ResMed AirSense and AirCurve Complete Oximetry Kit

Works perfectly with sleepy head, Oscar, and rescan. You can count on the quality and accuracy of this device. I use Supplemental o2 to go along with my copd and within the first week I found out my o2 prescribed was too low I fell hypoxic with sp02 dropping to 72 and pulse to 19 before waking up to have to use a rescue inhaler. And had similar events the rest of the week before upping from 2l to 3.5l which put me back on track. Thank you very much for this kit, it very may we'll have saved my life! I use an aircurve 10 vauto

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First, this is a proprietary ResMed device that is not discounted , and is very expensive. O2 saturation falls with airway obstruction, and is only one of the complications of sleep apnea, but the only one that can be monitored at home. In addition, the tools available to patients are limited. I was unable to sucessfully download the readings with Sleepyhead ( Apnea Board), and the patient monitoring software from ResMed (ResScan) does not either. I was able to enroll in ResView and even at that I must take the card out daily and download it to the software . The cellular link to the DME provider and Physican does not include Oximetry data, the patient must submit the data card for readings. All other statistics for treatment are based on pressure and flow measurements. It is unfortunate that Oximetry data is not more acessable to the patient.
That said, of the available oximeters, the one used with the Autosense is easy to use, displays O2 sat while in use, and the finger sensor is comfortable. I use a sleeve to control the wire , and avoid tangles in the bedding. Compared to the otrher finger and ear sensors I have used, this one is stable whiel using the hand, and the readout ahs few gaps due to lack of sensor signal. Since I was able to record data daily with AirView I did not trouble shoot data collection issues with Sloeepyhead.
Summary, it is very expensive compared to other oximeters. It is very difficult to obtain the data. The data obtained is very important, and is trhe only direct measurement at home of complications of airway obstruction.

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