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Good CPAP machines will record every breath you take taken during the night and attempt to detect apneas and tell you how your patient treatment is working. Unfortunately, the many manufacturers still make "[[brick]]" CPAP machines that only record the total hours you of use on the machine, but don't record data on how your therapy is working. Having data can allow the patient and his doctor understand problems and target those problems with changes in therapy pressure or even show the need for a different type of machine. Data avoids the need for repeat sleep studies to diagnose and treat problems, and to fine-tune CPAP or bilevel (BPAP) therapy. To see the complete list of machines supported by the [[OSCAR]] ('''O'''pen '''S'''ource '''C'''PAP '''A'''nalysis '''R'''eporter) software, read the [[OSCAR supported machines]] page.

Many DME's (Durable Medical Equipment provider supplier / CPAP salesmen) will try to sell you patients a "brick " CPAP because they make a higher profit with a brick that type of machine. Do NOT Patients should not unconditionally trust your a DME. Many will claim a brick does record data when in fact it only records "compliance" data, i.e. the time you use it.

Don't blindly trust your a doctor to make sure you get the right machineis prescribed, either. Many doctors have a spectacular ignorance are simply uninformed about modern CPAP machines. Often wrong, but never uncertain. They also tend to and some put WAY too much faith in the DME.

This Although not comprehensive, this page is contains a general consensus of Wiki Editor opinions on what machine which machines to getfavor and which machines to avoid.

Remember that even a "dataless " CPAP machine is a marvelous, life saving device. It's just that However, a fully data capable CPAP machine is a much more wonderful useful device that will save many more lives if used properlyprovide far better therapy for most patients.