Repironics vs. Resmed

Sleepyhead22 wrote:I'm so glad we have such knowledgeable people here.

Do you know Calist?

Slinky wrote:

DoriC wrote:... So how did you decide which was your machine of choice? We've never used any other machine and Mike is doing well, but I'm going through some S9 envy! And if I were to upgrade would I be better with the PR 1 since we're already familiar with the Respironics algorithim or is the PR 1 completely different? And am I really missing anything? Thanks.

I thought EVERYBODY knew me well enough by now to know that I chose to use the PR S1 simply because the S1 (and the S9s) can provide more data than the S8s. My choice had NOTHING to do w/better therapy w/one or the other. I'm telling you I got good comfortable therapy w/both. I felt good using either one.

I know, I know, but I just needed to hear it again....and again!! Maybe next time I ask I'll get another answer!

Right on, DoriC.

I can't compare an S9 to an S1 'cause Resmed isn't offering an S9 VPAP Auto yet. *sigh* And I don't know that a comparison of the S8 VPAP Auto to the PR S1 BPAP Auto is relevant. But I have thought several times of sitting down and preparing a comparison of the S8 and S1 and what I do and don't like about each.

I know I liked the Respironics Legacy series and got good therapy w/it but preferred the Resmed S8 for features other than the therapy provided. I absolutely would NOT use the Respironics M Series based on the various comments those who had one made. But when the PR S1 came out I WAS very much interested in trying one. And I like it. I like the therapy it provides. It has its features I don't like but they have nothing to do w/the therapy they provide.

Actually, I was even thinking I would REALLY like to try a 3 month rental of the DeVilbiss auto bi-level. IT would seem to me that 3 months rent should cover the actual local DME provider's purchase cost and then at the end of the three months I would either buy it - or - they would have a paid-for bi-level auto to rent out to others on a emergency or curiosity basis. Seems like a win-win situation for the local DME provider to me.

My husband is a RRT ( Registered Respiratory Therapist ) and He has several units. I try them out for sound, comfort, fit etc.
He has a Phillips respironics auto aflex that is so quiet you can hear a pin drop!!!!!! He has several Mask the Resmed Quattro full face mask and the Respironics mask and Patients are purchasing both equally.... He prefers to take the Respironics out when setting up the Cpap Machines. We get a large quantity of orders for the Resmed mask.

Well if anyone may need a mask Please send me an email and I will be glad to try and help.

Thanks for jumping in and sharing, Mahagony. Do you know the name of the Respiroics mask that so many of your hubby's patients prefer?

I say stay away from Resmed until they allow DME's to sell us software and card readers.

"Restricted to sale by or on the order of a physician"

Ask your sleep doctor write the script for you.

I very seriously doubt that Resmed is entitled to a "Cadillac" of the industry approbation.

They may do some things better than Respironics, but in my opinion not nearly so many to warrant the price differential.

Additionally, I take great umbrage with their corporate stance on cross-border shipping and "no discount" mandates to Internet suppliers.

Those are corporate policies I will simply not support with my hard-earned dollars.

DoriC wrote:

Slinky wrote:THE KEY is how you FEEL w/the therapy from either PAP, regardless of the compared data. I've used both the Resmed S8 VPAP Auto and the PR S1 BPAP Auto w/Bi-Flex. I felt as good using one as I did the other. My resulting data varied some between the two, but the TRENDS and how I FELT coincided.

So how did you decide which was your machine of choice? We've never used any other machine and Mike is doing well, but I'm going through some S9 envy! And if I were to upgrade would I be better with the PR 1 since we're already familiar with the Respironics algorithim or is the PR 1 completely different? And am I really missing anything? Thanks.

Sorry, DoriC, I missed this.

My insurance bought my Resmed VPAP Auto. I was given the OPPORTUNITY to try out a loaner PR S1 BPAP Auto. Curiosity killed the cat, no way I could pass up that opportunity!!!! I would LOVE to KEEP both PAPs. BUT, by doing so I am depriving someone who needs a bi-level but can't afford one from getting the therapy they need. *sigh*

Given my druthers I would most likely keep the PR S1 simply for the extra data and its being a newer, more up to date device. If I had to buy out of pocket I would buy the PR S1 because Resmed has made it clear that WHEN they come out w/an S9 VPAP Auto it IS going to be PRICEY (meaning to me its going to cost more than the PR S1 BPAP Auto). Unfortunately, Resmed is pricing themselves right out of the self-pay and backup/travel device "market".

The way I would handle it today?? IF it were a case of being eligible for insurance paid purchase of a new PAP for me, I'd opt for the Resmed S9. Simply because the PR SystemOne would be less expensive to buy out of pocket. Let insurance buy the expensive one and leave the less expensive one for me to purchase out of pocket. The Resmeds are no more expensive than the PRs for the insurance companies. Its just the self-payers Resmed is screwing w/their pricing policy.

FYI, a PR System One Auto with 300 hrs just sold on cpapauction for $211.00.

mahogany71 wrote:My husband is a RRT ( Registered Respiratory Therapist ) ....

Please tell us that you LOVE your DME

Emilia wrote:I would suggest you also look at the IntelliPAP AutoAdjust Travel CPAP from DeVilbiss. It is a very small footprint, comes with a great travel bag, and it is the best selling auto on our host' s site. The software is available for purchase, but even with the cost of the machine and software combines, you will spend quite less than the ResMed machine. It also does not have a power brick as the S9 has. So, for travel, the IntelliPAP is a good choice.

I just wanted to say, what a beautiful cat.

Thank you Amigo, gracias! I'm with you

Easy for me. I'm a newbie of 2 1/2 months. I Struggled with first machine which was a Respironics system one and rarely got more than a couple hours at a time and struggled to get more than 5 hours a night. Machine was quiet but I heard the c-flex sounds coming up the hose and I constantly tried to exhale quickly to keep up with what I was hearing. This caused a lot of anxiety and trouble falling asleep. Since I desired humidity at lower mask temperatures, I wanted to try the S9. I was able to get one and was amazed when using it for the first time. I slept 10.2 hours. It was the best sleep I have had in 25 years. I've had the S9 for about 2 weeks now and I average about 8 hours a night at 11 cm water pressure. I hear no machine noise and am starting to look forward to hitting the sack for the sleep I know I will get.

Big S, how do you get good humidity at low temp setting with the S9?

My PR S1's giving me dry nose/throat even with the highest temp/humidity setting (5).

I think the culprit is the humidity sensor in my PR S1. I wonder if this is the first time PR uses this type of sensor and being the first version, the calibration is out of wack?

I could have a S9...