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ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet Auto-CPAP Machine Package with Heated Humidifier on sale for $399 - 25% off with code
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$299.25.
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I urge everyone to talk to a sleep doctor and generally ignore medical advice on here. Some info is right, some is wrong, and frankly it's because of lack of understanding. For example, you wouldn't know that CA is further subdivided into hypocapnic vs nonhypocapnic categories and your body is responding to both in completely different ways (with different treatments and PAP machines needed at times).
This site is a great place to find deals. I couldn't find you a cheaper AirSense 10 and from that perspective this is a great machine. The algorithm for the AutoSet is (practically) the same as the newer AirSense 11, so if you would use the automatic CPAP mode (most OSA patients) you're getting as good of an APAP setup as any other I know of with this machine.
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When I first started CPAP I had EPR turned up to the highest setting (3) for comfort, but that caused lots of central events. I lowered it to 1 and that helped. Now I have turned it off completely and that seems to have helped even more.
Almost all of my apneas are central, and it is sort of managed by CPAP/APAP, but I still wake up a lot of days with AHI in the 20's. My plan is to try VAuto next, and if that does not work move on to BiLevel with a backup rate, and if that fails I will probably end up with ASV.
But the VAuto and BiLevel machines are very expensive and buying them just to test out my theory would be rather expensive. Better to test it with a jailbreak first and then be able to go fight for my best solution with the doctor and insurance.
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When I first started CPAP I had EPR turned up to the highest setting (3) for comfort, but that caused lots of central events. I lowered it to 1 and that helped. Now I have turned it off completely and that seems to have helped even more.
Almost all of my apneas are central, and it is sort of managed by CPAP/APAP, but I still wake up a lot of days with AHI in the 20's. My plan is to try VAuto next, and if that does not work move on to BiLevel with a backup rate, and if that fails I will probably end up with ASV.
But the VAuto and BiLevel machines are very expensive and buying them just to test out my theory would be rather expensive. Better to test it with a jailbreak first and then be able to go fight for my best solution with the doctor and insurance.
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When I first started CPAP I had EPR turned up to the highest setting (3) for comfort, but that caused lots of central events. I lowered it to 1 and that helped. Now I have turned it off completely and that seems to have helped even more.
Almost all of my apneas are central, and it is sort of managed by CPAP/APAP, but I still wake up a lot of days with AHI in the 20's. My plan is to try VAuto next, and if that does not work move on to BiLevel with a backup rate, and if that fails I will probably end up with ASV.
But the VAuto and BiLevel machines are very expensive and buying them just to test out my theory would be rather expensive. Better to test it with a jailbreak first and then be able to go fight for my best solution with the doctor and insurance.
Fast forward, that was over 12 years ago and I'm a new person now. I started using a Bipap, because I could not stand the Cpap and the constant airflow. I had a lot more energy, my organs bounced back, my memory and recall got better and I was able to focus easier. I had no idea what sleep apnea was and I didn't know I had it all that time. I wish I'd of known a lot sooner.
If your doctor really thinks it's because of sleep apnea, then get that machine asap. If you have trouble with it and feel like your drowning in air with the mask on, ask the doctor to try a Bipap instead. I was able to go down to the sleep center and try the Bipap and it was like night and day. The Cpap blows air constantly, but the Bipap stops pushing air into my face when I breathe out. I put that Bipap mask on and took about 5 breaths and looked at the doctor and told him this was the one, I want whatever this is, lol. Now I can't sleep even for a 20 minute nap without putting it on. My body is so used to the machine that when I put the mask on, I'm asleep in less than 5 minutes.
My wife has one and she uses the nose pillows, it's a type of mask that just covers her nose. I'd love to use that instead of a mask that covers all of my mouth and nose, but I tend to open my mouth at night when I sleep, so the doctor said the nose thing wouldn't work for me. If you keep your mouth closed when you sleep, you might just need the nose one and don't have to wear that huge fighter pilot mask like I do. I wish you luck, it will make you feel a LOT better!
Obstructive apneas are when your body is trying to breathe normally but your airway is obstructed/collapsed.
I was lucky the volunteer fire department in our little town was only a mile down the road and someone was on duty. They were certified in cpr and were able to bring me back and then get me to the hospital fast. I had no idea that I had sleep apnea and it had been slowly damaging my organs over several years. I don't mess around with my health anymore. The settings on my machine were set by a doctor who went to college for 4 years, then med school for 4 years, then 3 years of hands on residency under another doctor, then 3 years of fellowship under a team of doctors, before he was able to even practice on his own. So if you think your smarter than a sleep doctor that had 14 years of education and training, more power to you. I'm an expert in my job, but I admit, I don't have a clue about complex medical studies. I stick to what I know and I trust my doctor to do what he knows.
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Obstructive apneas are when your body is trying to breathe normally but your airway is obstructed/collapsed.
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