My sleep apnea friend: The Resmed S8 Elite

Well, I can assure you one thing, the Resmed S8 Elite wasn't my friend for about a few months for sure. Man I even hated it, my nose was sore, I was sneezing all day, every morning a dry mouth, but I got used to it.

I'm using the basic CPAP machine, so I don't have a Humidifier, in combination with a Swift II Mask, which is very comfortable because it isn't a full face mask. The Resmed s8 Elite is one of the smallest CPAP machines on the market today. This comes in handy if you travel a lot. To set it up, you connect the power cable, the 2 meter long air tubing, connect the mask to the other end of the tubing and you are done.

Also cleaning is very simple. Every 6 months I change the filter in the back of the machine. Every week I take a shower with the air tubing. That works way better than cleaning the 2 meter tubing in a wash-stand, your bathroom won't be a swimming-pool after the cleaning ;-)

Cleaning the Swift II mask is a daily task. You can disassamble the mask completely. It contains 6 parts. I use some hand-soap to wash all the parts in the morning, place it on a towel and in the evening before going to bed I quickly assamble the dry mask and done.

Overall I'm very happy with the Resmed S8 Elite. Ok, that you need to use it might not be great, but one thing I now for sure is that I'm waking up in the morning much more refreshed as ever before!