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- G'day, mates.

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Today, I'm gonna tell you what I like

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and what I dislike about the iBreeze Auto CPAP.

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Let's do it.

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(upbeat music) (bell chimes)

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Welcome to the channel, boys and girls

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and all those in between.

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My name's Nick,

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but everyone around here just calls me Uncle Nicko,

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although, I must admit,

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that sometimes sounds a little creepy.

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But you know what they say, if the shoe fits...

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Now, quick shout out to all my subscribers,

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and also an extra special thanks to all my channel members.

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and I'll be, forever, grateful.

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All right, so just a little bit of background information

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for you all.

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The iBreeze here

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is manufactured by a company called Resvent,

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over in Donald J Trump's favorite land, China,

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but here in Australia,

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it's distributed by an Aussie company

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called SmartMed,

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and with me today, I have the SmartMed iBreeze.

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This one here is the lady version, the female version,

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you can see it has this lovely rose gold finish

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for the ladies.

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They also make a masculine version of the iBreeze,

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and who knows, one day, if we're lucky,

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they might also make a trans version.

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Now, that would be a dream.

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Or even better yet,

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a CPAP that doesn't identify with gender.

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That is the dream, my friends,

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and ResMed, if you're watching,

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start taking some notes.

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Now, the SmartMed iBreeze,

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and also the Resvent iBreeze,

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they come out of the same factory.

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They look the same.

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However, there might be a few little changes

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in the operating system,

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and I'll try and point them out as we go.

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I know it's a little confusing,

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but don't worry, guys, I'll walk you through it.

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Now, Resvent, the manufacturer, was founded in 2015,

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so a relatively new company in the industry,

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and the iBreeze was launched one year later, in 2016.

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It certainly puts my mind at ease,

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knowing that Resvent has been manufacturing the iBreeze

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for over six years now.

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That's a really long time.

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It's almost as long as ResMed manufacturing the AirSense.

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And I think that's coming up on eight years now,

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and that's not a bad thing, guys.

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In the beginning, it's not smooth sailing.

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There's always hiccups, teething problems.

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And you can almost guarantee that over that six years,

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Resvent has been making constant improvements

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to the quality and the reliability of the iBreeze.

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The iBreeze is approved by the TGA here in Australia.

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And it also has emergency use authorization by the FDA

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over in the states.

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So it does have the tick of approval

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from those two government agencies.

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Not that that really counts for much these days.

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So even though I don't have a vagina or a pair of boobs,

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I wish I did.

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I got some man boob going at the moment

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because I've put on a little bit of weight over COVID,

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but I've been using this SmartMed iBreeze "For Her",

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the lady version.

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Maybe I'm not allowed to say "For Her"

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because ResMed might trademark the shit out of me,

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but I've been using this ResMed,

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Fucking ResMed.

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Fuck, I can't get ResMed out of my mind.

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I'm gonna blame it on COVID.

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It's not really because of COVID,

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it's because I'm lazy,

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but I've been using this SmartMed iBreeze,

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the female version, for the last seven nights.

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And now I'll share my thoughts and review.

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For size and weight, I've scored it an 8 out of 10.

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It's certainly a very compact design.

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The dimensions of the iBreeze are 24 centimeters in length,

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18 centimeters width,

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and 13 centimeters height.

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Weight is 1.35 kilograms or around three pounds.

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It is worth noting, however,

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it does have quite a sizey power block.

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Next up is CPAP comfort features.

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These are features designed to make the therapy easier

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and more enjoyable to use.

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And I scored it an 8 out of 10 and was super impressed,

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and, perhaps, somewhat a little surprised.

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I certainly didn't expect there to be

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so many great comfort features

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in what is, essentially, a budget device.

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All right, I'll walk you through them.

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First on the list is IPR,

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which stands for intelligent pressure release.

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And this is gonna reduce the therapy pressure as you exhale,

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as you breathe out,

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making the therapy easier and more enjoyable to use.

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But what's really cool about this IPR

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is it can actually reduce the exhalation pressure

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below four.

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Most machines are capped at four as the minimum.

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This one, I noticed, actually goes down to three,

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which is fantastic

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because I know, from experience,

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that for some people,

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even a minimum of four centimeters of pressure

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is still too high.

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They still feel like they can't exhale,

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so having that ability to go 25% further, down to three

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is fantastic.

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It also has ramp and auto ramp functionality

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to keep the pressure nice and low and comfortable

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when you're first getting into bed and getting off to sleep.

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And with auto ramp,

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you can set a pressure that's most comfortable for you

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and the machine won't start increasing that pressure

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until you've fallen asleep.

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Pretty advanced stuff.

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The iBreeze comes with an integrated heated humidifier.

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It's gonna add moisture to the air

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to help alleviate the dryness and congestion

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caused by all that air flow.

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And it also has an integrated heated tube system,

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and that's really gonna help reduce the condensation

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and rain out and make therapy more comfortable.

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Now, the humidifier does have a preheat function,

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so, before bed, you can preheat your humidifier,

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and that way, when you're ready to start therapy,

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you're gonna get instant humidification.

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There's already gonna have humidity added to the air.

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You're not gonna have to wait for that humidifier

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to heat up once you start therapy.

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And the humidifier also has an auto function.

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You can set it on auto.

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The humidifier will monitor the ambient humidity

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in the therapy and self-regulate

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to provide optimal humidification.

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Pretty advanced stuff.

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Now, from a few videos I've watched on YouTube,

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of people reviewing and showing the Resvent iBreeze,

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it didn't look like it had a heated tube system,

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so I'm not sure, over in the States,

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if you get a heated tube included with your iBreeze.

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In Australia, heated tube kit included.

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So that might be one of the differences.

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If it doesn't come with a heated tube over there,

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you can always get an aftermarket heated tube kit

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that has its own power supply, like a Hybernite.

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And that goes with any devices, guys.

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You can add a heated tube to your device

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even if it doesn't come with one.

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Check out the links in the description.

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We've also got auto start, auto stop.

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So you can hop into bed, put your mask on, start breathing.

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The machine's gonna start the therapy automatically

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and vice versa.

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When you're ready to stop therapy,

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you can take your mask off,

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and the machine will stop.

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It just saves you searching around for that "On/Off" button

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in the middle of the night.

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It has a really cool mask fit feature,

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where you can set a pressure

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and then run a mask fit before you go to bed

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to make sure that your mask is sealing correctly.

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And that way, you know, during the night,

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if that pressure ramps up, your mask seal can handle it.

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Now as if CPAP machines aren't complicated enough as it is,

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in Australia, SmartMed have the iBreeze woman

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and the iBreeze man.

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And they both came together and made a baby

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and it looked like this.

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(chuckles)

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Those of you who follow the channel

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know my feelings on gender-specific CPAP products.

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I hate it.

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It's not necessary. It just complicates things.

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And it's just a bunch of marketing BS,

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but it is what it is.

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SmartMed have the iBreeze "For Her",

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I'm not gonna harp and moan about it.

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That's the one I've been using.

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Now, the iBreeze "For Her"

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has the "For Him" algorithm,

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but also the "For Her" algorithm.

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For those of you that don't know,

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the algorithm is what determines

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the auto pressure adjustments throughout the night,

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monitors your breathing, adjust the pressure automatically.

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Anyway, it's got this "For Her" algorithm,

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that's a little bit softer,

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just makes the ride a little bit smoother

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throughout the night.

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And that's the difference.

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Now, I don't think in the States, with the Resvent iBreeze,

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there's "For Him" and "For Her",

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I think there's just

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the standard model there.

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And so that also might be one of the differences there,

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and I think it is.

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You guys are just gonna have your standard auto algorithm,

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whereas here, with the, "For Her",

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you've got the standard,

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and then you've also got the "For Her" algorithm.

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It's hard work, guys. I'm not gonna lie.

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Even for me, getting through all this stuff

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is pretty hard,

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so I understand if you are confused

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because, don't worry, I'm confused, too,

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but it is what it is.

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And we'll get through it together.

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If you are using the device in CPAP mode,

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there's a feature called "E-Comp", which I really like.

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And what "E-Comp" does is this,

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let's just say

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your doctor prescribes you 12 centimeters of pressure,

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and you're just starting out.

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If you put "E-comp" on,

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it's gonna reduce that pressure rate by 50%

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when you're just starting out.

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So it'll start you out on six

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and then each day it's gonna increase that pressure

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by one centimeter.

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Really, gradually, builds you into the therapy

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and gradually bump up the therapy

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as you become more compliant.

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Now, if you're using the device in automatic mode,

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there's also a feature called "R-Care",

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and "R-Care" enables you to start your therapy

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at the 95th percentile pressure levels

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accumulated in auto mode.

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Now, that sounds really complex,

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so I'll just break it down for you.

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Basically, we have this value called the 95th percentile.

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Now, with automatic machines,

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we know that the pressure varies throughout the night.

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So it changes over time.

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And with the 95th percentile pressure level,

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it gives you a guide as to what pressure is required

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to control 95% of your sleep apnea,

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so if we have a 95th percentile pressure of 12,

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we know that at 12,

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at a level of 12,

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we're gonna control 95% of our sleep apnea events.

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Now, if you're someone

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who's struggling controlling your apnea,

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let's just say you've got very severe sleep apnea,

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and as soon as you fall asleep, you need a lot of pressure.

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Now, with an automatic, it's gonna take a bit of time

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before that pressure ramps up

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to meet your needs.

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So with "R-Care",

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instead of starting down here at four or five,

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it's gonna start at the 95th percentile,

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which might be a lot higher for you.

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And it's really just gonna help

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lower that Apnea-Hypopnea index,

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because as soon as you fall asleep,

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you're gonna be much closer to where you need to be.

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I hope that makes sense. I know it's confusing.

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Let's talk about the user experience,

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how easy it is to operate and use the iBreeze

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night after night.

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And I scored it a 7 out of 10.

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It's got a really nice, big, 3.5 inch color screen,

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and it's very easy to navigate through the intuitive menu

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using that nice big click wheel

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to review your data and change settings.

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It's also got the auto on, auto off functionality,

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easy to start, stop your therapy.

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It's got the preheat function on the humidifier

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and also that "Mask Seal" test, which I really like.

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They did lose quite a few points for the humidifier design.

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Those of you with arthritis or weak hands

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are gonna find it quite challenging

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to take in and out the humidifier.

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The lid's a little bit clumsy on the top,

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and it's also quite difficult to clean,

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so you will certainly want to use distilled water

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with this device.

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One thing you should also be aware of

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is the humidifier tank only holds 280 mills,

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which is quite a small tank.

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Most CPAP machine humidifier chambers

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hold at least 350 plus mills,

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and even then some people complain that the tank runs dry.

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If this tank does run dry, it has a smart feature in it,

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which will automatically cut out the heater.

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In fact,

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you can't even change the humidifier settings on this device

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unless there's water in the tank or you take the tank out.

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So that's a feature in itself,

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but at the same time, it is a small tank,

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so if you do live somewhere that is very cold

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and has dry air, not a lot of humidity in the air,

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you probably want a machine

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that has a larger humidifier tank

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and can provide more humidity throughout the night

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to compensate for that cold, dry air.

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That's just something to consider.

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I'm not a fan of this part of the device.

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It's the tube adapter

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that plugs into the back of the device.

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I can see people losing it, misplacing it.

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That's gonna be annoying.

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And I would've preferred, if they had to have this,

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that it had a 90 degree kink here

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so that the tubing came upwards out of the device,

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like the AirSense 10,

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or if it had a bit of swivel movement,

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that would've been acceptable.

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The fact that it comes straight out like this,

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it just, when the tubing comes straight out,

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it just takes up a lot of room behind the device

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before the tubing can come up.

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Same with the AirSense 11.

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I prefer the tubing to come up

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and have a bit more of a swivel design,

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like the AirSense 10.

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So that's a bit annoying.

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And also

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the heated tube having this extra little cable here

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is just a little bit messy.

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And then every time you want to clean the tube,

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you gotta take out the cable as well.

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It's just a little bit messy.

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It's not a big deal,

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but just another thing that I don't really like.

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So let's talk noise,

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and this was a tricky one for me.

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I've scored it a 7 out of 10,

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but for some of you, it might be more like a 6.5 out of 10.

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And for others, it might be more like a 7.5 out of 10.

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And I'll explain.

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So I'm using a pillow mask.

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My pressure's around eight centimeters.

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I've got IPR, which is that intelligent pressure release,

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the exhalation pressure off,

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and I think it's very acceptable.

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I have no problems with it.

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A little bit noisier

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than some of the other machines that I've used,

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but, like I said, certainly acceptable.

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However, I did do some testing with full face masks,

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pumping that pressure up quite a bit.

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And I certainly found it a little bit noisier

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than some of these other machines.

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Now, I do need to point out

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that I did some pretty thorough research,

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looking at a whole bunch of other real user reviews

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and on forums and on Facebook groups,

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and there was, literally, no one

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talking about the noise factor of the machine,

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so I don't think it's a big concern.

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That being said,

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if you are someone on a high pressure

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and you are highly sensitive to noise,

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in the middle of the night,

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you like that dead quiet environment,

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or just with minimal noise,

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then you might be better off spending a little bit extra

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and getting a high end machine

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and just saving a few decibels there

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on the noise factor.

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In the manual of the iBreeze it states 28 decibels,

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and they have these ISO certifications on the noise.

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In the ResMed it's 27 decibels.

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However, I have a ResMed AirSense 11

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and I was able to compare them side by side,

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do some testing.

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And I think that there's certainly more than one decibel

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between the iBreeze

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and the AirSense 11.

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Just some things to consider.

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Cheers.

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Now, just on the noise,

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I think it's probably a good idea

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that I discussed the sound abatement foam

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used inside the iBreeze.

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Now,

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those of you that have just been diagnosed with sleep apnea,

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the newbies that are just starting out

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on their CPAP therapy journey, you're in for a rough ride,

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let me tell you that,

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because there has just been

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the biggest CPAP machine recall in history

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from Phillips.

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And the reason for the recall

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was because of the sound abatement foam

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that's used inside the device to reduce the noise.

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And with the Phillips recall

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that foam was breaking down

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and causing all sorts of problems.

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You don't wanna know about it.

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Bury your head in the sand.

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Just don't buy a Phillips device, let me tell you that much.

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So, anyway,

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I've done quite a fair bit of extensive research

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to try and work out what's going on with this device

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because the last thing I wanna do in this channel

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is give you advice and then find out later

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that, like I have with Phillips, that it's a train wreck.

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With this device here,

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it actually uses an open cell, melamine resin foam

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from a German company called BASF, B-A-S-F.

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And I'll put a link to BASF

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in the description below.

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And I have also read the emission test reports

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that have been provided to the TGA and the FDA.

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And, I'm no expert in the field, don't get me wrong,

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but from reading through the test reports,

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everything seems above board,

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and I think

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you guys are good.

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I'm no expert,

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but I think you're good.

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And considering these reports have been provided to the TGA

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and to the FDA and this device is still approved,

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I think we're, I think we're in good hands here.

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All right.

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Fingers crossed.

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No one really knows. Let's be honest.

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They really just need to

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get rid of this or find some new way

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to do the sound abatement

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because the foam, I don't think it's a great idea,

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personally,

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but

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it is what it is.

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All right, guys, moving on. It's been a long day.

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Let's talk about reliability, warranty and repair.

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Now, I've decided not to give this device a score

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and that's just because I'm not super familiar with it.

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I've used it for seven nights, yes,

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and I've played around with it,

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but I don't have a long standing relationship with it

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like I do with some of the other devices,

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like the AirSense 10, the SleepStyle, the DreamStation,

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all these devices that I've known for years,

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so I've got a lot of experience with them,

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but I'll tell you what I do know,

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and that is, here in Australia,

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it's got a two-year warranty.

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I assume that's the same in the States and abroad,

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two-year warranty.

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Here, in Australia, you can pay a little bit extra coin

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and get a five year warranty,

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so that's reasonable peace of mind there.

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I did have a really good look around on all of the forums,

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read a lot of other reviews.

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I didn't find a whole lot of negative talk, to be honest.

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There certainly wasn't a whole bunch of people

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talking about one specific part that was faulty

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or was getting error messages.

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There was none of that.

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You would assume after six years manufacturing this device

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that Resvent has ironed out any of those bugs

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and issues that they might have had in their early years,

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any of those hiccups.

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So, you imagine, they've got it to a point, after six years,

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where it is reliable, durable,

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and people are enjoying the product.

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And from what I've read online,

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and I'll share some reviews a bit later on,

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it certainly looks like everyone is enjoying the product.

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And I feel that my experience was the same.

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I felt it was an enjoyable product to use

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for the seven days.

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Moving on,

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probably the only little thing that seems

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a little bit cheap and nasty is that humidifier chamber.

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I dunno how good that little clip is on the side.

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It has this little bit of a silicon seal

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that runs around the top as well.

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It seems a little bit flimsy.

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But apart from that part of the machine,

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the rest seems like it's

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pretty well made.

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I did take it apart, like I always do,

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had a really good look inside,

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and everything seems to be where it should be.

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And it looks like it's also easy to repair

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if there is problems, which is great.

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It's well put together.

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All right. Now, data and connectivity.

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Now, I gave this an 8 out of 10.

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It could have almost been a 9 out of 10, to be honest.

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I was very much impressed

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with this machine's data capabilities

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and also how well it's connected.

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My device that I've been using has wifi and Bluetooth.

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So connecting up to my wifi at home for the data transfer.

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But I do hear that, overseas as well,

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some of them are using GPRS, which is your cellular modem.

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So sending data via the cell towers to servers, remotely.

21:03

And I imagine that's why some of the DMEs

21:05

are starting to use this as well,

21:07

because you can monitor the device remotely,

21:09

like you can the ResMeds,

21:11

like you can the Phillips machines.

21:13

But having that wifi is really cool.

21:15

Super easy to connect to your home wifi.

21:17

I downloaded the SmartMed app, that's the app in Australia,

21:20

there is another app for those overseas.

21:22

Check out the description in the video

21:23

if you wanna see the links for the apps.

21:26

They've got the Res Assist platform,

21:27

which is your cloud-based platform,

21:29

where you can open up a browser, type in the URL

21:32

and you get access to full-level CPAP data,

21:36

not just your "myAir" stuff,

21:38

this is full-level CPAP data

21:40

that, normally, only your clinician gets.

21:43

So it's very cool to be able to open up these platforms.

21:46

You can generate reports,

21:48

and you have access to that full-level data.

21:50

Same goes on the machine.

21:54

So in the clinical settings, you can switch on full data.

21:58

You get all your data variables,

22:00

not just a few of them, not just your AHI,

22:02

not just your leak rates,

22:03

you get the whole kit and caboodle,

22:05

everything you could possibly want on that device.

22:08

So really, really cool data capabilities.

22:11

It's got the SD card,

22:12

so if you don't have wifi at home,

22:14

you can take that SD card out,

22:16

it's gonna store a heap of data.

22:18

What did I,

22:19

How many years was, I wrote this down here,

22:23

10 years.

22:25

I hope I'm still alive in 10 years.

22:27

10 years of high resolution data on the SD card.

22:31

You can plug that into your computer,

22:33

upload the data to Res Assist,

22:35

and then you can generate reports,

22:37

send them off to whoever you like

22:39

or just use that data to fine tune your therapy levels.

22:43

Kick ass.

22:45

Now,

22:46

the device also has auto altitude adjustment.

22:51

You're going up into the Himalayas,

22:53

wherever you're heading off to, trekking up Mt. Everest,

22:57

with your Sherpa and your iBreeze,

23:00

and you get to the peak, you know your CPAP machine's

23:03

still gonna be delivering the right pressure.

23:06

And it also has mask-leak pressure compensation.

23:10

So if you've got a mask that's leaking like a civ,

23:12

the machine will know,

23:13

and it will automatically adjust the pressure

23:16

to accommodate for all the pressure

23:18

that's leaking out from the mask.

23:20

But you guys are smarter than that, aren't you?

23:23

You're gonna make sure that you run that mask test

23:25

before you go to bed,

23:27

so you're not gonna have any problems with mask leak at all.

23:30

You can also get

23:32

a Bluetooth SpO2 watch

23:35

that connects to your device via Bluetooth

23:39

and will show you your blood-oxygen levels

23:41

and also your heart rate.

23:44

And not only that, it's gonna record those values

23:47

so you can see them on the screen,

23:48

on that nice, big 3.5 inch screen,

23:51

but also, it records all that data to the SD card,

23:55

to the cloud platform.

23:56

So when you go and generate your reports

23:58

or you wanna see all that data, it's all there.

24:01

Next-level data. That is some cool shit.

24:03

And that's why I gave it 8 out of 10.

24:07

All right, guys.

24:08

Just had a break for a little bit of dinner,

24:10

Chicken Kiev, if you don't mind.

24:12

Now, last on the list, value for money.

24:16

I've given it a 7 out of 10.

24:19

Now, the lack of supply and increased demand

24:23

caused by the Phillips recall,

24:25

the biggest CPAP recall in history.

24:26

It might even be

24:27

the biggest medical device recall in history, to be honest.

24:31

Has really pushed those CPAP prices sky high.

24:35

I've never seen them so high before.

24:37

They might actually be above retail.

24:41

I'm not sure,

24:42

but there's some prices out there where you just go,

24:44

"Holy, holy moly."

24:47

Now, one year ago you could've have picked up

24:51

a brand new AirSense 10, auto set by ResMed,

24:55

top of the line

24:57

auto CPAP

24:58

for around the $599 mark,

25:01

US.

25:03

And these days, it's double and a bit more than that.

25:06

And that's if you can find one to buy.

25:10

Now, if you do want an AirSense 10 auto set,

25:12

click the link below

25:13

and you can shop at one of my sponsors and get a discount,

25:18

and you're also helping the channel.

25:20

But that just gives you an idea as to the price increases.

25:25

It's been crazy.

25:26

Now, currently my us sponsor, Sleeplay,

25:28

has the Resvent iBreeze auto for $799,

25:32

which is about as cheap

25:34

as you'll find an automatic CPAP machine these days.

25:37

And if there wasn't the recall happening,

25:39

I'd imagine that price would probably be around the $599.

25:44

It's just that there's just such limited supply

25:47

and so much demand, basic economics 101,

25:50

that's really driving those prices through the roof.

25:53

The suppliers, the resellers just can't get the stock.

25:57

And there's just people crying out for CPAP machines.

26:00

That's how bad it is at the moment.

26:02

And my Australian sponsor, my Aussie sponsor,

26:06

CPAP Direct, g'day, guys,

26:08

the largest, independent CPAP provider in Australia,

26:12

great company,

26:13

has them for $1,295.

26:18

And personally,

26:20

I feel that's perhaps just a little bit pricey.

26:23

That's why I'm giving them a 7 out of 10.

26:26

And luckily, though,

26:29

if you look in the description below

26:30

and you want to pick yourself up an iBreeze,

26:33

there's a great discount for you,

26:35

which brings the price down

26:36

to what I feel is a more acceptable value.

26:41

(farts)

26:44

(chuckles)

26:50

(imitates fart)

26:51

(laughs)

26:56

So, in summary, mates,

26:57

my week spent with the lady SmartMed iBreeze

27:01

was very enjoyable,

27:03

and there's certainly a lot to like about it.

27:05

Overall,

27:07

I gave m'lady a 7 out of 10.

27:10

Now, it's not the quietest CPAP machine on the market,

27:13

and the humidifier is a little small and clumsy,

27:17

however, for a low cost auto CPAP,

27:19

it certainly ticks a lot of boxes.

27:22

And I think my review scores reflect that.

27:25

I did go and read about 40 other reviews from real users

27:29

regarding the iBreeze,

27:30

and I struggled to find one that was negative.

27:33

Although, I did find one that was a one star review,

27:37

but if you read it, it reads like a positive.

27:40

Lots of glowing reviews online.

27:41

If you want to check them out,

27:42

check out the link in the description below,

27:44

I've put a link to some of the reviews,

27:46

and you can go and read some real user experiences,

27:49

not just yours truly.

27:51

Personally, I'm stoked to see a new company like Resvent

27:55

in the industry.

27:57

And, to be honest,

27:58

we really need a whole lot more companies like Resvent

28:02

providing products and services

28:04

because, the more companies we have in the industry,

28:06

the more competition,

28:08

and the better it's gonna be for you guys.

28:09

Those costs are gonna come down,

28:11

and, also, it's really gonna force those larger players

28:14

to innovate.

28:15

And they haven't had to innovate in a long time,

28:17

so I'm stoked to have them as part of the industry.

28:19

Welcome to the industry, guys.

28:21

Although, looks like you've been in it for a while,

28:23

but welcome to the big league now.

28:26

And I wish you all the best.

28:27

So if your DME provider comes up to you and says,

28:30

"Oh, look, the ResMed machine, yeah,

28:32

it's on back order for the next three months,

28:34

but hang around.",

28:35

or, "Hang on, no, we've got the iBreeze here.

28:38

You can get that straight away.",

28:40

I highly recommend you take them up on that offer.

28:42

You're not missing out on a whole lot.

28:44

And in some respects

28:46

you're actually getting a whole lot more.

28:48

And if you're a Phillips user

28:51

and you're sick and tired

28:52

of waiting for them to get their act together,

28:55

and you wanna leave that train wreck of a company,

28:57

which I highly recommend you do,

29:00

then this is another machine

29:00

you can certainly take a look at.

29:02

Over the next few weeks,

29:04

we'll be taking a closer look at the iBreeze,

29:06

and I'll be doing some advanced tutorials,

29:10

taking you through the advanced menu,

29:11

showing you all the comfort features

29:13

and how to adjust them properly

29:15

so you can get the best night sleep possible.

29:18

And for the channel members, I'll probably do a live chat

29:21

so you guys can log on and ask questions in real time,

29:25

and we can look at the device together and learn together.

29:28

If you enjoyed today's video and you'd like to give back,

29:31

then please consider becoming a channel member.

29:33

There's lots of extra perks,

29:35

and I'll certainly make it worth your while.

29:37

Until next time, guys, good night, sweet dreams,

29:40

and I'll see you soon.

29:42

Thanks for watching. Bye.

29:44

All right. Special thanks to my channel members.

29:47

You're all bloody legends.

29:49

And I'll get some names wrong, I'm sorry.

29:51

Thelma Richardson, Edith Hagar, Laszlo Szalai,

29:55

Victor Adersson, Omar Dawood,

29:59

Deion C, Mitchell Tanner,

30:01

Mitchy, Denise Norbut, Rachael McLoughlin, Peter Mahon,

30:05

Matt Lewis, Kath, Kath Bacon, Brady Nelson, Beau, Beau,

30:10

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30:14

And the Great Mates.

30:16

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30:20

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30:24

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30:25

WS, Chuck, Chucky boy, Jerry, J Dizzle McNizzle, Ray Boon.

30:30

Oh, me mates. My mates.

30:32

Ray Boon,

30:34

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30:36

Mary Orr, Barbara Tanner,

30:37

Warren Hinds,

30:40

Ryan, Sharon, Trish, Justin, Greg,

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30:52

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30:54

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30:58

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31:02

Mike, Brenda, Andrew, Anne R, Dustin Z,

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31:07

he won the Air Sense 11, Johan Bakkers,

31:10

Stan Lee, Evan, Garfish, man, 63,

31:14

Mathieu,

31:15

Dullushpage,

31:16

Robert, Dave Williams, Joe Cannon, FesterWerks,

31:20

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Tree Spite,

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31:26

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31:33

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31:37

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31:39

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31:42

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31:46

and Diana Catrett Bates.

31:48

God bless you all. And thank you so much.

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