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Which breathing machine to choose, ResMed or Respironics?
I have had my sleep evaluation last night, and I am researching on the best brand/model to choose for my new breathing machine, can you help me?
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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it's one of 2 options i would say were i in your shoes: the ResMed S9 Auto-Adjusting CPAP or the Philips Respironics System One Auto-Adjusting CPAP. there's also a new Fisher & Paykel breathing machine that just came out (the Icon, I believe), but the first 2 I gave you are tried and true market leaders at this point that represent the cutting edge in breathing machine technology -- these things change all the time though as the machines constantly get better/ more advanced. good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Dan Lyons on
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I am a Resmed fan. My reasoning is simply based on the reliability of their product. I own 3 Resmed units, one for home (purchased new), one for travel (purchased from Craigs List) and a back-up (just in case). I then watch and read the complaints and recalls on the Respironics units and it makes me shy away from them. They have, over time had major failures in their humidifier tanks. Water and electricity don't work well together. There are those who swear by them but I am not one of them. Resmed has never failed me - Period.
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Permalink Reply by SleepMBA on
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I'm a sleep tech. I personally use a Fisher-Paykel unit most of the time. I have a noisy Repironics for back up. But really my point is this: I have a Resmed S9 on order. The reasoning is that I've heard alot of good things about it and alot of people are using it. Many of those people are on this site and www.cpaptalk.com where they exchange tips and advice. You can also get software for your computer where you can see detailed info recorded on the S9 unit. There's my 2 cents...
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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I use a Resmed S8. I really like it. I think the type of unit you will need depends alot on the type of therapy that you will be receiving. In my opinion there are 3 types of PAP therapy. Straight PAP is constantly set to one pressure. Any machine that you buy should be able to do a great job for this type of therapy. My prescription was for a straight pressure of 9cmwp.
the second type of therapy is positional. this type gives a pressure range instead of a consistent pressure. Typically it is better to keep the range tight say 3-4 pressure range. This is the typ of therapy that I prefer. My machine ranges from 8-11cm.
the third and final type of therapy is full auto. This is when the machine is left wide open to find your pressure needs on it's own each time you use it. Both machines will work for all 3 of these types of therapy. In my opinion the PR1 has a slight advantage over the Resmed units in the auto catagory.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on
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I use a ResMed VPAP Auto 25 in spontaneous mode with set pressures of epap20 and ipap24.
It's a BiLevel Machine set to specific pressures instead of the auto mode like Rock mentioned which may have a range of pressures to respond to apneas and hypopneas, or be left wide open to find the pressure best for you. You usually have to fail straight cpap, or have a pressure to high to get other than a straight cpap machine.
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