Wake up with a "cold " every morning using CPAP

Is the Med S9 AutoSet made in the USA with higher quality plastics? Did you pay out of pocket so you could get what you wanted. Im assuming my Philips resperonics is made in China with cheap materials, causing the foul odor I'm breathing all night.

I don’t know where it was made, or how. Perhaps the glue or the noise insulation are to blame in newer models? It just seems like the Idea of Progress assumes that products will improve over time and AutoPaps have not done so. Perhaps they have become more profitable to their makers. But they have not improved!

Eight years ago I could not get an AutoPap through Medicare, so rather than accept a basic CPAP I paid for mine out of pocket. I’d do it again if any newer models were worth buying. They are not.

Seems to me I’ve read that, due to toxic odor, Phillips PAPs were recalled. Suggest talking to your DME supplier! Always test new machines in your DME’s office. Do not accept any which stink because they will always stink, and this may have negative consequences for your health. Best wishes.

Assuming you clean your tubing, mask and humidifier regularly, maybe you are allergic to the PAP. If so, I’d return it. Suggest talking with your sleep doc if the DME supplier is clueless.
I use a cool pass over humidifier, preferring it to any heat. Hope this helps.

Suggest you contact your sleep med physician for ideas.

Throwing out some things that MAY (or may not) help with sinus issues in general, but may help you.

-- adjusting the humidity up or down. My CPAP (ResMed 10) tend to dry to sinuses particularly in winter when indoor humidity is very low. Also had to bump up the tube temp because the increased humidity would condense and percolate in the tube.

-- Cleaning the mask more often. On occasion, I get sinus drip and sneezing in the mask. Major stinky until I clean it. Occasionally something a bit stronger than soap/water like isopropyl alcohol may help - but air out the mask well afterwards. Yes, it's hard on the silicone parts of the mask, but it does clean oil oils better and if you use 99%, it can sanitize the mask.

-- Cleaning the intake filter. (rant on) Personally, I think manufacturers need better intake filtering, like a HEPA 12 filter, but that's not likely to happen. (rant off)

-- Clean the tube as well. If water collects in the tube for a prolonged time, it can mold. Not good.

-- Using OTC allergy meds - example: fluticasone,

-- I used to add more water to the tank - after seeing how grungy it gets in a week, I now dump the unused out and refill daily.

Hope one of more of these things help.

I have had a CPAP machine that I have used every night the last 18 years. I am a 77 year old woman. I started taking allergy shots when I was 14. I have had 3 nose surgeries. I have done years of shots and stopped several years between. I have been taking shots again for the 4th time about 15 years ago. I definitely could not be without a heated hose. I also have a zippered wrap around the hose. I do nedi rinse every morning. My ENT has prescribed putting a small vial of bedesonide in my nedi rinse. The budesonide I use is often used in a nebulizer. It works like a miracle. Hope some of these suggestions help.