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

CNBC ^ | 1/29/2024 | Reuters

[Does so]

I’m seeing a pill being used instead.

However, I haven’t looked into it as yet.

[Myrddin]

I'm off my 800 mg of ibuprofen at bedtime to quell the pain from rheumatoid arthritis. The consequence it getting 1 to 2 hours of sleep each night this week. CPAP is a distraction when I have the ibuprofen. It is intolerable when I don't.

My best friend in college had sleep apnea. He left a voice mail on my house phone while I was driving to San Diego. I didn't see it until I returned home months later. When I tried to contact him....no answer. I looked up his ham call sign only to learn he was listed as a "silent key" AKA deceased. I contacted his son and learned that he fell asleep in his favorite chair and died there. Likely a victim of the sleep apnea problem.

I didn't go to my doctor to get the sleep apnea test done until May of last year. I suspected I had the problem for the last 15 years. My recent blood test for a life insurance policy had elevated BNP indicative of left ventricle issues. I probably waited too long to act.

[ducttape45]

Sometimes we just don't when our time will come. I hope I have the ability to say goodbye to loved ones before I pass from this earth.

I hear ya though. We tend to think we're indestructible then we start falling apart. I waited over 20 years to act on my sleep apnea problem, but mostly because I never heard of it.