Brand new to CPAP

Good evening all! Just registered for the forum and am very new to this world. My wife and myself just went through both sleep studies and found to have OSA. Mine is severe, and my wife is moderate. Our second study with the CPAP both showed no snoring and a score less than 1. I thought that was quite nice.

We've gotten the call from our DME (walgreens) and have the appt with the RT tomorrow. I called the DME today inquiring as to their procedure and what brands/models of CPAP would be available. After reading here, I figured I would have trouble. When I asked about brands/models, she said that normally they either give out the C8 Elite II, or the M Series Pro. However, they just got in the PR One series and have that available. She said they were very excited about this one. I was expecting the worse, but it seems as if they only give out the top of the line models. Of course that might all be different once I get there tomorrow!

Now the delima, I have seen reviews and comparisons between the EII and the M series, but nothing comparing the EII and the PR One. Any comparisons out there? What are the differences between the two? I know asking "which is better" is like asking whether Ford is better than Chevy

Any hints, words of wisdom, etc before our RT appts tomorrow would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
Greg

gregma

Welcome to cpap and the world of "Hose Worship".
As to your question about Ford or Chevy IMHO Ford is the better of the two....being as the Guberment now owns and controls GM! Ford didn't accept a dime from the Government.
As to the M-series Pro it's basically a low priced machine. I know nothing of the other machine you mentioned. I have had good luck with my Respironics machines including the first tank that I got saddled with from my DME. I paid out of pocket for my next 3 machines. Again welcome to the "World of Hose Worship" there are a lot of knowledgeable people on this forum. Remember the only dumb question is the question that is not asked.

73

Compliments of cpap.com;

https://www.cpap.com/cpap-compare-selec ... chart/CPAP

Click on choose machines to compare and choose your machines.

Brenda

welcome
if you have to pay for it there are many cheaper basic CPAPs available, generally look fro a CPAP with a well regarded maker having a long factory warranty

The machines you listed are (with the possible exception of the PR series machine) straight CPAP machines, but they will give you efficacy data. Good. Software for the PR series machines is not yet available (they are saying spring 2010), and I would shy away from them for this reason. If you can, try to talk them into a autoadjusting CPAP machine, like the Resmed Autoset II or the equivalent Respironics machine. I would also recommend the Devilbiss IntelliPAP autoadjust, as I like mine.

Take the time to get a good, accurate mask fitting. Preferably, testing the mask while lying down. Getting a good mask fit is by far the hardest part of doing this, and few get it right the very first time. Make sure you can return the mask within a set time period and try another.

I did not know Walgreens was a DME. I 'grew up' in a Walgreens pharamcy (my dad was a pharmacist). We sold crutches and a few things like that, but that was in the days before all this fancy technology. And CPAP hadn't been invented yet.