CPAP & BIPAP RECALL

[ratski]

Well Doc, I haven’t seen the usual questions yet.

Does insurance pay for the appliance and your fees?
If not, what does it cost?

Yep medical insurance pays on qualified claims. That basically means we have to have all ducks lined up the way med insurance requires but not too difficult. Heck Medicare and secondary pay as well. Active Duty it is a very simple process. As to cost, that really depends on the appliance that we need to use and design. We do our best to have your out of pocket as low as possible. But that also depends on your Deductible and benefits plan

 

[rc508pir]

I had forgotten about this.

How many of ya'll have received replacements yet? I received a Dreamstation Go 2 about two months ago

 

[harley128]

I had forgotten about this.

How many of ya'll have received replacements yet? I received a Dreamstation Go 2 about two months ago

I haven't heard a word.................. How did you get a new machine???

 

[rc508pir]

I haven't heard a word.................. How did you get a new machine??

Just showed up on my doorstep with no notice. Had a return label for my old machine.

 

[RETOKSQUID]

I had forgotten about this.

How many of ya'll have received replacements yet? I received a Dreamstation Go 2 about two months ago

Wife got hers last week. Same thing, it just showed up, no notice or anything. She sent it back to them with a letter saying where they can stuff it.

There is a new video out that talks about how Philips` higher-ups know about how long this foam has been in use by the company. It is the only type that they have ever used, and is in all of their products used for ventilation machines up until this year but it would have been too costly to issue a recall for all the machines ever made, even if they were still in use.

On a more positive note, we were trying to get her a new machine like mine and since her RX was more than two years old she needed to have a new sleep study done. The new study found.that she no longer had obstructive sleep apnea, so the doctors repeated the study twice over the last month just to make sure. Long story short, she no longer needs a CPAP.

 

[Aries]

That is the first time I've EVER heard of anyone having a sleep study done and being told they did not need a CPAP. I'm a little shocked.

 

[GnometownHero]

I quit using my CPAP after it condensed about 1/4 cup of water in the line On a rainy night and it tried to drown me in the middle of the night, I woke up gagging fighting for air

 

[MacFromOK]

I quit using my CPAP after it condensed about 1/4 cup of water in the line On a rainy night and it tried to drown me in the middle of the night, I woke up gagging fighting for air

Was it made by Cyberdyne...?
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[SoonerP226]

That is the first time I've EVER heard of anyone having a sleep study done and being told they did not need a CPAP. I'm a little shocked.

When I went in for a sleep study to get a new CPAP, they actually suggested that I not use my CPAP for about a week before the sleep study. She said some people did so well on the CPAP that when they came in for the sleep study to get a new machine, there was enough residual benefit from using it the night before the study that the study results looked like they no longer needed it (although they really did), and the insurance companies would not cover the new machine.

 

[GnometownHero]

Was it made by Cyberdyne...?
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Not sure, it came from Apria health care supplies, they were zero help and overcharge for supplies like the little silicone nose pillows they charged me $30 each for