Originally Posted by
JamesBond
Gotcha. That is what I thought. I have the 'full size unit' for home use, and the Breas for travel. Like Mesabah said, it is a little 'harsher' than the Airsense. I can't really think of a better word than that. It's not unbearable, but it is not quite as comfortable as the Airsense. That thing was a life changer. My wife loves it because she doesn't think I am gonna forget to breathe and die in the middle of the night. I believe that we were able to get the insurance to pay for it as well as the home unit. She's out at a meeting right now, but I will let you know. If I remember correctly, there is some special deal that Delta gets on it.
OK, here's the skinny on this. Delta is the only airline whose insurance will pay for a travel CPAP. But.... you might have to pull teeth a little in order to get that deal. The company is Apria, and they supposedly got a memo (from Delta I think or maybe UHC... I am not sure) in Jan of this year that said they would pay for a travel unit. You need to go online and look at the units... and then CALL THEM. that is where the tooth extraction comes in. They may or may not remember that they had that memo, and they need to be reminded of it. My wife did all this, and went back and forth between UHC and Apria numerous times, and Apria finally conceded that yes, it is in fact covered.
Good luck.