John (20 year user on 4th machine) reports that his cpap appears to be malfunctioning.  It seems to go to MAXimum pressure without regard to inhalation or exhalation during the night. If he restarts it, it seems to function fine for a while.  Last night it did it twice.

What would cause it to do that?  Can a DME fix it short of replacing it?

If they don't fix it, what cpap machine is currently the top of the line?  Our insurance will pay.


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Dianne's: Remstar Auto M, C-flex, humidifier, smart card. Mask: Swift LT, AHI- 23, lowest blood ox 80%.

John's: Same cpap, Mask: Respironics Profile-lite mask.
severe apnea, Cpap user for more than 20 years.

Hi My Machine did that last spring.....I got a replacement. no questions asked.....Noni


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REMstar M Series with a comfort gel ff mask, pressure of 13

Dianne I had a Respironics M BiPAP that did that too and they sent it back to be fixed  and it was supposed to have been fixed but it still did it and they had to replace it! That was two years ago!  The machine would also just stop and but if you turned it off and back on it would be alright for a while! Looks like they still might have a problem with it!  Good Luck White Beard


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White Beard with a White Beard
Resmed VPAP Adapt SV Enhanced, HumidAire 2i, ResLink with Model 8000 Flex sensor Pulse Oximeter, and ResScan 3.5 software. Respironic EverFlo OPI Oxygen Concentrator 3 lpm
EEP 9.0, min PS 6.0, max PS 16.0, FitLife Mask

Thanks Noni and White Beard.  

You're right that if you turn it off and then turn it back on it will run for a while,  but it had runaway pressure TWICE in one night.  

We're taking it to the DME this morning.


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Dianne's: Remstar Auto M, C-flex, humidifier, smart card. Mask: Swift LT, AHI- 23, lowest blood ox 80%.

John's: Same cpap, Mask: Respironics Profile-lite mask.
severe apnea, Cpap user for more than 20 years.

It took the DME, Apria, more than 24 hours to respond with a loaner cpap.  (We called at 9 AM yesterday.)

We called again TODAY, and they indicated that they were still looking for a loaner. After lunch they told us to bring the cpap in for REPAIR.  When we took it to them  the girl at the desk indicated they had several Respironic M's that were there for repair of the same problem. She indicated it would be several WEEKS until the repaired cpap was returned.

I'm disgusted that they didn't have a loaner for last night.  Luckily we kept an OLD cpap and found internet instructions to set it at a 12.  Otherwise we would've been up the creek w/o a cpap.

Looking for a new DME...


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Dianne's: Remstar Auto M, C-flex, humidifier, smart card. Mask: Swift LT, AHI- 23, lowest blood ox 80%.

John's: Same cpap, Mask: Respironics Profile-lite mask.
severe apnea, Cpap user for more than 20 years.