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Machine change
Why is it necessary for my hospital to change my S9 APAP every year.
The one I have been supplied this time is running at a higher pressure , despite having the limits set the same, and is causing me other health issues.
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Permalink Reply by symmit on
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Hi - I'm not sure, but if you have a chat with them I'm sure they'll tell you. Seems like a strange thing to do unless they are cycling them around for disinfection and servicing.
Definitlely double check with them in case it's been mis-programmed.
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I will have a look with Sleepyhead and hope I dont corrupt the SD card this time.
All the hospital look at is useage and leak.
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This seems quite strange, I am still on the same machine I started with, and it will be 4 years old in June. All they do each annual check is download the useage, and change the lead and mask...
Mike.
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They cant even get the usage right.
When I saw the consultant he said I had not used the APAP for 103 days which is complete rubbish as I use it 365 days a year.
When I spoke to the CPAP technician he said that the 103 days was the time the machine spent in the cupboard before it was issued. to me !!!!
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Permalink Reply by Sleep2snore on
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I don't know, but do you attend Raigmore Hospital?
They are the only ones I know of do this.
If it is running at a different pressure you should contact them and go get another.
Raigmore has a machine already checked and set up for you when you arrive at the hospital.
I suppose it takes the pressure off the Tech guy to have another machine ready instead of checking (Pat testing it and pressure) while the patient is there.
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Permalink Reply by David on
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In Sheffield they give you a new machine each year. I beleive the old one goes for testing calibration and cleaning before being reissued. New mask and tubing as well. Humidifier not changed though.
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They do the same at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
I would rather keep the same machine until it is beyond repair.
However, it is the same I suppose as getting another machine when the one you have breaks down.
It has been six years since I have been near a Sleep Clinic, except to pick up spares.
It may be that the machine you had last was not putting out the pressure it was supposed to and. I had a machine that slowed down and I didn't really notice until it became a problem. When I got another machine it felt a lot stronger for a few days.
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Another problem is that I'm under the same consultant for both Sleep Apnea and COPD which is getting confusing. My last appointment was for my COPD and I was hoping for a x-ray but all he was concerned about was my CPAP stats which were completely wrong anyway. You cant be using a machine for 468 days when you have only had it a year.
I'm thinking about seeing if I can be referred to another hospital to try to keep things separate
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