AutoSet/APAP questions

[JuatAnotherCpapUser]

I've been a CPAP user for 18 years now. I've always had a plain vanilla CPAP and never an APAP device. My current S9 is having some issues so I'm looking to get a new device, likely the AirSense 10. I'm trying to decide if I should get/try the AutoSet model, or stick with the "regular" CPAP one. My questions...

1. Do you need a specific prescription (rather than "just" a CPAP prescription) for an APAP/AutoSet device?
2. Can you turn AutoSet off? I just worry if I do not like it will I be stuck. For example, I can't use ramp up features. After 18 years I expect to have full pressure when I lay down and actually have problems falling asleep if it is not there.

Any other considerations I should be thinking about?

Thanks.

[PaulKTF]

1. No (corrected my answer).
2. Yes- there are two modes with the ResMed AirSesne 1o Autoset- CPAP and Auto. You can use it in standard "CPAP" mode.

[palerider]

I've been a CPAP user for 18 years now. I've always had a plain vanilla CPAP and never an APAP device. My current S9 is having some issues so I'm looking to get a new device, likely the AirSense 10. I'm trying to decide if I should get/try the AutoSet model, or stick with the "regular" CPAP one. My questions...

1. Do you need a specific prescription (rather than "just" a CPAP prescription) for an APAP/AutoSet device?
2. Can you turn AutoSet off? I just worry if I do not like it will I be stuck. For example, I can't use ramp up features. After 18 years I expect to have full pressure when I lay down and actually have problems falling asleep if it is not there.

Buy the autoset, it gives you options you don't have with the elite. You don't have to use them, but they're there, and they make the night a lot better for a lot of people... but, it's an option, you can turn it off.

Every cpap that I've seen has a "plain cpap mode"... even the fancy ones.

[Pugsy]

The apap model can be be bought using a "cpap" RX because and apap is a cpap...it just has another mode of operation available.

Now if you wanted to step up to a bilevel device of some sort..then yes..a new RX specific to that device is needed.

Do you need a specific prescription (rather than "just" a CPAP prescription) for an APAP/AutoSet device?

Even if there was only apap mode available (but all the apaps have cpap mode available) it's easy to make apap mode end up working just like cpap mode with just a little bit of tweaking of the settings. Easy peasy.