I know I'm resurrecting an older thread, but the discussion we had back in 2014 regarding these cellular modems on CPAP machines brought me back, since yesterday I just received a new
PR DreamStation Auto (DSX500) CPAP machine from my DME (paid for by insurance).
I had a sleep study back in January (my second one, the original was back in 2004). I asked the doctor to write the script for an auto-CPAP, which he did, but he put on the script for the pressure to be 4-20 cmH2O (wide open).
The doc was fully aware that I adjust my own pressures, and he had no problem with me doing that after I kind of proved I knew what I was talking about.
My older PR System One auto I was using prior to this was set to 12.5 - 18.5 cmH20, so after I got home, I went ahead, got into the Clinician Setup mode on the new DreamStation and set it up to the same pressure (12.5-18.5). Ah, all well and good (I thought...).
So, went to bed pretty late last night, but when I put the mask on and turned the new DreamStation on, it started delivering pressure at 4 cmH2O (WAY, WAY too low for me to even breathe properly).
What happened?
Well, the DME had installed a modem into the DreamStation machine. The modem apparently contacted headquarters and reset the CPAP to the prescribed settings (wide open at 4-20). Dang.
So, I went through the process of setup yet again (and I had to reset several settings, not just pressure)...
There's an option to "Turn off the modem" in the patient mode, so I went ahead and turned off the modem. This apparently turns it off for 3 days, and then it automatically turns itself back on after that.
So, I must have the modem send data back to the "mothership" in order to prove compliance for insurance purposes. But yet I don't want this stupid machine resetting my pressures every 3 days, and having to go through the setup process every time, then turn off the modem for another 3 days.
So here's what I'm wondering-- would there be any problem if I
remove the modem (easy since it's a snap-in component on the DreamStation), and then, say, once a week put it back in, and then choose the patient option to "upload data", then once it's completed, take the modem back out again.
I'm thinking this would allow the data to be uploaded for compliance, but yet won't have all my settings over-written every 3 days.
Anyone see a problem doing that? (Jeesh, I hate Big Brother technology)...