After getting my prescription, my doc provided me with a list of places to call regarding prices of equipment.  My sister-in-law is a doctor, and had referred me to a friend of hers, who told her that I shouldn't waste my time looking for machines online, because he could Definately beat the prices.  Thankfully, I didn't trust his message, and looked online anyway, trying to prepare myself for the "sticker shock".  Little did I know how bad it was going to be.  I only called 7 out of the 18 places on the list, the last 5 were just for sport since I couldn't believe the high cost, before I gave up and got back online.
I wound up buying my machine from cpapsupplyusa.
I bought a goodnight420g with heated humidifier for less than $350.
The machine including the humidifier is smaller than a shoebox and very very quiet, when connected to the mask and your head.  I couldn't be more pleased.

I would advise the first time purchaser to go ahead and buy the "insurance" that they offer, regarding masks.  I opted not to during my purchase.  I got a respironics comfort select mask with headgear, rather cheaply, but I have to admit that I'm not completely satisfied.  I'm getting an irritation on the bridge of my nose, and wish I had bought a more comfortable mask.
Here is where the insurance comes in.  You have 30 days within which to return the product, for a full refund.  The insurance isn't cheap, roughly $20 compared to the $59 for the mask and headgear.  But when faced with a not so comfortable mask and the possibility of buying another, I regret 2 things:  not reading more forums, and not getting the insurance.

[  quote="Jsimon63"]I know the last post was a year old, but need to bring this subject back up. My  Sleeplab doctor had me do a new sleep study when I started nodding off driving, and then sent me to the in house respitory care "store". They charged the insurance $2200 for a ResMed S8 Elite withheated humidity, which I had to pay 50% of. Well because of some very unproffessional mistakes, I found another doctor. I found a great Neuroscience doc who found my complex apnea with narcolepsy on the side! I told him that I just got a new machine and told him how much I spent. He almost lost it! The snuckered me and my insurance company! I found the same machine on the net for as little as $590 w/o humidity and less then $800 with. I printed out several websites pages with prices and raised the dead with the respitory care place, sent copies to them and my insurance company. They refund me my money and are taking back the machine after 9 months. Since I am moving on to the new SVADAPT this week,  I wouldn't fight to keep iteven though the insurance won't get their money back (something to do with the way the contract is written between M-plan and the respitorycare/hosptial) Please people, do some research before you pay out your half for durable medical goods! Check websites, google CPAP or your machine model and shop![/quote]
I heard on a radio doctor show that the insurance company might actually pay the doctor only as little as 10% of the bill that you see. In the case of c-pap equipment I doubt insurance companies are gullible enough to pay these out rageous prices. I suspect that the only party to get ripped of is the patient.

i currently have a Bipap machine, when i travel it is such a hassle at the airport. i have heard about a device that is small and would fit in my shaving kit. it's called "The full Breath" or some thing like that. does any one have information as to effectiveness and cost?

The zzzPAP is very small and fits your description.  However like many very small travel machines it is missing a lot of bells and whistles such as altitude adjustment, ramp, and others you may/may not need.

Google up "travel cpap" and you'll find the zzzPAP and other travel-sized machines.

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