I am a new sleep apnia patient and I have questions...

[brians2000]

Hello everyone thanks for all your help on my last question. I looked up what cpap machines that are available from the sleep lab I went to. I was hoping someone has tried these machines and could tell me about them. I think they are all from Resmed. One machine is the Autoset Spirit. The other machine is the s7 lightweight CPAP, and the last is the s7 lightweight CPAP with integrated heated humidity. Those are the only three that show up on their website. What do you think of these machines. Are they cheap or are they good ones. I will post later about mask they offer. Thanks, Brian

[Wulfman...]

Sounds to me like your sleep lab is trying to get rid of OLD stock. The ResMed S7 series machines were replaced with the S8 series close to 2 years ago.

Go to CPAP.COM and look at their "Printable Pricelist".

I would strongly suggest getting something that records nightly statistics. In the ResMed line, the two that do are the S8 Elite and the S8 Vantage.
In the Respironics line there are several, too. The M Series Pro and the M Series Auto are a couple of the newer models.

It's YOUR therapy......get the best machine you possibly can.

Den

[DreamStalker]

I believe the S7 series has been updated with S8 series.

In general you want a machine that provides efficacy data like AHI and leak information. If you can get an "auto" machine, that is even better since it will give you more options for your treatment.

Other popular manufactures of these machines include Respironics and Puritan Bennett and Fisher&Paykel too.

[Sergey45]

[quote="brians2000"]Hello everyone thanks for all your help on my last question. I looked up what cpap machines that are available from the sleep lab I went to. I was hoping someone has tried these machines and could tell me about them. I think they are all from Resmed. One machine is the Autoset Spirit. The other machine is the s7 lightweight CPAP, and the last is the s7 lightweight CPAP with integrated heated humidity. Those are the only three that show up on their website. What do you think of these machines. Are they cheap or are they good ones. I will post later about mask they offer. Thanks, Brian

[Babette]

Tell 'em you want nothing less than this:

M Series Auto A-Flex CPAP, Heated Humidifier
https://www.cpap.com/productpage-bundle ... undle.html

Top of the line in my books. Probably easier to buy it yourself from CPAP.com and get reimbursed from your insurance. Also cheaper for everyone - you, and the insurance.

You can buy a card reader here:
http://www.securetech-corp.com/mako_dt.html

The trick is to NOT load the drivers that come with the card reader, but rather use the drivers that come with the software.

Getting software can be tricky. I'll let others weigh in on that.

Cheers,
B.

[justplainbill]

Brian-
In addition to the advice from Wulfman and Dreamstalker, I would like to add 2 other things:
1. I would second the advice given by Wulfman in response to one of your earlier posts against ordering equipment from your sleep lab (if that is indeed what you still are considering). Generally the sleep lab figures out what your needs are and puts out a prescription which is then filled by a DME (supplier of Durable Medical Equipment). When the doctor who issues the prescription also is responsible for filling it, this can create a conflict of interest. So check with your insurance company to see what DMEs they are willing to work with and consider going with an on-line supplier if you do not have local options.
2. Click on the light bulb to access "Our Collective Wisdom", click in the topic for "Selecting CPAP Machines" and look through Mile High Sleeper's first item, Rested Gal's item, and (for a somewhat different take) SleepinginSeattle's article at the end. Also, you can go to CPAP.com to access information both on specific machines and to access their information on their best-sellers.

Hope this is helpful.
Best wishes,
Bill

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