picking new CPAP: ideas

[patrician01]

Hello Friends:

Never visited this board before. Please give me ideas or leads on how i can pick best CPAP for myself. I really need one that will work with car adapter for a couple of reasons. Have a four year old giant ResMed.

Also, please would you educate me as to best battery back up to use? i just want something simple and easy to use.......

i thank God for my CPAP: i was not breathing 2/3 of the night per my sleep study at hospital......i would not be here now but for CPAP.

THANKS!

[Geocom]

I travel all the time, and really love my Puritan Bennett 420E. There is nothing better for travel.

Aieomed has a new machine that has an integrated optional battery. You may want to dig around here to see if anybody has experience with this machine. You can see more at http://www.aeiomed.com/ .

Also, I do know a lot of side sleepers really love the mask this company provides.

Also, if you haven't upgraded your stuff, countless visitors to this sit, me included, have found the Aussie heated hose to be indispensable. Buy it at http://www.sleepzone.com.au/ . Since it's not sold in the U.S., you'll have to order it from a great company in Australia. You'll have it in about 10 days after you order.

Finally, depending on your insurance things have changed mightily since you got your last machine. For many of us it is much, much cheaper to purchase a machine from cpapman.com or cpap.com . Here at cpI don't even bother with my insurance. All you need to do is have your doctor fax the prescription...

Also, come back here often. You'll find there are a lot of people who dispense great and friendly advice. There's a wealth of knowledge here.

Good luck!

[georgep]

My insurance paid for the sleep study 100%, but paid nothing for the machine. I also bought a Puritan Bennet 420E with the heated humidifier. I did a lot of searches, but could only find charts that compared features. I also wanted 12 volt capability, but I was mainly interested in how quiet the machine was. After reading comments in this forum I decided on the 420E. I have an RV (no generator) with 3 115 amp-hour deep cycle batteries from Costco and they last for many nights. The one drawback with lead-acid deep cycle batteries is that you can't use them inside. The battery has to be vented to the outside because it can give off explosive hydrogen while charging or running.

The APAP (auto-adjusting) machines are more expensive, but I really like mine because I'm not at maximum pressure all the time - only when I need it. With regular CPAP you get the same pressure all night. Since you've had CPAP before, maybe you don't care about that. I read a bunch of studies that says CPAP and APAP treat apnea equally well.

[georgep]

I just saw a good discussion of batteries for CPAP on this forum under the topic: Uninterruptible Power Supply for CPAP

[HappyHoser]

Can't add a thing to the great advice you've already been given just want to say welcome and hope you keep us updated!

[sir_cumference]

Resmed S8 will work from a batter if you get their cable. Its a small device and works well enough. THe PB is lighter though. I guess its up to your personal taste. But if you want to stick with Resmed, look into the S8.
sir_cumference