Posted on 06/28/2023 7:18:28 PM PDT by algore
The White House said Wednesday that President Joe Biden, 80, has started using a CPAP machine to treat his sleep apnea - after he was spotted with visible indentations on his face.
The mask lines were apparent as the president spoke with reporters on the South Lawn Wednesday morning before a day trip to Chicago.
The West Wing quickly shut down conspiracy theories by confirming the lines were caused by the device that helps sufferers breath when they sleep.
'Since 2008, the president has disclosed his history with sleep apnea in thorough medical reports. He used a CPAP machine last night, which is common for people with that history,' White House spokesperson Andrew Bates told DailyMail.com.
At 80, Biden is the nation's oldest president - and thus the White House is continually questioned about his health, especially as he's started to run for a second term in earnest.
Biden's sleep apnea has been public knowledge since October 2008, when the Obama campaign put out the vice presidential candidate's medical records ahead of the 2008 presidential election.
At the time, doctors believed that Biden's irregular heartbeat, known as an atrial fibrillation, was likely linked to his sleep apnea.
In subsequent health reports, the sleep apnea became a footnote.
In a December 2019 medical report, released publicly while Biden was running for president, his now White House Physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor said that Obstructive Sleep Apnea had been considered, but Biden's condition had improved after he had sinus and nasal passage surgeries.
The president started using the CPAP in recent weeks.
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Not good.....Kamala is next in line.
whatever figurehead the dems (and quite a selection of “repubs”) have installed in that office, it doesn’t matter.
The same shot callers run them.
The office holder is just a muppet with his masters’ hands up his ass pulling his talky strings when in front of the camera.
The rest of the time, he/she sits in the corner and keeps it’s mouth shut.
Yep, lots of corruption
“Sustained Use of CPAP Slows Deterioration of Cognition, Sleep, and Mood in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Preliminary Study”
I THINK it has helped me too, but I can’t remember.
I think you may be on to something here.
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