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Originally Posted by Galakanokis
CPAP's are all about the mask. Machine is super important as well and all I recommend is getting one that has the water option so you are not completely dried out in the morning. I have about 4 or 5 different masks with the noise pillows being my go to.
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Originally Posted by JonDuke
My question is::
Do I NEED to pay a marked up price for someone to monitor anything or is that a service I can live without? I'm assuming I will know results based on how happy my wife is and how much more energy I get, right? Or am I out to lunch?
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So I too went to Peak about 8 years ago so take this with a grain of salt . At the time, a big advantage of going to a clinic was that you could demo a few mask types, and return them if fit wasn't great. Not sure if they still do this - but this alone was worth the price of going to a clinic given the price of masks and figuring out what type work best for me (Full Face, Fisher and Paykel - sturdy and easy to clean).
Frankly - if insurance is covering it - I'd leave to an expert to help you get a machine set properly, as well a selecting a mask (assuming the above returns still hold). Once you're set up - then yes, you can pass on monitoring, unless you have a serious case of apnea with many events that might warrant monitoring. Future masks and supplies you can buy on your own.
The other thing is - clinics have a higher chance of actually having a machine right now - these units will be rarer than a PS5 for the rest of 2022 unless you're willing to pay up. No online stores have any stock right now.