Backup CPAP mask?

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margaretbartley

Backup CPAP mask?

Post by margaretbartley » Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:33 pm

I really like my CPAP machine - it's changed my life. I had forgotten what it was like to be refreshed and well-rested.
I stepped on my mask a few years ago, so now I no longer have a backup. Now, it seems, a prescription is needed to buy a mask !?! That makes no sense. I tried Canadian stores, but they require me to buy in person, even more expensive and inconvenient than going to the doctor and paying $150+ (don't know exactly - it's been a while) just to get a prescription. The Sleep Clinic that I originally purchased my machine from isn't in business any more.

I don't have insurance, this is all coming out of my pocket.

I don't need any changes, just a replacement, so that if something happens to the one I have, I won't have to wait for days to get a new one. No reason to visit a clinic or see a doctor.

So any advice about the best way to buy a CPAP mask?

biker
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Re: Backup CPAP mask?

Post by biker » Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:35 pm

buy the mask and head straps separately on Ebay or cpap.com. No script needed for this method.

papman857

Re: Backup CPAP mask?

Post by papman857 » Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:38 pm

What mask was the one that broke? I sell masks here from time to time for cheap. Let me know and I may be able to help...

SleeplessinFL
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Re: Backup CPAP mask?

Post by SleeplessinFL » Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:43 pm

papman857 wrote:What mask was the one that broke? I sell masks here from time to time for cheap. Let me know and I may be able to help...
Papman857, are you getting my PM's? I have not received the mask you said you were sending to me. Not getting responses to PMs, so I must be sending them incorrectly. Sorry.