Do you need to buy all the components like the masks or are they included?

Some of these sites are hard as hell to understand what you get.
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Your motor is probably no where near being shot. I had that notification come up for years. Resmed S-10s will last long past their "due date". I was at like 20K+hours and my CPAP provider said they see the S-10s last into the 40K+ hours. The S-11s aren't nearly as reliable and the humidifier resevoir is quite a bit smaller if you like to sleep a long time. S-10s are built better and are cheaper; they are the way to go.
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Dang. I just ordered a S-10 a few hours ago:-)

Oh well. It cost me $400 instead of $600 for a S-11. It scares me that any night the thing will shoot craps. I used the HSA account with $15K, so $400 will give me piece of mind.

I am glad I went with the tried and trusted S-10, not the S-11 that I will return.

I am going to try the pillows again tonight, which irritate the inside of my nose. I like the concept, but my nose doesn't.

In my experience, you buy the machine, one time, then get the mask/filters/hoses extra using your HSA. I use Apria as my supplier. I think I will use cpap.com instead. Again using my HSA.
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Never had that problem. It is on my night stand. As referenced prior, I use the halo headset that pivots at the top of your head. So you can to log rolls as you sleep with no hose tangles.

I am not sure about full face masks. It seems that it might be the case though. I breath through my nose now. Before, it was through my mouth, because of the apnea.

It will take a bit of experimentation. In the end, no matter the cost (not a Lamborghini), you will feel much better.

Again, the fight or flight hormones of adrenaline and cortisol during episodes will go away.

It will take awhile to adjust. I took me ~3 days....a "hurricane" up my nose!

Keep at it....
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That is why I go through a local medical device store. They have all the info for my prescription and machine.

Of course, about every 3 months they barrage me with calls wanting me to buy they replacements.

Any place you buy things, should have the compatible parts.
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No, all the hoses have swivels so when you toss/turn in the night it doesn't effect your sleep. You'll try several swivels before finding what works for you. Also where you put the swivel or add in one in another place too.
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I haven't had any issues. The hose is on a swivel at both the machine and the mask.
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You are still the leader in the clubhouse.

I went to the pulmonologist this morning.

5:17 total sleep
56-68 low to high episodes per hour
10-41 seconds low to high of length of stoppages

Doctor was really concerned with my plunging O2 levels during the episodes as they put a lot of stress on my heart. My resting heart rate was in the 55 range and skyrocket to 115 during the peak of my stoppages.

I was supposed to pick up a unit today, fully covered by insurance, but my doctors nursing assistants forgot to send the order over last week. They are terrible at all this stuff. Also suck at prescription refills.

I pray to have it by Monday night.
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Holy shit. To me that seems like you are not breathing for 5 hours.
that is a bad way to die.

Still thinking good thoughts for you.
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You'll probably lose a shit-ton of weight after you get your machine. The amount of cortisol coursing through your system due to those episodes is pretty mind-boggling.
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I use a little lanolin cream around the edge of my nostrils and that keeps the nasal pillows from irritating them. I get the nipple cream from Walmart (pause here for the jokes). A tube lasts about six months. It really makes a difference.

Walmart recently started selling a generic version that's about $3 cheaper but I don't care for it. It's thicker and stickier and has a more chemical smell.



I'm a side sleeper and have always found the hose the biggest pain in the butt. If I'm on my side facing the machine, the weight of the hose pulls my mask to the side and makes it leak a little. If I'm facing the other way, the hose drapes across me and I can get a little tangled in it. Plus, it's cold if it hits bare skin.

They do make masks that vent out at the top of your head so you can run the hose up under the headboard where it's out of the way. I don't have that kind so I bought a cheapy hose lift and that solved the problem and gets it out of the way.


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What the hell is on the head of that person in bed?

Is that a male or female?

That's some creepy shit right there.
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I think it's a wig with curlers. Because, you know, only old people need a CPAP. There were a bunch of pictures like that on different listings. Maybe they were also trying to hide the Chinese models. :-)

But the hose lift thing does work well.
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Carl Weathers died in his sleep.. I bet a lot of people who have, is due to sleep Apnea.. So much stress on your heart and not having good sleep shortens your life span…
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What bewilders me is that you really didn't know. You suspected though.

I was hoping for a weight loss. I didn't materialize:-) Yep, cortisol is not helpful in this instance. "Fight v Flight"

Good to know! I went with the large pillows even though the medium fit better. The large don't go up as far. I also loosened the strap so they don't get shoved up my nose as much.

And, as a final thought, using a CPap will take some time to adjust to as you sleep. The body is malleable over time.
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