Aeiomed Aura unit

I've just been made aware of this new battery powered travel unit with built in humidifer and battery pack. Has anyone used it? Can it be used daily, or is it really just for travel?

Howdy,

This functions just as well as another other CPAP as a nightly unit. Added to that, you can unplug it and get a full nights use of it.

The heated humidifier is expected out in 1-2 months.

Here's more information:

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/AEIOme ... -Pack.html

Johnny

Johnny, do you use this machine?

Like Nancy, I have just "discovered" this machine on the internet, two days ago. My husband uses an auto-pap and he is reluctant to hook it to an inverter in case it surges and damages the board. We are thinking of purchasing an Aeiomed Aura cpap this week.

Johnny, and anyone else out there in cyberland, will you please let us know how you like the Aeiomed Aura?

I get tickled when I read the caption for it... Compact People notice how compact the Aura is right away. Of course, the first "Compact" is a paragraph heading, but I am picturing people who are compact.

Thanks!
Amy

Howdy,

I have not yet slept with the Aura, nor have any user reviews been posted that I'm aware of. I can say that is it selling well on cpap.com and that I'm eager to try it out as soon as we can keep them in stock.

The Aura is a strait CPAP, not an Auto-PAP. Your husband could use this nightly if he wanted, but since he has an auto at home, this machine's appeal is limited to "no power" situations.

Sorry I can't give better information. I hope someone comes in behind this post with a real life review!

Johnny

Johnny,

Any word on if and when an auto version of the aura will be available?

I emailed them about the auto machine a few days ago and they said they are planning it for next year.

sir_cumference

Howdy,

My father is on vacation this week and is more familiar with that matter than I am.

I haven't heard rumblings of an auto in the works from AEIOmed as their focus is on having success with that they do have. I can't blame them, but on the other hand, an auto with battery and HH would be quite a thing!

Johnny

We decided to go ahead, and we ordered the Aeiomed Aura cpap unit, along with the interface/nasal pillows. I've spent a lot of time reading here about the nasal pillows, and my husband said he'd like to have an alternative to his mask. Sometimes he wakes up with his upper teeth loose! And he has a jaw alignment problem anyway.

I hope that the manual of the Aura cpap will answer some questions I was unable to find out on the internet, like what kind of battery is it? (NiCAD batteries have a "memory", so if he only uses it during power outages and camping, will it not last long?) How long does it take to recharge after a night's use? If he camps more than two nights, he'll need to recharge in between. And is there an indicator that shows when the battery is at full charge?

The machine has already been shipped, so hopefully we'll have some answers to post here for you within a week.

Howdy Amy,

We will work on providing better battery information on our Aura product pages.

However, there is an answer to battery charge question contained in one of the product images.

https://bb4b1663da2f8a31ea1b-be9b2e315e ... ctions.jpg

Johnny

We quickly received the Aeiomed Cpap from Cpap.com in the mail. But I waited to post here about it until my husband was able to use it camping.

A few days after Katrina, he went on a long trip in a truck to take bottled water to Louisiana in a friend's semi. The night before, he realized the battery or charger was defective. There was a plug-in available in the truck so he was able to use the cpap with no problems, and said it did extremely well, but the rough roads were another story.

I was greatly relieved when Cpap.com sent a replacement battey & charger the DAY BEFORE he was going on a camping trip. (He had one night to charge it) The boy scouts don't know what strange snoring sounds they almost heard!

Questions I'd had earlier about the machine:

The battery pack is Li-ION (lithium Ion), which I've heard is terrific about not having "memory" problems. (unlike me, at times)

Like Johnny referred to, there is a LED light indicator of the amount of charge on the underside of the battery pack. Just push a little button and the number of lights that light up indicate the charge, like 3 would mean 3/4 charged. And there is another indicator on the back of the unit that shows that the AC power is on.

I'm still not sure how long it takes to get a full charge, but I don't think it's too long.

He camped out two nights with our son's boy scout troop. The first night, he went to bed at 10:30p, and got up at 7 am. This is very unusual; he usually get about 6 hrs sleep. So the 8 1/2 hrs sleep he had was too much to spread it out over two nights.

Needless to say, the second (and last) night, his cpap lost power at midnight. So we guess he got 10 hours of use out of it, at a pressure of 9. He ended up leaving the camp and sleeping at his air conditioned warehouse. Next trip, he plans to get his inverter hooked up to his truck. Another alternative is to get another battery, but as rarely as he goes camping, we probably won't do that. Another thing to note, that it needs to be unplugged from the battery when not in use because the display still shows it's "on", although there was no airflow. I'd say the amount of power to run the display was negligible, but it's good to save every bit of power.

As far as the effectiveness of the machine, he said he actually feels better than after a night's sleep with his ol' trusty Resmed Autoset T. We may have to adjust his settings. Or maybe its simply that he got more sleep! But his nose was burning/dry from not using his humidifier. Still, in a camping situation, it worked quite well.

I hope this information helps someone in making decisions if they are considering purchasing one. Now... to find a sleep mattress that doesn't deflate during the night!

Amy

Just wanted to clarify... I'm Amy from Tennessee. I saw there's another Amy here (I like your name!) from Indiana.