Full Face Mask Recommendations Needed

AMESS wrote:Various threads Pugsy. Not everybody reads everything here. Think u r making a lot of nothing.

You might be surprise what everybody reads. I pretty much read all new posts unless they are by someone I have decided that I don't want to bother reading what they say....Foe list people.

It's a fairly safe assumption that most of the forum members will do the same and I know that xxyzx reads everything because he usually responds to every post..and sometimes 3 or 4 times back to back.

It's also probably a fair assumption that I am not the only one annoyed by posts saying the same thing over and over and over again.
Heck, I am usually the one with the greatest amount of patience and usually the last to get annoyed by something.

Just saying....do what you wish and say what you wish but if you ever want actual help with cpap stuff.....those people you annoy may not be so helpful. Don't burn your bridges.

AMESS wrote:Now for those with crappy insurance or no insurance...there are ways to obtained replacement parts that don't require robbing a bank.

I choose to have insurance. Not ripping off the system or out clubbing instead. This is America-thats how it works.

Not everyone can afford to by insurance. Like you, I have Medicare and a "supplement" that covers all medical expenses allowed my Medicare. However, I am aware that many people do not have insurance, or perhaps only have Medicare without a supplement. You have told us numerous times you have insurance and how great it is. I have always had some kind of insurance since I first started working at 18 years of age, and I am thankful for that. I have never felt a need to tell people how great my insurance is, and I probably never will except in private conversations.

Pugsy wrote: Now for those with crappy insurance or no insurance...there are ways to obtained replacement parts that don't require robbing a bank.

I am one of those that are self insured. Please tell how to get replacement parts without robing the bank!

AMESS wrote:Various threads Pugsy. Not everybody reads everything here. Think u r making a lot of nothing.

I have noticed it many times as well. You have barely had the mask, and yet you keep complaining about its cost. You are still new at this, so you don't reealize that masks typically last longer than the companies claim. For example. I got my first quattro fx mask in 2012 and the second one in 2103. I am still using the same mask frames and headgear from those two masks. My cushions (which recommend replacing every month) last me 6-8 months on my main mask, and over a year on the backup mask.

You also brag about your insurance a lot, so it makes no sense to complain about the cost.

And you seem to keep changing the number of masks you claim to have tried. The last post I saw mentioned 6 masks. At one point, you said it was up to 12. Then shortly after that, it was only 8. It doesn't really matter what the truth is, but it would be nice if the "facts" stayed the same.

Also, with so many mask changes, it is clear that you have never had a mask cushion wear out. You really are new at this, so you don't have experience with this yet.

While I am at it, you made a comment in one post that you have cpap resistance, but you sleep fine. Yet you have been through so many masks. If you have been sleeping fine for the last several weeks, why keep changing masks? It seems to me that you have NOT been sleeping fine at all. So, you need to wait until you are sleeping WELL for at least a few weeks before you decide that cpap isn't fixing your sleep. If your are struggling with a mask, then you aren't getting good quality of sleep, so of course you will be tired.

Many of us may not post in every topic. But we tend to read most topics.

Turntex wrote:

Pugsy wrote: Now for those with crappy insurance or no insurance...there are ways to obtained replacement parts that don't require robbing a bank.

I am one of those that are self insured. Please tell how to get replacement parts without robing the bank!

Depending on what you need there are various online sellers not charging full MSRP.
There are also organizations where a person can get masks at a discount. Someone posted a place not long ago where they got a complete mask package for $25 and it was a new mask and not used. I forget just where it was at the moment. It was one of the organizations that help people in need get cpap machines and masks.
I personally have found some screaming hot deals on EBay and Amazon.

And don't count out forum member generosity. We will bend over backwards to help someone in need.

zoocrewphoto wrote:

I have noticed it many times as well. You have barely had the mask, and yet you keep complaining about its cost. You are still new at this, so you don't reealize that masks typically last longer than the companies claim. For example. I got my first quattro fx mask in 2012 and the second one in 2103. I am still using the same mask frames and headgear from those two masks.

Whoa, that IS a long time. I can't believe they make a mask that lasts 91 years!