Philips’ U.S. sales of sleep apnea devices face years-long halt after FDA deal

CNBC ^ | 1/29/2024 | Reuters

[ducttape45]

Maybe someday the shady lawyers will be take out of service

As in Back to the Future Part 2?

[grcuster]

I haven’t used it for any of my naps, which seemed to be more often as the years go by:) I average about 6 - 8 hours/night. One thing I don’t like is the new Resmed machine I was issued which has dreaded WIFI and APRIA uses that data for MEDICARE compliance. More big brother watching.

[grcuster]

I wish I could get use to sleeping a full night after all these years of usage, but I’m always wrestling with the tube when I turn and I have an air leak, annoying. However, my rest without it is worse.

[ducttape45]

So far I don’t have Medicare but yeah, I can see that being a concern. I usually don’t normally nap (fall asleep nap) but when I lay down it helps me relax.

[ducttape45]

Getting used to having a mask on all night has been one of the major hurdles for me but I’m getting more used to it. Last night was a really good night for me and they seem to be getting better.

[Taxman]

LOL!

That WAS classic, wasn’t it!

“How did you do that?”

“First, we hanged all the lawyers!”

I loved it!

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

I also will use my CPAP if I lay down for a nap during the day. I often nap sitting up, though, so I don’t need it then. So I am using it 6-8 hours a day. And my new machine doesn’t connect to wi-fi so I’m not broadcasting my sleep patterns - nobody’s business anyway.

[Myrddin]

Mine goes on at bed time. Sometimes that works out and I sleep well all night (midnight to 7 AM). Lately, it goes poorly and I pull it off after a couple hours of flopping around. In recent weeks I've started my workday with as little a 1 hour of decent sleep between midnight and 7 AM. Last Friday I just ditched the CPAP entirely. 7 hours of good sleep. No alarms. SPO2% of 96% on my Charge 5. I really get mixed results with the CPAP machine. On the nights I ditch it, I'm recording 4 events per hour. On the nights it works well, the hourly average can be under 0.5 events per hour.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

If your mask is not working for you try another type until you find one that works, my uncle went through about a dozen styles until he found one that kind of works.

[cherry]

I too have that machine but was told my particular machine didn’t need replacing.

[cherry]

Well one advantage of hubby having tricare for life is they seem to cover all of it.

[Does so]

“The agreement followed the recall of millions of breathing devices and ventilators used to treat sleep apnea in 2021 because of concerns that foam used to reduce noise from the devices could degrade and become toxic, carrying potential cancer risks.”

My neighbor and I, both in our late 70s, quit using our ResMed devices. His wife is an MD, and I always awakened to the pump running powerfully with the mask displaced from my face. (And now have a full beard anyway).

Periods of apnea were detected by two nights of monitoring, but in three years have only one “episode” of awakening to a lack of oxygen. As a light sleeper, I’m not too concerned, as one’s body reacts to high CO² levels.

If you don’t hear from me again, you’ll know I was wrong!
;)

[Does so]

We seem to have the same results...

[grcuster]

I did try a variety of masks and finally settled for the pillows as they seemed less intrusive. Full mask or ones covering the nose were uncomfortable especially when waiting for the air ramp up. Air bleeding into the eyes was not pleasant.

[grcuster]

Naps are the best part of the day:) However, my wife lets me know that when I nap no one else can between the snoring or catching my breath.

[Myrddin]

This week is especially rough. I went for an insurance company blood draw as part of an application for a new term life policy. The results included elevated GGT, elevated ALP, cholesterol below range, HDL below range, NT-Pro BNP high. Net result was denial of the application. There are two things that I suspect shifted the GGT/ALP...800 mg ibuprofen at bedtime nightly and a 12 oz lite beer with dinner. The BNP has secondary observable problems including neuropathy and edema in my lower legs. I suspect the BNP is from heart damage caused by the apnea.

This week I'm running without ibuprofen at bedtime and beer with dinner. The pain from the rheumatoid arthritis is making it impossible to sleep. Most nights 1 to 2 hours between midnight and 7 AM. No beer with dinner is no big deal. I'll get another blood draw to test my suspicion that the ibuprofen/beer skewed the liver results. I hurt too bad to use the CPAP this week.

[KC_for_Freedom]

I have thought about this too. I only have blocked airways when I fall into a sleep state, and if I don’t have the AVAP system, (assured volumne) I suppose I will just wake up again. But all this equipment is a pain to have available, so it only makes sense to use it at night.

At first I was provided with O2 and a breathing tube (cannula) but that too is not comfortable and I don’t seem to benefit from it when watching TV or whatever.

This is because by having good O2 at night I manage to perform in the daytime pretty well, Even can play a round of golf, although the effort does strain the muscles.

Take care.

[ducttape45]

I find that usage of my CPAP usage is now consistent, if somewhat irregular.

What is mean is that are nights where I can fall right asleep with the mask on, but other nights where I have to fall asleep without it, wake up, then put it on later and fall back asleep. But my usage of it has greatly increased to about 8-10 hours in a 24 period of time, sometimes more. But my quality of sleep has gotten better so I'm satisfied with the results.

Plus, I don't want to end up like my former co-worker who died in his sleep due to severe sleep apnea. That scared the bejesus out of me, and it still kind of haunts me to this day.

[ducttape45]

I appreciate your comments. I was hoping this thread would take on a life of its own and it certainly has. Bottom line though, sleep apnea is nothing to take lightly and I’m happy to see folks sharing their experiences and insights. This is what Free Republic is all about!

[ducttape45]

Hahaha! :-)