All Discussions Tagged 'Respironics' - Hope2SleepGuide2024-03-29T15:54:02Zhttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Respironics&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDreamwear masktag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2016-07-11:6381638:Topic:496922016-07-11T23:04:43.760ZJonathanhttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/Jonathan
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<p>Longtime readers of this forum may remember I've lamented the discontinuation of the Respironics Comfort Curve mask. It was like no other, with a nasal pillow without prongs that sat under the nose. The hose was like a stethoscope. When I found they'd been discontinued I ordered a couple from the US, and have held them together with sticky tape for years!</p>
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<p>I've tried a couple of nasal pillow masks since, but don't get on with the prongs. The best I've…</p>
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<p>Longtime readers of this forum may remember I've lamented the discontinuation of the Respironics Comfort Curve mask. It was like no other, with a nasal pillow without prongs that sat under the nose. The hose was like a stethoscope. When I found they'd been discontinued I ordered a couple from the US, and have held them together with sticky tape for years!</p>
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<p>I've tried a couple of nasal pillow masks since, but don't get on with the prongs. The best I've found is the cloth Circadiance Sleepweaver (a brilliant spare to pack in your luggage, as it disappears to nothing) and by its nature, you don't get rainout. But I've always gone back to the Comfort Curve.</p>
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<p>When the Respironics Dreamwear came out, I took a chance and ordered one from the US last October. Nine months on, here's a review. It's really quite good. Like the CC, it sits under the nose, without prongs, so it doesn't irritate the nostrils. And it comes with a selection of pillow sizes, to get a good fit. I don't like the fact that the hose comes out the top of your head, as I sleep on my side (used to sleep on my tummy before the CPAP) and when you roll from side to side, you drag the hose around. I was concerned that the supply tubes down either side of my face would be crushed flat as I lie on them, but with one not crushed there's adequate air supply. It's also free from rainout, unlike the CC.</p>
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<p>All in all, I think the Dreamwear is good, and I'm hoping that my NHS clinic (who supply Respironics) will offer me a replacement one next time I visit.</p>
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<p>In the meantime, I'm keeping the old Comfort Curves in the bottom drawer. We've spent some good times together :)</p>
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<p>Jonathan.</p> Discontinued Respironics Masks - GoLife, Profile Lite + Comfort Classictag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2015-02-12:6381638:Topic:449852015-02-12T10:36:06.219ZKath Hopehttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/KathHope
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<p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoPageCaption"><span class="hasCaption">For those who haven't read their latest newsletter (anyone not on the newsletter list can subscribe here on this link <a href="http://hope2sleep.us2.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=79924b5e6827484a3d8006379&id=a4bd35ccbe" target="_blank">Newsletter Subscription</a>), 3 Philips Respironics masks are now officially 'retired' and no longer be available. Your sleep clinics may still have remaining stock for a while though and we have just a few left. These masks are:-<br/> GoLife (<a href="http://www.hope2sleep.co.uk/products/84" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><span>www.hope2sleep.co.uk/</span>products/84</a>)<br/> Profile Lite (<a href="http://www.hope2sleep.co.uk/products/60" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><span>www.hope2sleep.co.uk/</span>products/60</a>)<br/> Comfort Classic (<a href="http://www.hope2sleep.co.uk/products/54" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><span>www.hope2sleep.co.uk/</span>products/54</a>) and I have placed links to them for <span class="text_exposed_show">you to view on the website if you need further clarification of whether one of them is the mask you use. I have pictured them so you can identify if these are the masks you currently use, and have also put images of good alternatives, which many users of the 'retired' masks have already changed over to with great (often better) success. Of course there are also lots of other masks out there and by different manufacturers.<br/> <br/> Links to alternative masks:-<br/> Nuance Nasal Pillows (alternative for GoLife) <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hope2sleep.co.uk%2Fproducts%2F121&h=aAQFw7usZ&enc=AZO24phLePVO04wpao9IfVqcBSwux5wApZNKDdC6xzDbUUZttnHjj-UQwaPed98WdEsvtXir3D8Rurps4dSgJz-XnlcyE_pRGp4Uf9oQ7yxd0ysc2v8SH-jc3axsWNnQ_jRiu5mREqhODwlksPVIlISc&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><span>www.hope2sleep.co.uk/</span>products/121</a><br/> Wisp Nasal (alternative for Profile Lite or Comfort Clasic) and great if you wear glasses for reading <a href="http://www.hope2sleep.co.uk/products/103" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><span>www.hope2sleep.co.uk/</span>products/103</a><br/> Amara Gel Full Face (pictured as the newest full face version which is getting excellent reviews since the gel version came to the UK) <a href="http://www.hope2sleep.co.uk/products/101" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><span>www.hope2sleep.co.uk/</span>products/101</a><br/> <br/> Philips Respironics and the other mask manufacturers, are always constantly working to bring out new and improved masks for us all. As a CPAP user for approx 10 years I can confirm masks have come on leaps and bounds during this time and this will continue.<br/> <br/> Please bear in mind I am speaking for the UK and Europe, so please check in your own country as to how long the above masks will be available for. The childrens versions of the Profile Lite will still be available in the UK until the summer.<br/></span></span></span></p> Philips Respironics Survey + Chance to Win Marks & Spencer's Vouchertag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2014-01-08:6381638:Topic:388262014-01-08T23:31:27.669ZKath Hopehttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/KathHope
<p><span class="font-size-4">Can people with Sleep Apnoea please fill in Respironics Survey please and there's a chance to win a £50 Marks & Spencer's Voucher if you get the survey completed by 17th January. </span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Here's the link <a href="https://philips.efmfeedback.com/se.ashx?s=705E3ED855F99212">https://philips.efmfeedback.com/se.ashx?s=705E3ED855F99212</a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">Can people with Sleep Apnoea please fill in Respironics Survey please and there's a chance to win a £50 Marks & Spencer's Voucher if you get the survey completed by 17th January. </span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Here's the link <a href="https://philips.efmfeedback.com/se.ashx?s=705E3ED855F99212">https://philips.efmfeedback.com/se.ashx?s=705E3ED855F99212</a></span></p>
<p> </p> No need to suffer - If your CPAP treatment for Sleep Apnoea isn't working don't ignore it! - Are you getting the best treatment available?tag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2012-11-17:6381638:Topic:248412012-11-17T14:19:01.321Zsnoreyheadhttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/IanDeakin
<div class="postbody"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I have been under the care of a Sleep Clinic for a sleep apnoea condition and been treated with a Respironics CPAP machine and humidifier after an initial test showed 46 apnoeas per hour.</p>
<p>In April I was suffering daily on waking with bad headaches, a blocked nostril during sleep, and worse headaches if I attempted to go back to sleep each day at around 4am. I rang my Sleep clinic to request help with my condition and was told that…</p>
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<div class="postbody"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I have been under the care of a Sleep Clinic for a sleep apnoea condition and been treated with a Respironics CPAP machine and humidifier after an initial test showed 46 apnoeas per hour.</p>
<p>In April I was suffering daily on waking with bad headaches, a blocked nostril during sleep, and worse headaches if I attempted to go back to sleep each day at around 4am. I rang my Sleep clinic to request help with my condition and was told that they could not see me as a sleep nurse was off on long term sick and they did not have the capacity to see me. They referred me back to my doctor. On visiting my doctor he expressed amazement at my referral and he said I don’t have the skills in this area that is why you were referred to the sleep clinic in the first place. He examined my nose and suggested an urgent appointment to see a consultant. On visiting the consultant at a different hospital he arranged an operation to reduce my turbinate’s. This has not been totally effective but I have a follow up appointment later on this year.</p>
<p>I struggled on with the daily headaches for several months but due to sleep deprivation I felt I was beginning to move into depression which I had never suffered in my life before, so rang my current sleep clinic again and subsequently had an appointment with a doctor at the clinic. I felt the doctor had not understood my desperation, and I had not been heard with regard to my symptoms of increased severity of headache if I returned to sleep after around 4am.</p>
<p>Out of concern for my future health I rang a sleep clinic at a different hospital and had a conversation with a member of staff which caused me to request my Doctor to refer me to that hospital sleep clinic. The PCT had initially to agree to fund my request, and I saw the manager of the sleep clinic at the different hospital who undertook some oxygen and carbon dioxide tests on and off the CPAP machine. He was concerned at the drop in my levels and suggested I tried a Resmed Autoset CS-A (Adaptive Servo-Ventilation) with a Resmed H5i Heated Humidifier which he supplied.</p>
<p>There has been a dramatic positive effect since using the ventilation device which has given me a sleep pattern that is more restful with no headaches. The data from the machine is amazing with low to zero readings.</p>
<p>At the onset of going on CPAP I was advised to come off morphine which I had been taking for a chronic back problem as it was proven to increase my central sleep apnoeas. Coming off morphine helped in reducing the central apnoeas but meant me living with acute pain for over eighteen months.</p>
<p>My average data on the Resmed devices for the last twelve days which includes a return to taking morphine for a night which had no adverse impact, has produced the following data:-</p>
<p>AHI 0.22</p>
<p>Hypopnoea 0.13</p>
<p>Apnoea 0.13</p>
<p>Obstructive 0.0</p>
<p>Clear Airway 0.00</p>
<p>Now having the Resmed devices and not a CPAP machine has not only given me a level of acceptable sleep but also permitted me to return to morphine to control my pain. I am not saying a ventilator is the answer for everyone with issues as obviously that is not the case, and I am not a medic.</p>
<p>Persistence with your treatment is necessary and not always pleasant and we do have to learn to adapt and sleep will probably never be the same as maybe we have experienced at some earlier stage of our life. However if you are struggling, be honest and open with your existing clinic and come to an assurance that you are experiencing the best quality of sleep available to you. If you are still unhappy find another clinic that will give you the care and attention that you need to give a quality of sleep, and lifestyle that you are capable of experiencing with the correct treatment.</p>
<p>I am very aware of the financial restraints on the NHS and have great sympathy and appreciation of them. The financial constraints they are under I believe can make it at times extremely difficult for them to operate at levels they personally would like to implement. However that does not mean you have to suffer as a consequence when there is an answer to give you an improved quality of life.</p>
<p>My regret is that I did not take my destiny into my own hands and address the issue earlier.</p>
<p>I trust my lesson learnt will be help and advice to those who are struggling and unhappy with their treatment.</p>
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</div> Respironics PR System One 60 Series Auto CPAP Machine Software?tag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2012-06-06:6381638:Topic:221272012-06-06T10:40:43.956ZMarghttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/MargaretMargHawkes
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<p>Dear Kath & Terry thks for previous help have ended up buying above machine. Have been using it for just over a week now. Am now wanting to obtain software for it. Seems very expensive c/w resmed software though unfortunately. Do you need to buy software & sd card reader or can sd card be put directly into computer port and read by phillips software? Thanks all for any comments/advice------------</p>
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<p>Dear Kath & Terry thks for previous help have ended up buying above machine. Have been using it for just over a week now. Am now wanting to obtain software for it. Seems very expensive c/w resmed software though unfortunately. Do you need to buy software & sd card reader or can sd card be put directly into computer port and read by phillips software? Thanks all for any comments/advice------------</p>
<p> </p> Philips GoLife mask reviewtag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2012-05-28:6381638:Topic:219712012-05-28T10:50:59.491ZDarryl Milliganhttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/DarrylMilligan
<p>I have been asked to review the <span>Phillips GoLife mask for our local hospital.</span></p>
<p><span>I was originally using the Opus 360 (without the silly clip on top); I had to invest in cheek strap covers for that mask to stop marks, but it fit well, and only needed adjusting if I rolled over in my sleep.</span></p>
<p>The <span>Phillips GoLife mask appears to be in a different league. Unlike its predecessor, the OptiLife, the nasal pillows actually feel very comfortable for me (the…</span></p>
<p>I have been asked to review the <span>Phillips GoLife mask for our local hospital.</span></p>
<p><span>I was originally using the Opus 360 (without the silly clip on top); I had to invest in cheek strap covers for that mask to stop marks, but it fit well, and only needed adjusting if I rolled over in my sleep.</span></p>
<p>The <span>Phillips GoLife mask appears to be in a different league. Unlike its predecessor, the OptiLife, the nasal pillows actually feel very comfortable for me (the OptiLife ones were uncomfortable in my nostrils) . The "frame" affair that they use as cheek straps are a very good idea, as they hold the mask firmly in place no matter what you do, and don't leave marks. I can toss and turn (as you can in the heat of summer) all night without having to reseat the mask. It can be a bit fiddly removing and replacing the actual pillows for cleaning, but that's a small price to pay for such a good fit. If you use a nasal mask, I can highly recommend this mask. </span></p> New machinetag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2011-12-28:6381638:Topic:180872011-12-28T17:24:27.932ZRachel Dickinsonhttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/RachelDickinson
<p>Emil has had to have a new machine as his developed a leak. He now has a remstar pro very different from the one he had, hope it helps him and he's back to<br/> Sleeping! </p>
<p>Emil has had to have a new machine as his developed a leak. He now has a remstar pro very different from the one he had, hope it helps him and he's back to<br/> Sleeping! </p> 20% OFF!! All Philips Respironics Maskstag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2011-10-17:6381638:Topic:140062011-10-17T22:29:52.590ZKath Hopehttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/KathHope
<span class="font-size-5">Just heard that for One Week Only there's 20% off all CPAP Masks by following <a href="http://www.respironicsonline.co.uk/PublishedService" target="_blank">THIS LINK</a> to their Facebook Page to get the code. Offer ends 24th October so you need to be quick!</span>
<span class="font-size-5">Just heard that for One Week Only there's 20% off all CPAP Masks by following <a href="http://www.respironicsonline.co.uk/PublishedService" target="_blank">THIS LINK</a> to their Facebook Page to get the code. Offer ends 24th October so you need to be quick!</span> Choose a machinetag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2011-09-27:6381638:Topic:129072011-09-27T21:53:03.447ZSally Gouldhttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/SallyGould
<span class="font-size-4">I was very interested to see on Martin Parrys discussion that we are supposed to use distilled water in the humidifier. I was never told this. Was anyone else? I knocked my original loan machine over and water went into the works so now I have the Remstar M series machine with a cold humidifer and a Resperonics profile Lite nasal Gel Mask. The machine sounds like a motor taking off and the mask throws cold air onto my eyes and down my chest all night. The clinic…</span>
<span class="font-size-4">I was very interested to see on Martin Parrys discussion that we are supposed to use distilled water in the humidifier. I was never told this. Was anyone else? I knocked my original loan machine over and water went into the works so now I have the Remstar M series machine with a cold humidifer and a Resperonics profile Lite nasal Gel Mask. The machine sounds like a motor taking off and the mask throws cold air onto my eyes and down my chest all night. The clinic know about this but I cant get my old machine back yet ,so, after six weeks I still have to keep this one. I think I will have so buy my own machine so anyone know anywhere where these can be viewed and listened to?</span> World Sleep Day - 20% Philips Respironicstag:hope2sleepguide.co.uk,2011-03-14:6381638:Topic:3892011-03-14T19:50:09.669ZKath Hopehttp://hope2sleepguide.co.uk/profile/KathHope
<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From today until Sunday 20th March, Philips Respironics are offering a whopping 20% off all CPAP Masks and replacement Tubing from their UK online store. <a href="http://www.respironicsonline.co.uk" target="_blank">www.respironicsonline.co.uk</a> . The discount checkout code is available from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/philipsrespironicsuk" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/philipsrespironicsuk</a> so…</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From today until Sunday 20th March, Philips Respironics are offering a whopping 20% off all CPAP Masks and replacement Tubing from their UK online store. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.respironicsonline.co.uk">www.respironicsonline.co.uk</a> . The discount checkout code is available from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/philipsrespironicsuk">www.facebook.com/philipsrespironicsuk</a> so DON'T FORGET to check their Facebook page first!</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">This offer is in support of ...World Sleep Day on Friday, and is for UK residents only.</span></p>