If you do not get a response here, I suggest you go to the COPD International web site's forum and ask folks there. I recall there were some posts about Trilogy not long ago (maybe last fall?).

My friend's mother, who also has COPD, is very, very happy with it.

Hugs.

ive never heard of it---what is is?

I love mine. My therapist described it as a bipap on steroids. There are several different mask types. I use the one that goes over your nose and mouth. It took about 2 nights to get used to it. Now it is very comforting to me. It seems to have helped my breathing a lot.

The first night I slept with the mask on for about 2 hours. The next night about 4 hours. Then boom. All night and all naps.

It's non-invasive if you don't count being tied to a machine all the time you are using it. My Pulm. Dr. told me it was to reduce the carbon d. in my lungs. To me it is just too difficult to try and sleep, but if you have used sleep apnea equipment, it is basically the same. They have three or four types of masks. Try it out and hopefully it will get the results your dr. wants to see.
My numbers have yet to reduce to what the dr. wants. I promised to use it for six months and have two left. Try and get the dr. to give you a plan. What is he trying to do? what results? If you don't get this info, you may be on it forever. Drs. have a way of doing that---------good luck!

Well my first night on Trilogy wasn't good. I only had about 3 hours sleep. My mask kept getting leaks and waking me up. I was using a cpap with this same mask without any problems before. I don't know why this mask won't work with this new machine.

i googled it;
thats "odd", my 02 provider came with one of those a couple of months ago & i told her i didn't want it as i didn't know what the heck it was;
turned out my pcp had "suggested" i try it (he hadn't told me about it)----i hate to say this but i am wondering if either the 02 company or the "trilogy" machine company are pushing these?
i am not on cpap so i don't know why i would have gotten one of these

funtimer= if your numbers get better let me know & then maybe i'll try it :)

I was using the cpap for sleep because my breathing was getting too shallow at night. This new machine is suppose to be even better to detect your breathes and give just the right amount of air to the lungs.

My wife uses the Trilogy 100 and it has improved her lung function. If your supplier is 'Sleep Management", you'll have some great support.

I wish you the very best!

I'm bumping this back up because i have another question.

does anyone have a link that tells more about this and isn't just the company info?
Is it just for people with bi-pap?

the reason i ask is my 02 provider suggested it to "exercise my lungs".
He said that i didn't need to wear it at night that it was a machine i would wear a few times a day to "exercise" my lungs and make them stronger.
Does anyone use this during the day as part of their exercise program???

I used the Trilogy for two nights and I don't see any improvement in my breathing. If anything, it is worse!

I was hospitalized with an emphysema exacerbation in July and they put me on a bipap machine there. Before I was released, I was set up to use a Trilogy machine. I definitely agree that Phillips is "pushing" this product!

I took five weeks for the local supplier to get it to work right -- first, it "fluttered," then it was set too fast. Two different reps came here five times and finally got it working.

I was able to sleep soundly but I don't see any improvement. Instead, my breathing after exertion is worse.

Have any of you had a similar experience?