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Just wondering - Lee. - 01-25-2020
Hi all just wondering how many of you use the Fisher an Paykel Sleepstyle Auto
I did see an read the reviews here
But where I’m getting mine from an looked at fair few places they were all telling me the top 3 were
Resmed airsense 10
Fisher an paykel sleep style auto
An philips dreamstation auto
Soooo hard to choose one they say them all pretty much have the same features
I don’t need it for camping or travel so I don’t need battery
I’m sort of leaning towards fisher an paykel
Looks nice an simple
But just dint know what it tells ya like I mean does it say mask leak an all that like the others
An
Thanks in advance
Lee
RE: Just wondering - Plmnb - 01-25-2020
I'm a relative newbie here, but I THINK I can safely say you will be advised to get the ResMed Air Vauto 10...I may have the name off by a little, I'm not at home to check. I KNOW an experienced member will provide any info you need.
This machine is consistently suggested by the experienced members. There may be some consideration needed though based on your apnea situation.
Have you posted your redacted sleep studies yet? This will help those in the know to help you decide.
Wishing you the best,
Plmnb
RE: Just wondering - melodyknit0375 - 01-25-2020
I'm new around here, but yes, the ResMed AirSense 10 with AutoSet is considered to be the machine that offers the best treatment options for everyone.
I have the for her model, which has the most options/algorithms.
More info on machines is found here: http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php/Machine_choices
RE: Just wondering - OpalRose - 01-25-2020
Hi Lee,
Welcome to Apnea Board!
Im sure the F&P SleepStyle is a decent machine, but the answer to your question would be based on if you want to monitor your own therapy. Right now, I don't believe this particular machine is supported by the OSCAR software. It may be something that's being worked on in the future by the OSCAR team.
If you want feedback on your therapy from this forum, we prefer the use of this newest software.
Here is a guide that may help you choose, but most here would suggest you lean toward the ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet or the AutoSet for Her model. The DreamStation Auto would be a second choice.
http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php/Machine_choices
RE: Just wondering - Lee. - 01-25-2020
Hi thanks Heaps for the reply yea I’ll definitely have a look Was Mainly asking as well as where I did my sleep test they keep saying to me to get the fisher an paykel one. So I wasn’t sure why they keep saying it. But there all same price.but Thanks heaps for the reply
Lee
RE: Just wondering - DeepBreathing - 01-25-2020
Lee. Wrote:Was Mainly asking as well as where I did my sleep test they keep saying to me to get the fisher an paykel one. So I wasn’t sure why they keep saying it.
There is a conflict of interest at play in Australia, where the entity that conducts the sleep test is the same one who interprets the results and the same one that sells the machines. It's all too incestuous for my liking. There's a reason doctors aren't supposed to own pharmacies. It may be that they genuinely believe the F&P is the best machine (and there's certainly nothing wrong with it), OR they may make a bigger margin on the F&P compared with the other brands.
But as mentioned above the Resmed Autoset (or Autoset for Her) is the gold standard, and they're made right here in Australia.
RE: Just wondering - Lee. - 01-25-2020
Thankyou very much for the reply. I will definitely look at the. Resmed but also just to confirm they didn’t even sell any machines where I got my test done at they also have three machines I could have trailed was the Resmed airsense 10 auto the dreamstation auto an the fisher an paykel auto they did say can buy from anyone or anywhere said they were all around the same price 3 of them all told me they recommended the fisher an paykel.
Sorry for the questions earlier an like I said I’m very new to this an I’m not a member anywhere else so that’s why I was asking just to get best advice an try find out if they had a lot of different options between them. An because I wasn’t even buying from them.
Fair enough if I was getting from them an they only had one brand I’d be thinking well mabe they just want me to get there but that wasn’t the case
Anyway bthabks heaps for the reply an I will have a look at it for sure thankyou
RE: Just wondering - PaulaBunyan - 01-25-2020
The ResMed ads for the "For Her" model suggest that women breathe differently from men. Is that for real? I had the suspicion that they just put a pink cover on the machine, but a comment here suggested that the "For Her" model has better algorithms, maybe for anyone?
I'm wondering if I made a mistake getting a DreamStation. I'll start a new thread about that.
RE: Just wondering - jaswilliams - 01-26-2020
The other benefit of the Resmed and the Dreamstation is they work with OSCAR to see full breath by breath data I don’t know about the F+P machine
RE: Just wondering - Sleeprider - 01-26-2020
The list of currently supported machines is shown in this wiki http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php/OSCAR_supported_machines
The reason I universally recommend the Resmed Airsense 10 Autoset machines to anyone prescribed CPAP is the more responsive algorithm that is based on a much denser measurement of your respiratory flow (25 times per second vs 5 times per second for Philips), its ability to respond to flow limitation, which is the foundation of obstructive apnea, hypopnea and respiratory effort related arousals (RERA), and the fact it provides a true bilevel pressure with up to 3-cm of pressure difference between inhale and exhale pressure. EPR can act as not only a comfort feature, but is capable of real therapeutic effects. Combined with the data capabilities from OSCAR, there is simply no other machine that is better for the individual that intends to monitor and improve their therapy.