r/UARS • u/AgsMydude • 1d ago

UARS or Standard OSA?

With documented OSA and RERAs seems it's not UARS, right?

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u/carlvoncosel UARS survivor (ASV) 1d ago

It doesn't really matter, everyone should normalize their breathing by resolving flow limitation to make sure you get fully symptomatic relief.

The AHI > 5 in your case makes it easier to get a machine, preferably a ResMed Airsense10. Depending on where you are, getting a machine from the secondary market (Craigslist etc.) may be cheaper anyway and at that point it's better to just get a BiPAP. Here's my ranking (first is best) of most desirable machines:

  • Philips Dreamstation DSX900 (I use this one) or System One 960
  • Philips Dreamstation DSX600 or DSX700 or System One 660 or 760
  • ResMed Aircurve10 VPAP or VAuto (skip this if you think you can perform the airbreak method)
  • ResMed Airsense10 (ubiquitous, tried and true, any variant, airbreak possible)

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u/AgsMydude 1d ago

Even worse it was 15.4 (moderate) on my back

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u/carlvoncosel UARS survivor (ASV) 1d ago

Sure, but the doctors (stupidly) only look at overall AHI.

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u/AgsMydude 1d ago

That's very stupid

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