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Recently Diagnosed. CPAP or Mouthpiece? - housemusic1 - 02-11-2018
Hello, i'm new to the forum, but i've suffered from snoring for the better part of 20 years. Back in November, I visited a sleep clinic, and did an at home sleep study. I was diagnosed with borderline severe sleep apnea and shockingly, the clinic said that I was a "perfect candidate" for one of their $2K mouthpieces!...
Because of insurance deductibles, and the fact that it was coming up on the end of the year, I decided to wait until after the new year to address the situation. So now here I am (after getting kicked out of bed again last night), and I'm wondering about the effectiveness of a $2k mouthpiece, vs a pre-owned CPAP. I already know that I've got sleep apnea, so I would prefer to avoid a return trip to the sleep clinic, since they're just going to try to steer me towards one of their expensive options. So, I guess I'm really just looking for advice from the community here. Based on the results of my sleep study (which I have), would it be possible to buy a pre-owned CPAP, use some software, watch some video tutorials, and get somewhat decent results? At this point, anything is better than snoring like a freight train, and I need to address it soon. I did some quick looking online, and you can get decent pre-owned CPAP's for relatively cheap vs new. Any help/advice/suggestions from the community here, would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
-Couch Rider
RE: Recently Diagnosed. CPAP or Mouthpiece? - MikeBear - 02-11-2018
Buy your wife a set of these for $100 so she can't hear you snoring, and have a nice life:
[commercial link removed, instead do a Google search for "SoundOffSleep Noise Masking Earbuds with Snore Masking Technology"]
Quote:Block Out The Snoring Now…
SoundOff is a revolutionary product among anti-snoring devices. Designed to be worn in bed comfortably, these noise masking earbuds negate the sound of your snoring partner! They work by blocking the ear canal and preventing the two sound transmission mediums responsible for what we call “hearing.”
Oh, and I'd go with the much cheaper cpap machine, before I'd go for an oral appliance that may not even work at all.
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RE: Recently Diagnosed. CPAP or Mouthpiece? - jaswilliams - 02-11-2018
Lookout for a resmed A10 Autoset online or a dreamstation and we can help you get sorted. Post your sleep study with any personal information removed and we can advise further
RE: Recently Diagnosed. CPAP or Mouthpiece? - housemusic1 - 02-11-2018
I will post the results as soon as I can. Is the A10 the same as the S10?
RE: Recently Diagnosed. CPAP or Mouthpiece? - Gideon - 02-11-2018
Current acceptable in Production Machines (ResMed and Philips Respironics, the 2 most popular manufactures)
- ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet (best choice) (E0601) (Fixed CPAP, Auto CPAP)
- ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet for Her (best choice) (E0601) (Fixed CPAP, Auto CPAP)
- ResMed AirSense™ 10 Elite CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier (37205) (E0601) (Fixed CPAP)
- Philips Respironics DreamStation CPAP Pro (DSX400x11) (Not all DreamStation Models, Check SN on bottom) (Fixed CPAP)
- Any ResMed AirStart (Lack of full data capability)
- ResMed AirStart™ 10 CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier (all models, 37201) (Lack of full data capability)
- ResMed AirSense™ 10 CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ (37015, 37203) (Lack of full data capability)
- Philips Respironics DreamStation CPAP (DSX200x11) (Not all DreamStation Models, Check SN on bottom) (Lack of full data capability)
You want a machine that records full data. With that you can, with help here, see how your settings impact your apnea. The Auto CPAPs above are very highly recommended and most here will recommend the ResMed over the Respironics. By full data you can drill down and see the "shape" of every breath you take while on the machine. We don't normally need to drill that far down but we don't hesitate when needed.
Fred
Read the links in my sig, it will give you good insight into getting started.
RE: Recently Diagnosed. CPAP or Mouthpiece? - housemusic1 - 02-11-2018
Very good info Fred. Thanks. I'm looking at a ResMed S-10 Airsense on Craigslist with item# 37030, but I can't find much info on that item#.
RE: Recently Diagnosed. CPAP or Mouthpiece? - Gideon - 02-11-2018
Note that item could be what we call a brick.
Look for a Autoset or an Autoset for her.
RE: Recently Diagnosed. CPAP or Mouthpiece? - housemusic1 - 02-11-2018
Fred, here is the unit I'm curious about. It say Airsense 10 Autoset on the front.
RE: Recently Diagnosed. CPAP or Mouthpiece? - Gideon - 02-11-2018
Read this post.
http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-New-confused-frustrated?pid=240974&highlight=Sistemma#pid240974
On-line purchasing is discussed.
Fred
RE: Recently Diagnosed. CPAP or Mouthpiece? - Gideon - 02-11-2018
(02-11-2018, 05:32 PM)housemusic1 Wrote: Fred, here is the unit I'm curious about. It say Airsense 10 Autoset on the front.
I could not read the model on the front, but the catalog number on the label crosses to a ResMed Autosense 10 AutoSet. That is IMHO one of the best machines to get.
Is it new or used? How much? And what are the total Run hours? (not the treatment hours which can be reset)
Fred