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An online reviewer is warning about a CPAP machine recall. He claims The Philips Dreamstation CPAP device, recalled in 2023, is still being used and could pose a cancer risk to users. Uncle Nicko ...

Medicare pays most costs of CPAP, a common therapy for people with obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA. To get coverage, you’ll need a physician to prescribe a CPAP machine based on tests — including a ...

Research suggests that CPAP may improve headaches in some people with sleep apnea. But some people may develop headaches if their CPAP mask is too tight, if they develop nasal congestion, or if CPAP ...

Loud snoring at night. Pauses in breathing followed by gasps for air while you’re asleep. Excessive daytime fatigue. Frequent nodding off in front of the TV or even when behind the wheel of a car.

Three years after one of the largest medical device recalls in history, the fallout – health-wise and financial – continues to impact many patients with sleep apnea. Now a critical deadline is ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging caution when using a certain Philips CPAP machine, due to possible safety issues. The agency is alerting patients and health ...

You may be able to treat obstructive sleep apnea with alternative therapies or devices if a CPAP machine does not work well for you. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder that affects your ...

As a young physician in Sydney, Australia in 1979, Colin Sullivan conceived of an experiment to help people with nighttime breathing issues. After several months of waiting for the right patient, he ...

A new study might tempt some sleep apnea patients to unplug their machines. Continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, does not reduce the risk of heart attacks or other cardiovascular emergencies ...

One of the nation's largest makers of machines for sleep apnea sufferers has agreed to pay at least $479 million to compensate customers who bought the devices. Philips Respironics and Koninklijke ...