[JenB]

Check with the cpap manufacturer, Respironics I would assume. Your doctor may have prescribed a more expensive model than you need. All the new models work the exact same way - they’re the same exact hardware, just different software. The different software allows for more diagnostic but the “help you breath” functionality is the same. You might be able to get a cheaper model.

I did an internship with Respironics and have had family members work there in various capacities - and I had an uncle die from sleep apnea. For everyone who thinks it’s not serious, you’re wrong. Severe snoring and bad sleeping are no fun but the real problems are much more serious. If you’ve got sleep apnea, get a cpap/mpap machine. Sleeping with a mask is better than being dead.

[usflagwaver]

I fell asleep several times at work. It is very embarrassing to be told to wake up because I was snoring so loud. Then, on 3 occasions I fell asleep while driving home from work. They say I have an extreme case of SA. They said I stopped breathing 110 times per hour. Several members of my family have SA. I have a machine. My setting was 14 to start, but I complained and I got it lowered to 12. Before that it felt like I was in a hurricane. It took about a week to get used to it. I now never go on a trip without it.