want data capable machine... and how to get a sleep doc

canyongirl · Post by **canyongirl** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:02 pm

So... I read the forum alot and I have had intermittent nights of poor sleep. I think.. only after reading lots of posts, that i might need an apap.....

i have a resperonics m series cpap with cflex. this is not data capable.

i think that on most nights my pressure of 10 is adequate. I feel good and refreshed, but other nights i wake feeling like im falling, or i snore, etc. I think i need more pressure at this time. I want to.,.. no have the right to sleep soundly each night.

I am happy with resperonics.. so how do I upgrade? what machine? i want full data capablities.... what does my doctor have to write on the script?

I also need to find a sleep doc. My docs are my GP and my ENT, but none are sleep docs.

thanks againf or all the help...

6PtStar · Post by **6PtStar** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:35 pm

I'd go with the "M" Auto with A-Flex. You need to be able to run in aito mode those nights when you think your pressure is not enough. The Auto w/A-Flex will run in any mode. You can run it in CPAP or Apap and with C-Flex or A-Flex, what ever you need.

cflame1 · Post by **cflame1** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:59 pm

If you're buying it yourself... without insurance... a simple CPAP perscription will allow you to get an Auto on cpap.com

If you have to follow insurance's rules... then you'll need a perscription for an Auto with a range of pressures. And it had probably better be a specific machine or you never know what you'll get.

To find a sleep doc (at least this is what I did). Start with your insurance company's website... take that list and compare it to the absm certified docs... website's around here somewhere. Find somebody on both lists... if you can interview them then great.

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