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Need A Bit Of Advice
Hi All.
Been reading some of your posts and I think at last I've found somewhere with some fellow sufferers that actually know what they are talking about.
Here's a bit of my history.
Was diagnosed with OSA in 2002 after a rather unsuccesfull visit to my GP. I had just bought a house with my then partner who mentioned the fact that she was overjoyed that we had a spare bedroom as my snoring was driving her nuts. Went to my GP who suggested, and I kid you not, that I
A/ sew a tennis ball into the back of a night shirt to stop me sleeping on my back
B/ seal my mouth shut with duct tape.
Needless to say I insisted that the Practice manager refer me to a sleep unit.
After a test session with the monitor unit i had a consult and was told that my sleep was being interupted 75-85 times an hour (not sure where that places me on the OSA Scoreboard?). I won't go into the details of my symptoms at that time, needless to say that falling asleep whilst telling my consultant that i don't fall asleep during conversation was a bit embarassing. I promptly received my ResMed machine, it was an S7 i think, and have enjoyed a better life since. Now to my current problem.
Since moving from England to Cyprus my UK Health Authority S7 packed up. I had to return it so chose at that time to purchase my own CPAP from a supplier here. As I'm sure you all know getting a CPAP machine privately can be a bit of a trial, even more so in a foreign country.Eventually I found a local supplier and bought the ResMed S8 Escape and have used it since. That is untill it recently broke down. I mean completely. Motor turbine, main PCB, everything (well my supplier does tell me that it has done 15,650 hours) so mayby it's time for a new one.
Here's the question. Do I
A/ Replace my S8 Escape with the same model ( for 550 Euros) or do I
B/ Upgarde to the Resmed S9 Escape CPAP including UM/ii Mask (for 650 Euros)?
Is the S9 any better?
What do you think. Bite the bullet and get the newer version? Is it that much better than the previous version?
Let me know what you think. I value your opinion.
Been reading some of your posts and I think at last I've found somewhere with some fellow sufferers that actually know what they are talking about.
Here's a bit of my history.
Was diagnosed with OSA in 2002 after a rather unsuccesfull visit to my GP. I had just bought a house with my then partner who mentioned the fact that she was overjoyed that we had a spare bedroom as my snoring was driving her nuts. Went to my GP who suggested, and I kid you not, that I
A/ sew a tennis ball into the back of a night shirt to stop me sleeping on my back
B/ seal my mouth shut with duct tape.
Needless to say I insisted that the Practice manager refer me to a sleep unit.
After a test session with the monitor unit i had a consult and was told that my sleep was being interupted 75-85 times an hour (not sure where that places me on the OSA Scoreboard?). I won't go into the details of my symptoms at that time, needless to say that falling asleep whilst telling my consultant that i don't fall asleep during conversation was a bit embarassing. I promptly received my ResMed machine, it was an S7 i think, and have enjoyed a better life since. Now to my current problem.
Since moving from England to Cyprus my UK Health Authority S7 packed up. I had to return it so chose at that time to purchase my own CPAP from a supplier here. As I'm sure you all know getting a CPAP machine privately can be a bit of a trial, even more so in a foreign country.Eventually I found a local supplier and bought the ResMed S8 Escape and have used it since. That is untill it recently broke down. I mean completely. Motor turbine, main PCB, everything (well my supplier does tell me that it has done 15,650 hours) so mayby it's time for a new one.
Here's the question. Do I
A/ Replace my S8 Escape with the same model ( for 550 Euros) or do I
B/ Upgarde to the Resmed S9 Escape CPAP including UM/ii Mask (for 650 Euros)?
Is the S9 any better?
What do you think. Bite the bullet and get the newer version? Is it that much better than the previous version?
Let me know what you think. I value your opinion.
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