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Biden using CPAP machine to address sleep apnea
CBS ^ | 6/28/23 | Gabrielle Ake, Ed O'Keefe

Posted on 06/28/2023 12:10:39 PM PDT by DallasBiff

Politics Biden using CPAP machine to address sleep apnea

By Gabrielle Ake, Ed O'Keefe

June 28, 2023 / 3:00 PM / CBS News

President Joe Biden has been using a device commonly used to address sleep apnea in recent weeks in order to improve his sleeping, the White House confirmed Wednesday.

Emerging from the White House Wednesday before leaving for events in Chicago, reporters noticed indentations on the president's lower cheeks suggesting something may have been snugly strapped to his face and over his mouth. Bloomberg first reported the president has begun using a CPAP machine. CPAP is short for "continuous positive airway pressure" — a CPAP machine pushes a steady stream of air into a user's nose and mouth, keeping airways open.

Mr. Biden, 80, disclosed in 2008 in medical reports that he has a history of sleep apnea.

"He used a CPAP machine last night, which is common for people with that history," a White House official tells CBS News

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; bidencpap; bidenhealth; sleepapnea; snoring
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To: DallasBiff; All

What’s APNEA. Is it catching? Is there a vaccine? Is a CPAP thingie like an N95 mask worn six feet from other people washing hands?


21 posted on 06/28/2023 12:27:53 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Nope. There was a health report that came out within the past year or so. No mention of this, and again, very hard to believe this just started in the past few weeks.


22 posted on 06/28/2023 12:28:04 PM PDT by Obadiah
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To: MinorityRepublican
Continuous fixed positive pressure (CPAP) applied to the upper airway acts as a pneumatic splint and prevents collapse of the upper airway during inspiration. Nasal CPAP was first described in 198114 and has since become the first line of therapy for OSA. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approves CPAP use in patients with moderate or severe OSA (AHI ≥ 15) and in patients with mild OSA (AHI ≥ 5 – 14.9) that have documentation of one of the following: excessive daytime sleepiness, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, history of stroke, impaired cognition, mood disorder, or insomnia.15
23 posted on 06/28/2023 12:28:34 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: DallasBiff

Stroke.


24 posted on 06/28/2023 12:28:41 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: Cobra64
What’s APNEA

It translates to "one-termer".

25 posted on 06/28/2023 12:30:21 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: DallasBiff
suggesting something may have been snugly strapped to his face and over his mouth.

I call C-Crap.

26 posted on 06/28/2023 12:30:45 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: DallasBiff
A surprising bit of medical disclosure. Now can we get the rest? Will he make it to 2024? If all voters know he is getting such ongoing treatment and is in failing health, we they still vote for him or risk Harris?

Where's reporting asking which model, is it working, and other 'innocent' questions.

Where's a poll asking the American people if they know about this, if it changes their opinion about his readiness to continue with a second term?

27 posted on 06/28/2023 12:33:19 PM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
My Dad had difficulty using one.

I put him on O2, at 3 lpm with a nasal cannula. He would sleep through the night. No stopping breathing or snoring. Took O2 sat rates every 30 minutes, through the night and they were always 96%+.

28 posted on 06/28/2023 12:35:15 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: TrumpisRight

Will Dr. Jill unplug it once she realizes Joe is of no more use to her?


29 posted on 06/28/2023 12:35:25 PM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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To: Still Thinking

Does he use it in the Oval Office or on Air Force One?


30 posted on 06/28/2023 12:37:01 PM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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To: DallasBiff

I think he’s actually using a DPAP - and the D is for dementia. Or Dumbs**t


31 posted on 06/28/2023 12:37:04 PM PDT by meyer (FBI = KGB for the DNC; IRS = Gestapo)
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To: DallasBiff

It begins, pushing Brandon out.


32 posted on 06/28/2023 12:37:04 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM! there is no coexistence wi)
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To: Reno89519
Does he use it in the Oval Office or on Air Force One?

Why do you think he runs away from reporters questions, he needs to get back on the oxygen.

33 posted on 06/28/2023 12:38:24 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yep. I’m thinking heart failure.


34 posted on 06/28/2023 12:39:27 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

With heart failure, your heart becomes a weaker pump. Over time it becomes less effective at pumping oxygen-rich blood through your body. This may cause your oxygen levels to drop. When oxygen levels drop, you may become short of breath or winded. - thus the need for a O2 mask 10 minutes before you get in front of the press gaggle.


35 posted on 06/28/2023 12:41:58 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

That’s not always true I’ve worn a CPAP machine for over 15 years and never had any problems listed.

It can be caused by people sleeping on their backs with an open mouth which depresses the upper respiratory system and causes excessive snoring.

A lot of people are born with the condition

It’s nothing serious if the machine is worn regularly and is providing the proper air flow


36 posted on 06/28/2023 12:44:56 PM PDT by srmanuel
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To: thinden

Drip. Drip. Out comes bits and bits about his health problems
Expect to see more of this
The party is paving the way to get rid of sleepy joe.


37 posted on 06/28/2023 12:45:17 PM PDT by Texas resident (We are living through Barak's fundamental transformation)
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To: 1Old Pro

Exactly.


38 posted on 06/28/2023 12:46:05 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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To: srmanuel
That’s not always true

True. But we're talking about Biden here.

39 posted on 06/28/2023 12:46:11 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: thinden

I wear a CPAP mask they are held in place to your face by straps, it’s not nearly as serious as the article or others have implied


40 posted on 06/28/2023 12:47:14 PM PDT by srmanuel
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