Best Backup CPAP Machine Options?

[Lucid]

Nightynight:  Aye, there's the rub.  SOMEWHERE there must be the sleep doctor equivalent of the psychologist who certified that his/her patient's mental distress could only be treated with an emotional support peacock!

My doctor doesn't mind that I adjust the pressure myself but I'm not sure I could convince him of this.  Maybe he is under some obligation to follow certain protocols (even if I am paying for it myself rather than getting Medicare to agree); I don't know how his group practice works.     I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask.


Alfie, thanks, that makes sense.

[Lucid]

Cate, good to know that Supplier #2 is so reliable!  They have some excellent prices now.  

[jake79]

Your challenge will be is to find a Dr. that will write you a script for one. They all have been trained that they can kill you or something. I went to a pulmonologist once and he said they were only for Heart failure patients.

Funny you say that...I asked a DME about a BiPap to help my flow limits despite my AHI being under control with a CPAP and they went off on me about how they can cause severe central apneas and make me even worse than I was before and can be a real hazard to my health...is there any truth to any of that??

[Deborah K.]

When Sleeprider and others told me I needed a Bilevel rather than the Apap I'd been using, I went to my regular (not sleep specialist) doctor and explained why I needed a Bilevel. He prescribed my ResMed AirCurve 10 Vauto. I love my Vauto!

Sleeprider herded me through finding exactly what I needed to emphasize to my doctor in a very long thread.  Here's a link to it if you want to see how it came about:

https://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread...ts+bilevel

I hope it works for you too!