re: Any cpap machine users here?

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If I were you, I'd buy my CPAP on amazon. You'll get a better quality machine that has an auto function that will auto adjust according to your actual sleep patterns at that time. It removes the requirement of a sleep study to tell you what your pressure needs to be.

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Definitely get an auto CPAP. I got one through insurance and later found out it's referred to as a "brick" model bc it doesn't adjust pressure or record info. I ended up buying a different one.

There is a program called Sleepy Head that you can upload all your data into and see your sleep patterns. You must have a model that can record the data on a memory card though.

I recommend reading some of the info at Apnea Board forum. I wish I had found that before I got my equipment. That is also where you will find the Sleepy Head program.

There is also a website where you can buy used machines. They check them, clean them, and only sell low hour machines. It can save you a ton of money if insurance isn't paying for it. Second Wind CPAP

I'm doing the sleep study in a few days just for shits and giggles to see why I randomly will wake up after 4 or 5 hours. Used to be able to go 7 or 8 hours nonstop, but now I just wake up after 4 and am tired the rest of the day.

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Do you fattys rent these CPAPs or do you buy it ?

Does insurance cover this ?

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My insurance covered it but I later found out they gave me crap equipment. I ended up buying a better model. I also buy my own replacement stuff now (masks and filters). I was paying around $90 through insurance to replace that stuff and found a place to buy better equipment for about half that price.


If you do go through insurance then read up on this stuff beforehand. I would recommend asking for an auto machine (one that will automatically adjust pressure between 2 set points) rather than a constant pressure. Also tell them you want a machine that records data. My first one only recorded compliance (just a way for them to prove I was actually using it). The one I bought records all sorts of data that you can read in a program like Sleepy Head that will tell you all of your sleep related data.

How has it helped you sleep? Most definitely and i don't even notice the mask and barely move during the night



Do you feel better the next day after using it? It was drastic the first night i used one. I woke up ready to go and even after several months i wake up with much more energy in the morning.



What led you to getting one? My wife and kids were complaining about my snoring. I have always snored even when i wasn't overweight and was born with a deviated nasal septum. I went into my ENT and explained my issues, he ordered the sleep study then after a few weeks i was approved for a cpap. During the sleep study it was determined I was having 80+ events per hour where i would stop breathing. 40 is the normal point for requiring a cpap. I know it has been said before but if you need one it is truly life changing.

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If you guy through your insurance you will end up with a bottom of the line CPAP and it'll cost you much more than the one in the link does, even if your insurance is good.

The first one I had I ended up paying $800 as my portion of the cost and the doctor hit my insurance company for 2200. The retail on my machine was 800 and it was a bottom of the line machine.

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Same story here. I went in not knowing any different and I ended up with a brick.

I have a PR System One 460 now.

Did the air on subs bother you?

eitek1

That is the same machine i use. Also they did not set my machine high enough after the sleep study as i was still snoring. I did a little digging online and it is very simple to get into the provider setting and adjust the pressure. I bumped it up one setting and have been good to go since.

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Did the air on subs bother you?

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Nah... who doesn't like breathing in recycled farts for 90 days at a time?

As others have said...

Life changing.

Had the same issue. Couldn't get comfortable with the mask and when I didn't just give up and pull it off I would wake up with it not in the correct position (pillow mask). So I just quit using it for over a year.

After my Dr. told me for my long term health I needed to use the thing I did some research and found the Philips Respironics Dream Wear pillow mask. It's been great. I can't wait to put it on at night.

That being said, I was waking up with dry mouth. So Dr. told me to find a chin strap to keep my mouth closed or find a full-face mask that covers nose and mouth. Found one online that was highly rated, tried it, and can't get used to it.

I just use the Dream Wear pillow mask, figure it's better than nothing.

Dream Wear