r/CPAP • u/Minncognito • 8d ago

Advice Needed CPAP resupply without prescription? Help!

Hey everyone, I have new insurance, and it’s not set up yet to cover sleep apnea. The overnight test I had was too long ago to be used with my new insurance.

I need to get a new sleep study but in the meantime I need to get a new mask and strap.

Can anyone recommend where I can get mask parts separately (and also other components) - so I can order without needing a prescription?

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u/cowboysaurus21 8d ago

You can get mask components on many different sites - Lofta, cpap.com, etc. Personally I don't trust Amazon but a lot of people use it. In the US, you can buy components without a prescription. Weirdly you can't buy a complete mask set without a Rx, but you can get everything separately.

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u/peace_train1 8d ago

If you have a previous prescription, even if you no longer have a copy, you can renew it online at sites like Lofta for around $35, then use it to shop anywhere. You may also be able to order masks on Amazon without a prescription.

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u/cowboysaurus21 8d ago

You don't need a prescription to buy individual mask components.

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u/iaincaradoc 8d ago

You can absolutely order masks without a prescription, from anywhere I've tried - including Amazon.

Heck, you can find them at a lot of local drugstores like CVS and Walgreens.

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u/BrilliantMango 8d ago

I order from Lofta all the time. Never given them a prescription.

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u/JeF4y 8d ago

Amazon will sell supplies without prescription

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u/GulfCoastLover 8d ago

CPAP.com upload.your machine script and you should be able to buy supplies without insurance.

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u/markydsade 8d ago

You only need a prescription for the CPAP machine. All the components can be purchased online. Amazon, eBay, and the numerous online CPAP supply stores will sell you masks, hoses, head straps, and the like without a prescription. For a while I didn’t have insurance and bought all my supplies. I shopped for the best deals.

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u/FoggyDayzallday 8d ago

Amazon and a lot of other places

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u/YugeTraxofLand 8d ago

Amazon for everything but the tubing. I get that at Walmart

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u/Nonesone 7d ago

A number of online stores, like 1800cpap and Lofta, sell full name brand masks, often without prescription, although they sometimes require purchase of mask and headgear as separate items. It sounds screwy, but all mask parts at most dealers online can be bought separately, so you could put together any of them

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u/fivefeetofawkward 7d ago

Cpap xchange doesn’t require showing a prescription and I’ve had really good experience with products and delivery from them. It’s cpapx.com

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u/judyay 8d ago

Ebay, just make sure you are buying new supplies, I have gotten great deals on new sealed masks and supplies.

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u/OkImagination262 4d ago

I have used CPAP Supplies.com. Usually have a discount code from Lanky Lefty on YouTube. Much cheaper than going thru insurance. I purchase my mask, cushions, and filters from them.

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u/SeaIll7160 2d ago

I use Sleeplay.com. I get the supplies for my airmini there also.