Resmed Airsense 10 Projectiles Blown into Nose

[ejbpesca]

My first 3 CPAP machines' filters were discolored after 1 month of use.  My last two including the current one show no filter discoloration after 1 month.  Some believe this is due to the filter size of the most recent two being larger than the previous machines.  I don't understand that conclusion.  All were used within the same house, same heating/cooling.

I run MERV 12 20"x20" air filters in the house that become discolored within one day of use. The fan for these filters does not have much draw.  I have three other filters on AC/heating units and one dehumidifier.  They all become discolored within a month.   

Do you have a source for hypoallergenic CPAP filters that you mentioned?  What I am finding online like at [DME Link Removed] Supplier #38  looks the same as what I get from my DME.  Are ResMed filters not hypoallergenic?  I would like to run the test as well.

Thanks,
ejb

-----
Moderator Action: DME Link Removed

To maintain our status as an educational organization, links to DME-owned or DME-operated websites and links to pages that sell prescription-required items are prohibited in forum posts.  This is stated in the Apnea Board Rules.

-----

[G. Szabo]

Do you have a source for hypoallergenic CPAP filters that you mentioned? 

I am not allowed to identify the commercial source because of the regulations of this forum. However, the filter bag has the ResMed symbol and the " S9/AIT10 FILTER, Hypo, 12 pack REF 36857" mark. It was manufactured by Resmed PTY LTD, 1 Elizabeth Macartur Dr., Bella Vista NSW 2153 AUS.

[ejbpesca]

I am not allowed to identify the commercial source because of the regulations of this forum. However, the filter bag has the ResMed symbol and the " S9/AIT10 FILTER, Hypo, 12 pack REF 36857" mark. It was manufactured by Resmed PTY LTD, 1 Elizabeth Macartur Dr., Bella Vista NSW 2153 AUS.

I found the ResMed hypoallergenic filters on a US online CPAP supplies site and ordered.  

I took a look at what filters DME sends me.  They are not ResMed.  The filters I get from a small business local DME have their company name on the package.  The filters are very possibly substandard and dangerous as were others this company has sent me.  

This could be a problem many need to consider.  If the DME is reimbursed by insurance with a fixed amount per item it would financially benefit them to seek low-cost filters that may be substandard and dangerous.  When I demonstrated the loose fibers to an employee of my DME the comment was, "Oh, I have never noticed that."  The fibers were falling off the filter.

Looking online at the big retailer of many products I see low-priced CPAP filters from various brands.  I suspect these filters may not be held to standards and like some I have received can be dangerous due to their fibers coming loose which if passed through the machine would be extremely dangerous.

[G. Szabo]

Looking online at the big retailer of many products I see low-priced CPAP filters from various brands.  I suspect these filters may not be held to standards and like some I have received can be dangerous due to their fibers coming loose which if passed through the machine would be extremely dangerous.

I suggest you starting a new thread about this danger in the product review forum and select a title that is easy to find by search and describes the issue.