Favorite cpap , 420E, Spirit or resperonics. WHY

[Irving]

Which Auto PAP is best ? Why do you like It ? If you had to buy it again would you ? Or choose something else.

Irving

[Lourdis]

I like the PB 420E because it is small, runs on 12V if needed and the software is easy to use and relatively inexpensive. It is a bit on the loud side . I wish it came in different colors, maybe a colored shell like cell phones have.

Lourdis

[Forrest]

I like my Resmed Spirit. It is big and manly like me. It is very quiet also. I can get information about my sleep just by pushing a few buttons and its displayed on the screen. No need for a computer. The humidifier attatches easily and becomes part of the Spirit. It is easy to fill with water. just slide out the tank and take it to the sink. I looks very manly sitting next to my bed. Like a photon torpedo from Star Trek. The large buttons are easy to push. they are lighted to see in the dark. It has auto start.

Thats all I have to say about that

Forrest

[businessman]

I think someone should start a business of leasing remstar auto, puritan 420E and resmed autoset spirit.

I want to compare the difference between the different sleeping algorhythms.

[Guest]

Let's learn to spell first

[-SWS]

Let's learn to spell first

Silly guy! It's only AFTER we've had ample sleep therapy that we finally begin to restore our cognitive plasticities toward learning to spell!

Fare enuff???

[rested gal]

Gee, I wish I had a keyboard like the one Guest is using. His keyboard has a laughing yellow circle instead of a period. Cool.

[businessman]

it's a worry that I am using resmed autoset spirit and someone just mentioned it is not suitable for his breathing

i cannot find any cpap shop that would allow me to hire the machine at a reasonable price in australia

i may buy all of them to try

the only reason that would stop me from doing this right away is I may end up with too many models at home and then you need to get updated models all the time too in the future

[-SWS]

Businessman, how does your Spirit overnight data look? Do you have a high AI or HI?

Do you also have a competent therapist who can help make sure your Spirit pressure range and other settings are all set up correctly for you?

[-SWS]

Businessman, an additional thought... If the Spirit's algorithm does not seem to suit you, you can always try running that machine at a fixed pressure. AutoSet algorithms and their compatibility will thus be removed from the equation.

Unfortunately, some patients just can't sleep comfortably at fixed pressures---especially when they are high.

[-SWS]

Irving, I have only slept with a RemStar Plus and a RemStar Auto (both without C-Flex). I do sleep more comfortably with the RemStar Auto (very comfortably, in fact) than I did with the RemStar Plus. From a subjective and first-hand viewpoint the RemStar Auto is a real winner for me.

I do read posts, manufactuer documentation, and even patents relative to all the current AutoPAPs, just because it fascinates me as an engineer. From a non-first-hand viewpoint I think the three AutoPAPs mentioned in this thread are each superb examples if biomedical technology. All three are guaranteed to be incompatible with a slim percentage of OSA patients, however, for a variety of reason.

[bman]

sws! changed my name cos not to cause any stereotyping of being a greedy and heartless person. I am actually not in the business of business.

many thanks

I am my own therapist trying to navigate this difficult problem, learned a lot from nice peole like you in the forum.

my ahi 5-10, ai 2-3

reading other postings, ?others have better results

my 95th is about 12, I wondered this is actually my fixed pressure settings.
I actually tried different settings:

5-15, results as above
5-10, more sleep apnoea
5-12, feeling less easy to start cos of low pressure
5, shocking apnoea, went over the limit
7.2 -12.6, more pressure to start with and then just high enough to stop apnoea

I had too much condensation in my hose one night and then the pressure went up to 15 right away and I can feel some discomfort in my eardrum. So I thought I would set it just enough to treat myself and now I actually set my settling time to 10 mintues.

I am keen to try 420e and remstar auto to test the different algorithms. Read this nice post on heated hose much better to avoid condensation and I bought one for A$159 today. ?A lot cheaper in the sates then oz. Just saw the patent label on the hose. May be you can come up with a better one.

[-SWS]

Hope you saw the reply to this question in a dedicated thread, bman:

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