Here are my thoughts:
- Resmed Airsense 10 is much quieter than the Dreamstation. The Dreamstation was never loud per se but it was always there in a white noise kind of way. I noted the difference as did my wife right away. Love it. Huge difference when you’re just going to bed.
- The Climateline heated hose feels heavier and less flexible than the Philips heated hose. Not sure how important this will be but I think I prefer the latter. The engagement on the Dreamstation hose is also easier to engage.
- DreamMapper has more data available as to the types of events I had versus what is available on MyAir. I always found DreamMapper useful to view quick snapshots on my treatment.
- My AHI last night was 0.3. So far so good. I’ll need to check the data in Oscar later today but I’m happy with that result. With the Philips I routinely averaged 0.5 to 1.5 AHI, with a few 0 to 0.3’s also here and there. Mask selection is huge determiner of AHI based on my experiences with various masks.
- Impressed with the auto start feature on the Resmed; it was defaulted to be On so I just left it there last night. I never bothered to use it on the Dreamstation or the Go travel machine.
- Automatic cool down feature when I woke up this morning. What is the purpose of this? Is it to dry out the hose or something else? How long does it stay on?
- Humidification. I left the Resmed on a setting of 4 and temperature at Automatic. Felt like it was perfect. Air was nice and cool, had enough humidity but not too much. Extremely comfortable and was very satisfied with it this morning. With the Dreamstation I was ALWAYS fiddling with settings to get it just right, often I felt like the air would be too warm or I would have too much humidity which would result in a soaking wet nose. So far so good with the Resmed.
- Menu system on the the Resmed is more intuitive and easier to navigate than the Dreamstation.
- Both power supplies are 90 watt units but the Resmed’s is smaller and lighter. I wonder if that is because of its 24V power delivery.
- The north-south (longer) orientation of the Dreamstation fit my nightstand better than the Resmed’s east-west (wider) orientation. I’ll have to move some things off or around my nightstand. The flat top of the Dreamstation also made for a handy “shelf” for small items.
- Water chamber: I felt the Dreamstation’s chamber easier to fill (also easier to spill) than the Resmed’s. In the morning when I would empty the Dreamstation chamber I would place it back in the humidifier tray with the lid open for it to dry out. The inner chamber of the Philips humidifier heating plate area would always fill with dust and crap that would be impossible to clean out due to all the nooks and crannies. I went so far as to use alcohol swabs and Q-tips but still could not get completely clean which was frustrating. Thinking back on it now, using a can of compressed air probably would have helped. This won’t be an issue with the Resmed since it clicks into the side of the main unit. I did find it a little bit difficult to gauge how much water to pour into the Resmed's chamber last night but I’m sure I’ll adjust to that.