Resmed,Ramstar Which one is better?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:41 pm

My husband has sleep apnea. He wants to know which machine is the best the resmed or the ramstar. He's going tomorrow so he needs all the info he can get.
Tthank you,
Nic

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:37 am

Resmed is the name of the company, and they make various machines with their own names... the Resmed "whatever". Respironics is the name of another company, and they make various machines, most of which fall under the name of Remstar... 'whatever'. The Respironics machines seem to be more popular to some extent, for various reasons, but there's not a huge difference between them (especially depending on the individual one you buy). But I'll recommend the Respironics Remstar Auto with C-flex, as it seems to cover most 'bases' - the auto feature is really superior to plain Cpap, the c-flex feature makes exhaling easier particularly if your pressure is set fairly high, and you can follow your day to day progress by reading the smart card that comes with the machine, into a smart card reader hooked up to your computer and with software that interprets it for you. There's a LOT more info. on all of this on the site here, but that's the gist of things. The features of the Respironics machine are also available in one form or another with Resmed machines, but with slight differences.

snoregirl · Post by **snoregirl** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:23 am

One other difference is that ResMed is forcing internet retailers to raise prices 40 - 45%.

For many of us this is enough to boycott ResMed

Plenty of threads on this even within the past few days if you want interesting reading.

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:13 am

You really have not provided enough information for anyone to make an appropriate suggestion. However, in general, you will want to try and have your doctor prescribe you an auto CPAP regardless of brand. An auto just provides you with more treatment options.

It is important that you view your husband's treatment similar to a diabetic. It will require a significant initiative for him/you to educate yourselves about his condition and treatment management, options, and compliance issues.

Make certain that you demand that your doctor provide you with all of the sleep study results and the original copy of your prescription for your own files and education.

Visit here often as there are a great many experienced, knowledgeable, and friendly folk who can help you through it all.

Good luck.

- roberto

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:37 am

Guest,

I would suggest that you read this website (that one of our members created):

http://smart-sleep-apnea.blogspot.com/

If it doesn't specifically answer the questions you have, please feel free to come back for clarifications.

Best wishes,

Den

Larry · Post by **Larry** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:57 am

I would suggest you rent a CPAP or APAP to get started. Any brand will do. That will buy you time and allow you to gain an understanding of your situation. Once you have used a machine and mask for a while you can make a more intelligent decision about the machine and mask you will be sleeping with for several years.

puffing billy · Post by **puffing billy** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:28 am

The bottom line is that they are all fit for purpose.
I have two machines a Remstar Auto with Cflex and a Puritan Bennett 420e auto.
I prefer and use the Remstar as its quieter, but I think the PB420e is more responsive and I get a better nights sleep with it.
I also like the quality of the Remstar, I cant speak about the Resmed, but I know our local sleep clinic use them.
You takes your pick.
But do try for an Auto.

Billy

Resmed,Ramstar Which one is better?

Resmed,Ramstar Which one is better?

Which machine is best?