I got the Dreamstation 2 Auto summer of 2022 (because of the recall). I'd been using the DS1 since summer 2019 with little issue even though the initial adjustment period was rough. Once I got into a routine, I just put the DS1 on every night and I'd sleep through the night. That ended as soon as I got the DS2. I'm awake half the night now. I hoped the issues I was having with the DS2 would go away but they're just getting worse.
I can do a pull of the data, but frankly, I know what untreated sleep apnea feels like and the DS2 has made me feel progressively worse until I once again feel like I have entirely untreated sleep apnea. Every morning when I wake up, I'm back to feeling so tired I could weep.
Issues:
- I was initially bothered by the very bright blue light and ridiculous screen position, but I laid something over the light (and the screen just remains useless because I can't see it, for reasons I will explain in subsequent points)
- The machine doesn't autostart in a normal bedside position
- In order to make the machine autostart as often as possible, I have to keep it a few feet away from the bed (the DS1 was near my head, but the DS2 doesn't seem to be able to function properly if I just put it beside me... no autostart, weak pressure)
- The machine wakes me up at night multiple times blowing air uncomfortably into my face (never happened with the DS1, which seemed to respond to my waking/sleep cycles and adjust accordingly).
- When I do wake up, the pressure doesn't ever decrease with the DS2 like it seemed to with the DS1 and I can't fall back to sleep without manually hitting the ramp button... and since the damn thing doesn't work unless I keep it a few feet away from me, I have to get up to do that
- Unfortunately it takes me about an hour to fall back to sleep and since the ramp is 45 mins, so at 45 the sudden rush of air wakes me back up every time
- Despite having what feels like weak pressure, it occasionally malfunctions and blasts air SO hard, it makes a very loud noise wakes me and feels like it might damage my eardrums (I think maybe the machine is detatching its two halves somehow during the night)
I don't have a provider right now and can't get one because I moved to a remote location without any, so any future purchasing I do will be online (and I can't just consult a provider).
I can't get a new machine covered by insurance but I'm so tired and miserable I will just have to fork out the dough. I was hoping to get a Resmed for Her but they seem out of stock everywhere.