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NEWBIE : Newly Diagnosed 39YO Male with an AHI of 74.1
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NEWBIE : Newly Diagnosed 39YO Male with an AHI of 74.1
Hi everyone! I'm a 39 year old male here in the Philippines. Just got diagnosed with an AHI of 74.1 early this month. Based off my sleep lab my oxygen saturation was hitting a low of 84.1% and my heart was hitting 140 bpm but thankfully no arrhythmias  Coffee

Now armed with this I had my shortlist of the following machines which I'm sure any would have been great;

1) ResMed Mini
2) ResMed Airsense 10
3) Philips Dreamstation
4) Philips Dreamstation Go

I eventually went with the ResMed Airsense because I read the algorithm was better with the ResMed and I wanted to be able to use any mask as compared to the mini plus I wanted real water in my humidifier.

Another plus was that the website I was looking at did a 20% off for Father's day! So I'm very excited to get my machine which I'm having shipped to the Philippines. Got my machine with mask for roughly $700 and would you believe they sell the same machine here for Php 85,000 or roughly $1,600! That's almost A whole grand more! crazy!

Just don't like that I can't connect the myAir here in the Philippines but found that I can just use a Toshiba Wifi SD Card here to get my data into sleepyhead. But would have been great to have something directly on my phone.

For the mask I bought the following;
1) ResMed F30 full facemask (came bundled with my unit)
2) Dreamwear Nasal Cushion
3) Dreamwear Nasal gel pillow (just the pillow since it is interchangeable)

I'm a mouth breather with a deviated septum in my nose, hense the F30. But would want to be able to transition into a smaller mask later. Plus they sell the Dreamwear Nasal Cushion mask for $230! Thank God they accept my prescription and sleeplab results there in the US!

Looking forward to starting my CPAP journey! Getting my unit on the 1st week of July!  Dancing
Take control of your machine
pick your weapon (ResScan/ OSCAR)
and be informed guys!
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RE: NEWBIE : Newly Diagnosed 39YO Male with an AHI of 74.1
Congrats, you really dodged a bullet there with the Airmini.
On a side note, if your machine ever stops working you just need to get a new blower motor. new ones are $250 if you can find them, at a dme for example or maybe even the store you purchased from.
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RE: NEWBIE : Newly Diagnosed 39YO Male with an AHI of 74.1
(06-16-2019, 04:24 AM)crowtor Wrote: Congrats, you really dodged a bullet there with the Airmini.
On a side note, if your machine ever stops working you just need to get a new blower motor. new ones are $250 if you can find them, at a dme for example or maybe even the store you purchased from.

The website I got it from said that the warranty is 2 years. But that's good to know that is the only thing that usually breaks. The local rep of ResMed said that they will charge me a service fee of around $50 and charges also $50 for yearly maintenance and cleaning.

By the way what does DME mean?
Take control of your machine
pick your weapon (ResScan/ OSCAR)
and be informed guys!
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RE: NEWBIE : Newly Diagnosed 39YO Male with an AHI of 74.1
DME is an abbreviation for durable medical equipment - it refers to either the equipment itself or the people from whom you buy it.
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RE: NEWBIE : Newly Diagnosed 39YO Male with an AHI of 74.1
I personally wouldn't bother with the maintenance and cleaning contract. These machines are very reliable and the only maintenance they need is to change the filter and regular cleaning of the humidifier tank, hose and mask. You can do all that yourself.
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RE: NEWBIE : Newly Diagnosed 39YO Male with an AHI of 74.1
Congratulations on your upcoming CPAP journey! Please let us know how it goes once you get your machine.

Two little suggestions: before you try using it at night, try using it during the day while you do something you enjoy, like reading or watching television. And try watching some YouTube videos on mask fitting for the kind of mask you’ll be using.

Best wishes for restful sleep!
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RE: NEWBIE : Newly Diagnosed 39YO Male with an AHI of 74.1
I noticed the pressure range in your profile is 4-14. Most users feel starved for air at 4. I suggest you change them minimum pressure to at least 6. If you don't know how to access the pressure settings look here: https://www.apneaboard.com/resmed-airsen...setup-info Once you have started using it post some OSCAR data in the forum and we will help you optimize your settings. See the links below for how to organize and post your data.
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RE: NEWBIE : Newly Diagnosed 39YO Male with an AHI of 74.1
(06-16-2019, 05:59 AM)lemonbomb Wrote:
(06-16-2019, 04:24 AM)crowtor Wrote: Congrats, you really dodged a bullet there with the Airmini.
On a side note, if your machine ever stops working you just need to get a new blower motor. new ones are $250 if you can find them, at a dme for example or maybe even the store you purchased from.

The website I got it from said that the warranty is 2 years. But that's good to know that is the only thing that usually breaks. 

One blower motor, if it doesn't have any manufacturing issues, is gonna work for 15,000 - 20,000h without a problem, so you're looking at a minimum of 1250 days of 8h/day usage, thats almost 4 years at minimum before you can expect a hiccup or two to pop up. Some people reach 10-15 years of usage on older models.
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RE: NEWBIE : Newly Diagnosed 39YO Male with an AHI of 74.1
You may not have access to MyAir, but OSCAR is free and much better. Get it and use the links in my signature to post some charts. We can dial you in.
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RE: NEWBIE : Newly Diagnosed 39YO Male with an AHI of 74.1
Thanks you all! My unit is arriving next week and I'm counting the days till I get it!
Take control of your machine
pick your weapon (ResScan/ OSCAR)
and be informed guys!
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