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Two machines Remstar plus and a Remstar auto
Five masks HC431,Comfortfull2,UMFF,and two hybrids.
I have a backup everything because I have learned that if I miss one night of my therapy I will be useless for about three days.

2 machines, Remstar Pro, and Remstar Auto (will be buying another Remstar Auto (tank version) soon in Jan for backup as I love it so much I don't ever want to be without it.

Medium and Small Ultra mirage full face mask (use rarely),
Three of swift setups and about 6 extra pillows (stockpiled before the price increase)

And will have something other than the swift (probably comfort lite 2) when the swift stuff wears out as I won't buy more from that company.

hI thERE,

i HAVE A RESMED S8 VANTAGE AUTO, GETTING READY TO BUY, REMSTAR AUTO W C-FLEX (TOMORROW)
3 MASKS BREEZE NASAL INTERFACE USE EVERY NITE
COMFORT 2 FULL FACE (FOR COLDS
SWIFT ( IN CASE I EVER STOP TOSSING ABOUT

i'VE TRIED 14 MASKS, ALWAYS TOO HOT OR DON'T FIT

Well, since you asked.....

ResMed S8 AutoSet Vantage that I use for travel (the BEST travel machine, IMHO, except for the battery-powered Invacare Polaris TR, if your plans include back-country travel). I use it in CPAP mode and LOVE its EPR!!!!;

REMstar Auto w/cflex, as Jim says, the CLASSIC version;

ResMed Mirage Swift, which I alternate with;

ResMed Mirage Activa, and I LOVE them both; and finally,

ResMed UltraMirage Full-face that I hold in reserve for the day that a dreaded cold comes to pay me a visit.

I've had brief excursions with an F&P HC431A (couldn't tame the leaks), and the pubescent Hybrid, which I believe is incompatible with the ResMed S8 Vantage that I was using as my primary machine at the time.

But ultimately, I believe as with all sports, its the athlete, not the equipment that makes the winner!

Cheers!

Chuck

GoofyUT wrote: But ultimately, I believe as with all sports, its the athlete, not the equipment that makes the winner!

Excellent words of wisdom!

2 identical machines (Escape 8 - I know everyone hates them, but it's been great for me). The first was purchased by insurance and the second I bought on a Yahoo auction for about 1/8 of what UNICARE paid for the first.

I have an Aura/Everest (use every night), a Swift, a Breeze (never took it out of the box) and one generic mask the name of which I can't remember.

I recently changed jobs and have new insurance; I might take a stab at an auto, but only because I have never met a gadget I did not covet.

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Only two machines for me; Remstar-auto and BiPAP-auto. Sadly, I have five masks; 1) UMFF which increases my apnea, 2) UM-nasal which kinda works if I use breathe-rite strips and lots of decongestants, 3) Swift, which was the first really effective mask I found, 4) ComfortLite 2, which I found effective after modification, but it caused sores in the nares, and 5) the Comfort Curve, which works so effectively for me that I expect to use it for years.

To make matters worse, after GoofyUT's high praise for the Resmed S8 Vantage, I'm considering getting one for travel.

Regards,
Bill

I have one machine, S8 Vantage apap. I was very lucky in finding a mask that worked well for me from almost the first day, the Breeze. I use it all the time. I did have an Ultra Mirage Full Face mask for when I had a cold, but it never fit well for me, I sold it and bought a used hybrid. The Hybrid leaks like a seive, but I feel I have to have something for when I am congested from a cold. So far, I haven't had to use it.

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Just one machine and two masks for me. The S8 Vantage and the Activa and the Breeze. I am working on the DME for a full face mask for when that dreaded cold comes on.

cpapjack

Currently I have 2 machines... one's mine and one's a rental which I'm debating on taking back... I'll have 1 or 2 month's rent to pay on it in Jan/Feb if I don't... maybe I'll hang on to it until then??

The one that I own... Bipap auto with Biflex
the one that I rent... Auto with Cflex

Masks: Hybrid... use almost every night
Swift... my second favorite
UMFF... have to admit that I need to keep this one for when my nose gets really sore
Comfortcurve... don't like this one

Renting one machine PB 420S and own one swift mask.

At the moment only one machine ... S8 Vantage Auto w/EPR (but when I can afford it plan to add a classic RemStar Auto w/CFLEX).

1st mask = Swift ... effective but limits my side sleeping.
2nd mask = Hybrid ... still tweaking on weekends to use as standby for nasal congestion events.
3rd mask = Breeze ... modified and most comfortable/effective so far.
4th mask = Aclaim ... only tried for 1 nap & may need to fiddle w/ headgear to make it work for me (lower straps roughed up my ear lobes).

I have interest in trying out Adam Circuit, Comfort Lite 2, and the new F&P HC 432 (and maybe an Activa from the evil doers).

- roberto

I have a Bipap Auto and a Bipap Pro as backup. I have 4 masks. (1 is a Respironics comfort classic medium which is to big for me. Opened but never worn, wanna buy it?)

I guess if I consider old masks I don't use anymore, I could say that I have
- a Nasalaire (it's what I first trialed, the the 2 came out by the time I was ready to buy so they gave me the Nasalaire)
- Nasalaire 2 (loved it at first but the prongs kept hurting my nose)
- HC407 (too large but they didn't have smaller then. Kept hurting my front teeth and leaking into my eyes so it didn't last long)
- Mirage Swift Nasal Pillows (noise & air blowing on hubby was driving him crazy; besides, hurt my nose)
- HC405 - love it except for when my nose is congested, which happens too much so I'm testing
- HC432 and having some issues but I'm waiting for a call-back from my DME RT

France

I currently have one CPAP (ResMed Elite), and one mask (ResMed Swift). I like both. As soon as insurance will pay, I plan on adding a full face mask. Right now, I'm aiming for a Hybrid. I plan on buying and trying a new mask every three/six months as insurance will pay.

At some time in the future, I also would like to purchase an APAP -- Respironics of some sort just so I can be like the kewl kids.