Old Diagnosis

I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea in 2011, couldn't make it work.

I have been having pretty significant apnea , waking with my heart pounding, feeling like I had been holding my breath forever..

I've taken a look at the new machines and they seem to be relatively self setting.

Do I need to do another sleep study, or can I just buy the machines outright, I figure with my deductibles and co-pay , it would be pretty close in cost.

I wouldn't be laughing, because I know first hand the damage Sleep Apnea can and does do, and is doing to you. If your old XPAP, collects full data and works correctly it will allow the good treatment you could have had over the last 8 years.

The new machine while easier to use and having moer features, are not totally automatic, effort on your part is required. Set and Forget seldom works out well. Effort is required, but it's not hard! Can Do Attitude, is a big part of Success, at anything. By using the Data and Software, your treatment can be tuned in. Jim

Thanks for the encouragement Jim, old machine was a lease, no data at all.

I do realize there will be input on my part, I am very good with adjusting correcting machines/electronics. I've spent the last 20 years running a Satellite Earthstation.

godsend1 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:53 am

I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea in 2011, couldn't make it work.

I have been having pretty significant apnea , waking with my heart pounding, feeling like I had been holding my breath forever..

I've taken a look at the new machines and they seem to be relatively self setting.

Do I need to do another sleep study, or can I just buy the machines outright, I figure with my deductibles and co-pay , it would be pretty close in cost.

welcome to the zoo! if you are going out of pocket and aren't adverse to buying peer to peer, forum member lsat pops up frequently with gently used machines for sale.

i haven't bought from him myself, but others here have and seem to be happy with their purchases.

good luck!

godsend1 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:53 am

Do I need to do another sleep study, or can I just buy the machines outright, I figure with my deductibles and co-pay , it would be pretty close in cost.

You can buy a machine, I recommend the Resmed Airsense 10 AutoSet, it's got full data, which will allow you to optimize your therapy with our help.

Data from many nights of sleep is arguably better than a single night in a sleep lab, under such foreign circumstances.