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Re: Disadvantage of a Built-In Humidifier?

Posted by snowman on March 19, 2002 at 20:31:59:

In Reply to: Disadvantage of a Built-In Humidifier? posted by tomtom on March 19, 2002 at 00:12:52:

Sorry Doug,

I know you consistantly stress the advantage of a built in humidifier. It Really is Very convienent. However functionally it is identical to a seperate humidifier, both in theory and in practice.

The Main advantage is in ease in dealing with the breaucrats at insurance companies. If the machine has a built in heated humidifer then there is no problem in getting them approved. Since no cpap should be used without a heated humidifer, I would think all of them should just build them in. But the bean counters tend to think diffenently. If you use cpap wihout heated humidity, and rent it for a couple of months, and then discard it as unusable, it is cheaper than someone who complies with the treatment.

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