Respironic M series vs. Remstar

jrc · Post by **jrc** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:40 am

Hi everyone,

For the past 5 months I have using a Respironics M series APAP machine. I really like having the software, but both my wife and I think the machine is just plain noisy. It wakes me up frequently.

Because of this I was wondering if the larger Remstar machine was any quieter--can anyone out there provide a comparison?

Thanks!

Jeff

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:31 am

Have had NO experience with the M series. However, I have used a REMstar Plus for napping during the past year and find it to be extremely quiet.

For about two weeks now I have used a "classic" REMstar Auto in place of my ResMed AutoSet Advantage and have found it (REMstar) to be,by far, the quieter of the two.

Maybe you should try another machine for your personal comnparison.

Of course there are many things that can be done to dampen the noise created by your REMstar Auto M or any other flow generator. You'll have to get creative with your setup.

CollegeGirl · Post by **CollegeGirl** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:02 am

Actually, if I remember correctly someone here did a decibel test and the M Series was one notch quieter than the regular RemStar auto. The problem is that sound level varies from machine to machine, and sound sensitivity from user to user. I can tell you that the sound of my machine (a RemStar Auto) is actually soothing to me, and definitely does not wake me up.

If your machine is loud enough to wake you up, either you are more sensitive to the noise than most, OR your machine is noiser than most machines. Noisiness can potentially be indicative of something being wrong with it, so I'd take it back to the DME just in case and get them to check it out. If there's nothing wrong with it, you can try keeping the machine in a box with a hole cut out for the hose or something similar, or you can try using something else that creates "white noise" - like a fan.