Dreamstation 1 vs Air Sense Auto 10

[Thumper1947]

From the for what it's worth department,after 5.5 years of using the Dreamstation, I bought a Resmed Auto Airsense 10 and started using it two months ago. I have slept better, slept longer, more comfortably, and had better numbers ever since the switch. I have used CPAP every night except for June 25th, when I didn't use it out of concern for the foam. On July 7, two months ago I started using the Resmed. All other factors, ie mask(Dreamware FF) remained the same. After switching, I removed the foam from the Dreamstation and when I tested it out, I was surprised at how much more comfortable the Resmed was. This was mainly because of the flex vs EPR which was set at 1 for both machines. There was no comparison of the the comfort level between the two machines. A look at the AHI data backs all this up very nicely. The red arrow was the night I started using the Resmed. I know all this stuff is very variable from person to person, but I'm quite happy with the change.
Thumper

[palerider]

From the for what it's worth department,after 5.5 years of using the Dreamstation, I bought a Resmed Auto Airsense 10 and started using it two months ago. I have slept better, slept longer, more comfortably, and had better numbers ever since the switch. I have used CPAP every night except for June 25th, when I didn't use it out of concern for the foam. On July 7, two months ago I started using the Resmed. All other factors, ie mask(Dreamware FF) remained the same. After switching, I removed the foam from the Dreamstation and when I tested it out, I was surprised at how much more comfortable the Resmed was. This was mainly because of the flex vs EPR which was set at 1 for both machines. There was no comparison of the the comfort level between the two machines. A look at the AHI data backs all this up very nicely. The red arrow was the night I started using the Resmed. I know all this stuff is very variable from person to person, but I'm quite happy with the change.
Thumper

Your results are not universal, but they are typical of the vast majority of reported cases.

[bierhere]

I would generally concur with the POV. I had an Air Sense 10. It died, motor got water damage from being dropped off the nightstand too many times. I'm pretty hard on my ResMed paps and almost all of them have needed repair after 3 years, S8, S9, S10. So, I gave the Dreamstation ago. In general, my AHI was higher and I felt not quite as rested.

I've currently using my RedMed Air Mini full time given the current Dream Station mess and feel like I'm sleeping better with it. As it's not a data-capable machine, my observations are just that, not much fact behind it other than I seem to be sleeping better.

I would likely go back to a ResMed 10 or 11 as my next machine and not sure I'll utilize the Dreamstation other than as a backup machine once fixed. For now, I'm sticking to the AirMini. I used to travel 50% of my time, but with the pandemic and a job change, my travel will be < 5%, so I don't have much need for a travel machine anymore so I'll use it as a full-time device until it dies.