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• boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  In Estonia I paid around 90 euros for a ResMed AirSense 10 + mask, opted for the 10 over the 11 because I didn’t want a touchscreen.

  The machine alone is listed as 595€ at the company I bought it from.

  The sleep nurse that did most of the work (as opposed to the doctor who glanced at the test charts and stuff and gave the diagnosis) showed me multiple different options and said that was the best in her opinion, as it’s relatively quiet compared to some others on the market. That’s not to say they won’t do the medically important job of saving your life (untreated sleep apnea can take quite a few years off your lifespan), they’re just a bit more likely to keep you and/or your partner awake at night with the noise.

  Of course there may be much more expensive options out there that are even better, but that’s what I had available to me through national health insurance.

  Also here in Estonia I don’t get the thing the other person described: I had to pay for 10% of the cost outright, but it’s mine to keep forever, no matter how much I use it or not. Every 5 years I get a new prescription for a machine if I want, and every year for a mask (doesn’t mean I have to buy a new mask every year, but allows me to experiment or replace for cheap)

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