 cm of pressure relief during exhalation since some people find it uncomfortable to exhale against pressure. This is something most peop...

I disagree with the premise that some algorithms can't be "more comfortable" than others. My first machine was a PRS1 and I felt like I had to fight it every single night for 6 years. I eventually got used to it, but would never have called it comfortable. And in terms of "aggressiveness" of the alg...

You were the victim of child abuse! I would agree with that statement but for a few things: I describe the time I grew up as "the time before child psychology". Not technically true, but it might as well have been. Everyone smoked in the 1960's. Every other commercial and print ads was for cigarett...

I sleep on a big stack of pillows and my home sleep study STILL had my AHI at 82. So no. I have fallen asleep sitting straight up (in the car, in a plane, when really tired in other places where sleep is not appropriate) and I have apnea almost immediately. Unless a sleep test confirms that apnea is...

Another cause of the water chamber running dry during the night is mouth breathing.

The Philips Respironics System One Auto's algorithm would make a puff of air if you didn't take a breath soon enough. I don't think it was for the purpose of "encouraging you to inhale", but a way of checking to see if the airway was open. Still it did make me feel it was trying to get me to breathe...

I've been using the same hose for years. I guess you could call that "high quality".
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I used a Philips for the first 6 years and then switched to an Airsense 10. My impression is that the Airsense algorithm is smooth as glass, I always felt like I was fighting with the Philips because it seemed to push me to breathe in an unnatural rhythm. I don't love that we have to take it on fait...

now have to order supplies from my local Lincare until my lease is up No, you don't have to order supplies from Lincare. Depending on your insurance, you can order supplies from any DME that will take your business, and many online suppliers including our hosts at cpap.com (which you appear to have...