Exhibit 23.1



                        Consent of Independent Auditors


Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the 1992 Stock Incentive Plan
(File No. 33-89308)

Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the 1991 Nonemployee Directors'
Stock Option Plan (File No. 33-44716)

Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the Amended and Restated
Incentive Stock Option Plan of Respironics, Inc., Stock Option Agreement dated
May 19, 1988 between Respironics, Inc. and Gerald E. McGinnis and the Consulting
Agreement dated July 1, 1988 between Respironics, Inc. and Mark H. Sanders, M.D.
(File No. 33-36459)

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the above listed Registration
Statements of our report dated September 11, 1995, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Respironics, Inc. and
subsidiaries included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June
30, 1995.



                                              Ernst & Young LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 27, 1995