Biguglygremlin

In the 3 years since this thread was lost amongst the cobwebs, I have formed the view that CPAP machines may in fact be much more dangerous than I first realized.

It is possible that there are numerous deaths, caused by suffocation, that are currently being attributed to natural causes, especially amongst the elderly and dysfunctional.

How we could know or prove or prevent this I do not know.

Machine Shuts Off

This was all I could find in a hurry.

Health Risks

I've tried very hard to forget about that Sierra.

Thanks ever so much for the untimely reminder! :(

Heated Hose Issues

Humidifier Dysfunction

I doubt that we have to look far from the manufacturers when it comes to the degradation of foam products. It all seems to give off nasty fumes initially and eventually revert back to something like sand or crumble into fragments.

I think the verdict is still out when it comes to ozone.

I've used various ozone generators through the years in many different situations and never yet detected any real impact on anything beyond airborne particles and surface dust.

I used 4 commercial machines at one time to push the air in our living space to blue and kept it there for hours without discernible issues and that was with everything we own immersed in the ozone.

I regularly use ozone to eliminate odors and mold spores. There are many times that I wished that the achievable level of ozone was more aggressive but I fail to see it in real-life applications.

I think the main limitation in domestic applications and in most commercial applications is that the machines can only reach a certain concentration of ozone without a supply of pure oxygen.

Anyways I doubt that Phillips would recall their machines if it was not directly their fault.

I have to be in the right place to understand a study like the one linked above and I find it harder and harder to get to that place nowadays.

It seems to me that there can be no reliable studies into the long-term benefits of CPAP.

At the moment any study in this field is like studying Cartier watch owners and concluding that they live longer and remain mobile and functional well beyond most people who don't have Cartier watches therefore Cartier watches must be therapeutic and prevent many fatal illnesses.

Cartier Watch

Undoubtedly if we all had Cartier watches we would also enjoy some of those health benefits but do these watches cure diseases or would we need to sell them to raise the funds for the associated lifestyle and the additional health services and interventions that are part of that lifestyle?

What I would like to see is studies of the non-compliant and those with full health benefits or money who refused to have or use a CPAP but even then there would be issues with motivation and personality and life choices because the reasons for rejecting CPAP would likely affect other medical and lifestyle choices.

Then there is the issue that you can't study anything without having an impact on the subjects of your study ............. :(

I do want to get back to the above mortality study one day when I can find a few spare neurons because it seemed to me to be both thorough and cautious and especially because it hinted at significant differences between Apnea groups.

Hydrogen balloons are much lighter and, eventually, hydrogen will be available at the local gas station.

It's got a bad rap when it comes to air travel though. :O

Maybe I can just add some ribbons!

They are not as yet separated or even clearly defined but the first five of the above 'types' is relatively distinct in their cause, effect, and progression.

Yes infant OSA may be connected to Sids and is almost certainly connected to learning impairment and probably also speech impediments.

The generalized differences in cause, effect, and progression between the adult 'types' are becoming more apparent from recent ongoing research.

These types of categories are hard to establish but, in the long run, they become essential to the decision-making processes.

I wonder if the mask might not be the real problem because if you experiment with the muscles in the back of the mouth and throat when breathing at just the right airflow against the machine you can get a door slamming effect that is not caused by the mask.

I used the Nuance for years and really liked it but ended up having to make adaptations to it and eventually abandoning it altogether.

Growing Noses

Size Matters

Replacement of CPAP Supplies

They do seem a bit dull though Sierra. Hardly a fashion statement. I was hoping there would be something out there that wouldn't clash with my new Resmed travel gear. Hose Bags