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Drowsy Dancer wrote:I usually don't like paying for stuff that is covered by insurance, but when I order the disposable filters from my DME, they only send a couple at a time and they send them in a BOX. So wasteful.

I buy fifty at a time at about a dollar per filter at my own cost and change them every couple of weeks. I'm vaguely hoping my machine will last a little longer because its air is always well-filtered.

recommended time on the PR machines is every month, or more often, so every couple weeks is reasonable

palerider wrote:

Krelvin wrote:

palerider wrote:why would resmed make hypo filters and then recommend not using them?

That is why I am asking. I can't find the reference that I think I read about them. could have misread it.

I'd suggest following the mfgrs recommendation, not some crackpot theory someone might have regurgitated onto the web somewhere.

I use both, AND an ab filter. my allergies appreciate the less crap in the air for part of the day.

Found what I was looking for in the clinician manual:

Krelvin wrote:

palerider wrote:

Krelvin wrote:

palerider wrote:why would resmed make hypo filters and then recommend not using them?

That is why I am asking. I can't find the reference that I think I read about them. could have misread it.

I'd suggest following the mfgrs recommendation, not some crackpot theory someone might have regurgitated onto the web somewhere.

I use both, AND an ab filter. my allergies appreciate the less crap in the air for part of the day.

Found what I was looking for in the clinician manual:

so, in other words, nothing at all about the hypoallergenic filters not being recommended.

Krelvin wrote:

palerider wrote:

Krelvin wrote:

palerider wrote:why would resmed make hypo filters and then recommend not using them?

That is why I am asking. I can't find the reference that I think I read about them. could have misread it.

I'd suggest following the mfgrs recommendation, not some crackpot theory someone might have regurgitated onto the web somewhere.

I use both, AND an ab filter. my allergies appreciate the less crap in the air for part of the day.

Found what I was looking for in the clinician manual:

"Antibacterial" filters go between the humidifier and the hose. They're intended for use in places like sleep labs where the same CPAP is used with multiple patients. As best as I can tell, they're usually intended for a single night's use.

This is different from the "hypoallergenic" filters that go on the back of the machine in the air intake.

While the filtering (hypo or normal) is nice for the human if you have allergies, but they're really there to protect the machine from dust buildup. You breathe unfiltered room air for 16 hours a day, so 8 hours of room air isn't going to be a problem for you.

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Filters in General

A dirty air filter filters air more thoroughly than a clean filter, but it presents more resistance to air flow. It makes your machine work harder and it may overheat if it gets really bad, but it's not giving you dirty air.