Are these the real Redmed Hypo filters for S9/Air10

[Snowleopard1901]

I have been looking for the Resmed Hypoallergenic filters. Are these the "real deal" ? The part number comes of as the authentic ones:

https://www.respshop.com/cpap-filters/s ... fb2c8de046

[chunkyfrog]

Since the ad does not specifically state "made by Resmed" ,
I would bet money that it is NOT OEM, but a knockoff.

[Gasper62]

FWIW, I've been using these hypoallergenic filters for a long time now. They work very well and at $0.36 apiece, don't cost anywhere near what the ResMed ones cost. Good luck. ~~ http://www.greatmedicalsupplies.com/search.cfm

Edit: for some reason, the link doesn't go to the actual product. Correct vendor, though.

[palerider]

I suppose I'm just weird, (surprise!) but I just look on ebay or amazon for whichever filters are cheaper, and buy the hypo and regular ones (I use both, first regular then hypo) I've never noticed any difference, except in money saved.

the 'official' filters are insanely priced.

[chunkyfrog]

Is it possible that Snowleopard is promoting his own OVERPRICED filters?

[Sir NoddinOff]

Is it possible that Snowleopard is promoting his own OVERPRICED filters?

That is a pretty high price for supposed bargain filters.

[palerider]

Is it possible that Snowleopard is promoting his own OVERPRICED filters?

That is a pretty high price for supposed bargain filters.

yeah, best price I see with a quick search on amazon for hypo filters is 74.7 cents each.
around 50 cents on the first page on ebay.

[Snowleopard1901]

If I was making filters for cpaps, I wouldn't sell them here. I am looking for quality filters for my machine since I don't want to breath in crud all night.

[chunkyfrog]

I use the fine filters provided by my DME, because it helps with my allergies.
They tell me they are Resmed, but I have no way to verify that statement.
Before that, I bought the ones made and sold by cpap.com, with identical results ---for 4 years.
Most folks just use the regular filters, (real or knockoff) and have no ill effects.
As long as your filter looks clean, you are golden. Beyond that, you worry for nothing.

[Sir NoddinOff]

I use the fine filters provided by my DME, because it helps with my allergies.
They tell me they are Resmed, but I have no way to verify that statement.
Before that, I bought the ones made and sold by cpap.com, with identical results ---for 4 years.
Most folks just use the regular filters, (real or knockoff) and have no ill effects.
As long as your filter looks clean, you are golden. Beyond that, you worry for nothing.

The frog's right Think about it, do you wear a hypo-allergic mask around your house and outside all day long? If you do wear a filter mask all day then ignore my reply because you've got more issues than I care to address.

[SewTired]

Think about it, do you wear a hypo-allergic mask around your house and outside all day long? If you do wear a filter mask all day then ignore my reply because you've got more issues than I care to address.

No, this isn't necessarily so. You may need a hypo-allergenic mask at night and not need it in the day. This is actually pretty common. How you breathe at night differs from daytime breathing because you are laying down. It's generally not obvious to folks who either don't have breathing problems or don't work with someone who does.

OK, that said, actual Resmed filters are expensive ($5-6 for 2 vs. $2 or less for knockoffs). Most of the online retailers don't even sell them because people see the price on the knockoffs and then on the Resmed and buy the knockoffs, so the retailers are stuck with a product that won't move. I normally get filters through my DME from AG Industries. Worked fine until about April. I just kept pulling my mask off at night in my sleep. Lincare office suggested the Resmed hypo-allergenic (which the warehouse doesn't provide) and wow, it made a difference! So, until winter, I will continue to use the Resmed brand and then test the knockoffs again. I just get my supplies now from the office instead of the warehouse.

Why does it make a difference? I don't know. I never even considered the filter as an issue. I do know that with machines, getting the recommended brand name filter nearly always works better than a knockoff - better quality typically pays off. MOST people seem to do fine with the knockoffs, but then, if they are having problems, they may not consider that it is the filter quality that is a problem for them.

And to get back to the original OP, contact the company and ask them if these are ACTUAL Resmed brand filters. Chances are, they are not. If they aren't in a package that has Resmed info, they are a knockoff. Here's a rare example from ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ResMed-CPAP-S9- ... SwB4NWy753:

[palerider]

Why does it make a difference? I don't know.

most likely, the placebo effect, someone told you it would make a difference and so it did.

either that, or a coincidence.

[SewTired]

Why does it make a difference? I don't know.

most likely, the placebo effect, someone told you it would make a difference and so it did.

either that, or a coincidence.

I'm not discounting either of your theories. I just know that I stopped taking my mask off in my sleep when I switched it out with a Resmed brand one. When I go to sleep, I don't notice that there is any difference at all between the two. I suppose I could experiment and have a family member randomly swap out the Resmed filter with the AG filter.

[WickedLoki]

Actually the weak link of the air filtration setup for Resmed is not the filter material but the frame that holds it. There is no edge seal around the filter material so it is free to leak air by the filter. I am pretty sure that Resmed did this on purpose to outwit those who do not change their filters in a reasonable time period (whatever that is).

[Snowleopard1901]

So I finally decided to get the hypo filters from CPAP.com and I hope what everyone is saying about them being good is true because the 3 Resmed ones, that came with the machine from the original owner were puffy like pillows and actually had material in between the exterior covering.

These CPAP.com ones are thin like to sheets of material placed on top of each other with nothing in the middle to filter anything extra out.