Philips DreamStation Expert Auto CPAP Machine
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Overview
The Philips DreamStation Expert suits people who want an auto CPAP they run with a dial and buttons. It sets its own pressure through the night, following your breathing within limits your care provider chooses. Order it alone, or with a clip-on humidifier and a standard or heated tube.
Each morning the screen shows how many hours you used therapy over your last three nights, which makes a slipping habit easy to spot. A light sensor dims the display in a dark bedroom, and the machine adjusts for altitude with nothing for you to set.
Key features:
- Exhale relief: Flex lowers the pressure slightly each time you breathe out, at a strength your care provider can let you choose.
- Mask fit check: Once your provider enables it, a quick test shows a green or red bar so you know whether your mask seals.
- Therapy records: An SD card in the side door records every night of therapy, ready for your care provider whenever they ask for it.
- Oxygen compatible: If your prescriber adds oxygen, Philips allows it at the mask end at low flow without an extra valve, with both filters fitted.
- DC power: With a Philips DC cord, sold separately, it runs from a parked RV or boat, or from a free-standing battery.
The DreamStation Expert suits people who'd rather not use a touchscreen, and who want the choice of running it without a humidifier. If you'd like the humidifier built in and approved for flights, the DreamStation 2 is Philips' newer auto CPAP.
Note: The Expert takes first-generation DreamStation filters and water tanks, which have different Philips part numbers from the DreamStation 2 versions. Our DreamStation water chamber is the one that fits.
How it works
Using the clip-on humidifier
The humidifier connects to the back of the machine. Fill the tank away from the machine, using distilled water at room temperature, and don't go past the fill line marked on it.
After a night's use, let the heater plate cool for about 15 minutes before you lift the tank. Set the machine on a level surface lower than your mask, and empty the tank before you carry it anywhere.
Tube options
With the heated tube, the air stays warm all the way from the humidifier to your mask, and the tube carries its own temperature setting. Once it's connected, the machine detects it and switches to heated tube humidity by itself.
The standard tube connects to the same outlet. Philips' slimmer micro-flexible tube works as well, with an adapter where it meets the machine.
What's included
- DreamStation Expert therapy device
- Heated humidifier and water tank, on the humidifier versions
- Flexible tubing, or the heated tube on that version
- Pollen filter, plus a disposable ultra-fine filter
- 80 W power supply and power cord
- Carrying case
- SD card
- User manual
Specifications
- Therapy modes
- Auto CPAP, CPAP-Check
- Pressure range
- 4 to 20 cm H2O
- Size (L x W x H)
- 157 x 193 x 84 mm (297 mm long with humidifier)
- Weight
- 1,330 g with power supply (1,980 g with humidifier)
- Sound level
- 27 dBA (29 dBA with humidifier)
- Water tank capacity
- 325 mL
- Humidity settings
- Adaptive or Fixed, 5 levels, plus 5 tube levels with heated tube
- Power supply
- 80 W, 100 to 240 V
- DC power
- 12 V, with a Philips DC cord (sold separately)
- Air travel
- Approved without the humidifier or a modem attached
- Operating altitude
- Up to 2,286 m, adjusts automatically
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth, optional cellular modem or Wi-Fi
- Supplemental oxygen
- Up to 4 L/min at the mask without a pressure valve
- Health Canada licence
- 101452 (Class II)
Philips DreamStation Expert Auto CPAP Machine$595.00Features and settings
Flex and other comfort settings
Your care provider decides which comfort settings are switched on and which ones you can change yourself from the menu.
- Flex eases the pressure as you breathe out, in three strengths
- The Ramp button works as often as you need it, even in the middle of the night
- Automatic On and Off can start the air as you breathe into your mask, then stop it when you take the mask off
Adaptive and Fixed humidity
Adaptive humidity adjusts the heater plate to your bedroom's temperature, which is designed to stop water collecting in the tube. Fixed holds the heater at one steady setting that you choose.
- Humidity has five levels, and you can change it during therapy
- Use distilled water only, filled with the tank out of the unit
- A full tank should last a typical night
DreamMapper and therapy data
Built-in Bluetooth sends each night's results to DreamMapper, Philips' app for your phone, including your hours and how well your mask sealed. You'll find it on the Canadian App Store and Google Play.
- An SD card in the side records your therapy for your care provider
- A cellular modem or Wi-Fi accessory, sold separately, can send that data automatically
- DreamMapper works in English and French
Parts that fit the DreamStation Expert
The Expert shares its tubes and power parts with the DreamStation 2. Its filters and humidifier, tank included, are first-generation DreamStation parts with their own Philips part numbers.
- Blue reusable pollen filter and light-blue ultra-fine filter
- DreamStation heated humidifier and water tank
- Standard, heated or micro-flexible Philips tubing
- Vented CPAP masks such as Philips DreamWear, with a safety valve on any full face mask
Auto CPAP
The Expert sets its own pressure through the night, within limits your care provider chooses. Rather than holding one pressure until morning, it adds support when your breathing calls for it and backs off when it doesn't.
SmartRamp
Press the Ramp button and therapy starts at a lower pressure while you fall asleep. With SmartRamp turned on, the machine holds that gentle pressure until it senses your breathing needs more.
Clip-on humidifier
The humidifier is a separate module that clips onto the back of the machine, so you can buy the Expert with or without it. Moist air tends to ease the dry nose and throat some people wake up with.
Sleep summary
Each morning the screen sums up how many hours you used therapy on your recent nights, so you can see at a glance whether it's becoming a habit. DreamMapper shows the same results on your phone.
Setup and care videos
Common questions
How often do the Expert's filters and tubing need replacing?
Philips' 2021 DreamStation manuals say to rinse the blue pollen filter monthly and replace it every six months, and to replace the light-blue ultra-fine filter every 30 days. They give the tubing six months, and the humidifier's water tank and seal a year.
Can I take the DreamStation Expert on a plane?
Yes, with the humidifier removed. Philips approves the machine for airline use, but not with the humidifier or a modem attached. Press the release button to take the humidifier off, and carry the machine on board in its case.
Was the DreamStation Expert part of the Philips recall?
Yes. Health Canada's 2021 recall covers DreamStation Expert machines made before April 26, 2021, because a sound-reducing foam inside could break down and release particles or chemicals into the air path. Philips says the foam in new and repaired first-generation DreamStations is silicone, and its testing found no safety issues. Each machine's label shows its date of manufacture.
Which version should I choose?
Choose the machine alone if you don't use humidity, since it's the smallest setup. The standard tube version adds the clip-on humidifier for moist air. Pick the heated tube version if you'd also like to set the tube's temperature, so the air stays warm right up to your mask.
How is it different from the DreamStation 2?
Both are Philips auto CPAPs. The DreamStation 2 has a touchscreen and a built-in humidifier you can fly with, and it wasn't part of the 2021 recall. The Expert uses a dial and buttons, with a humidifier that clips on or off.
Do I need a prescription to buy a CPAP machine?
Yes. We need a prescription on file before a CPAP machine ships. Email or fax it to us with your order number written on it, and we'll send your machine once we have it.
Need help?
Not sure which machine suits your prescription, or how to send it to us? Call or chat with our team before you order.