Is your required CPAP machine being recalled?

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  1. Studebaker Hawk

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    Lol I've been on the replacement list for almost 2 years. They aren't in any rush to follow through on their replacement...
     
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    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    My wife was sent a replacement after about a year. There have been scumbag lawyers doing a lot of advertising trying to round up customers on their lawsuits.
     
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    You’re a little late to the CPAP replacement party. ;)
     
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    Finally got my replacement about two months ago. I haven't got around to opening the box yet though. Still using the recalled one. The VA monitors my recall one, don't know what's involved with switching to the new one.
     
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    Philips sent me an e-mail saying they wanted my original back, so they could refurb it and send it back out to someone. I don’t get it. I thought these were a danger to one’s health and had to be replaced.

    Likewise, I’m not clear on the monitoring situation, either. Us CDL drivers gotta’ have the data for our annual medical exam.
     
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    But the I'm gunna sue and get rich party is just starting. :)

    I just thought it was ironic that a CPAP device, which we have been told will save untold numbers of lives by preventing driver fatigue through better sleep( a number that is impossible to quantify) is itself killing more people( A number easy to quantify.) than it saves

    Another medical "advance" that falls short of the claims.
     
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    Do you have a source for that claim?
     
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    The article does, in fact, state a CPAP machine contributes to better sleep. Contrary to your post.

    Where in that article is there a claim CPAP machines kill people?

    I’m not sure what angle you’re chasing, but, used properly, CPAP machines contribute to better sleep. It’s repeatedly been proven. I experienced huge improvements. People I know with them and who properly use them have experienced the same.

    The article you linked is a bunch of suggestive claims, without any substantiation. It’s very poorly written by someone who must not have attended college-level composition courses. Argumentative writing is a requirement for any journalism degree. Unfortunately, any person can write garbage and post it on the internet, without recourse.
     
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