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Re:Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker by colomon on Friday November 16, 2018 @06:56AM (#18468139)
Huh? I went several years where my insurance didn't properly cover masks / headgear / tubes etc, and I just purchased them off Amazon without any difficulty.
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Re:Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker by Karunamon on Friday November 16, 2018 @12:22PM (#18470122)
You also had a prescription for those right? That's what I was referring to. If you get ahold of a machine without a doctor's permission slip, buying supplies is a bit more challenging.

Amazon won't sell you full mask sets, you have to buy the frame/cushion/headgear/tubing separately and put it together yourself. Usully at a very inflated markup.. recently had to pay $100 for a replacement frame after one of the headgear hooks snapped off of my F10.

Other CPAP companies online won't even talk to you without a prescription on file.

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