I have had my Apap for just over a month. First question from respiratory therapist was if I was a mouth breather or a nose breather. I had no idea. I put the nose mask on first and never having had a CPAP experience I didn't know what to expect and my mouth opened and I was blowing air out my mouth. The therapist therefor thought I was a mouth breather and switched me to a full face mask similar to a fighter pilot.. Again, I didn't know what to expect and I was getting air so I left with it. The therapist said if I didn't like it just walk in and we can switch you back right away. 7 days later I was ready to give up. The mask wouldn't seal right, was uncomfortable, and I was exhausted because I couldn't sleep. I called customer service 3 times and didn't get a call back. So I decided to just walk in like my therapist told me to. The receptionist greeted me and told me that I had to have an appointment and the first available appointment was a week out.
A week later I got in to see the therapist and got switched back to the nose mask. It was much more comfortable and sealed well.
I have struggled to get use to the noise of the air venting out the top and nose piece. Apparently I like to switch from my back to my side quite a bit and often when I do this my mask looses seal and wakes me up. It's been 2 weeks now and I have yet to be able to sleep more than 5 hours continuously without waking up. I definitely feel refreshed when I wake up so maybe I'm adjusting and realizing maybe I don't need a full 8 hours anymore. Not sure yet and still not 100% sold that I really want it. My wife wants me to as she is concerned for my health and I had a good friend die last year from a heart attack in the middle of the night from sleep apnea. So I'm willing to try even though I really don't want it. Lol
Then I found out yesterday that my insurance pays for it after I have met my deductible of $2000. I missed that on the front end and thought it was going cost me $40 month for the first 6 months not $950 month until I meet my deductible and then $40/month except my calendar year for insurance starts over Jan 1 and so I will end up paying my deductible twice before the machine is paid for.
I called Performance Home Medical customer service to see if I could return the machine, pay $475 for the 2 weeks I have actually been using the machine and start over Jan 1 so I only have to pay 1 deductible and they were not helpful. I was told not only would I have to pay the $950 for my first month that I would be responsible for the next months $950 as there is a 30 day cancellation and if I didn't pay it they would send me to collections. I then asked to speak to a a manager and was told one was not available and got transferred to their voicemail and would get a call back before the end of the day. That didn't happen.
Not impressed at all with Performance Home Medical and had I known I would have had all these issues I certainly would have chosen another provider.
I don't leave reviews, but I wanted you to hear my story so maybe you can pick a provider that you get better service from. Also do your research on the insurance as we are healthy and didn't realize what a racket it all is and the financial explanation by the provider certainly didn't explain all the "details" and how it applies to deductible and such.
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