
Phillips DreamStation CPAP Turns Into a Nightmare For Millions of Users
Phillip's offer to repair and replace their Dream Station and other CPAP models may be too late as users are not likely to trust the company again
Monday, September 27, 2021 - Millions of people that suffer from sleep apnea had been using the Phillips CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ) sleep apnea machine and were shocked to learn that doing so put their lives at risk. Royal Phillips, the manufacturers of the device, have begun replacing the DreamStation sleep apnea machine following their admission that the foam used to insulate sound degrades and sends toxic, potentially carcinogenic particles, chemicals, and gasses into the patient's airways and lungs. Millions of trusting Phillips customers have been exposed to enough toxicity from the CPAP to have caused cancer. CPAP patients are waking up to the realization that they may have lung cancer now, even though they are not experiencing any symptoms. Lung cancer has a latency period of up to ten years before symptoms become painfully obvious. CPAP users are suing Royal Phillips after having been diagnosed with lung cancer. Phillips may have had prior knowledge that their sleep machines were defective and would malfunction. Plaintiffs allege the company knew or at least had an obligation to know that the insulation foam would degrade and produce noxious fumes. Some people have continued to use the device, against the advice of their doctors and government health officials and risk getting lung cancer any day.
Americans are not the only ones that are concerned about their health following the Phillips CPAP recall. According to the Toronto News, "An estimated two million Canadians suffer from sleep apnea, and those who use a Philips brand machine to help them sleep are frustrated that they could have to wait up to a year for repairs or replacement." Early symptoms that would indicate one is breathing toxic, possibly carcinogenic fumes are headaches, sinus pressure, coughing, and lung soreness the next day. Phillips has told users that it could take up to one year or more to replace the four million affected users during which time thousands more could develop Phillips CPAP cancer.
All federally filed Phillips CPAP lawsuits are being consolidated to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for pre-trial proceedings. Multidistrict litigation avoids repeating discovery and other administrative court proceedings thousands of times when multiple plaintiffs are suing the same manufacturer, used the same product, and have the same illness. According to the Pittsburg Legal Examiner, "10 cases already pending in various courts in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania." The damages that the Phillips sleep apnea machine has caused are not limited to those that are catastrophic and life-threatening. Lawsuits are being filed by people that have been forced to discontinue using the device by the recall. One law firm has started a class-action suit alleging that plaintiffs were damaged by no longer have in access to their prescribed medical treatment. "class-action lawsuit was filed against Philips by a professional truck driver in Oregon, who seeks damages because he had to interrupt his sleep apnea treatment," according to Atraxial Law.
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- Phillips CPAP Malfunctions And Using An Ozone Cleaning Solution May Go Hand In Hand | 7/10/2022
- SoClean Cleaning Solution Is Accused Of Being Unsafe And May Have Contributed To Phillips CPAP Malfunction | 7/2/2022
- Bloomberg Alleges Phillips Knew Of The Health Hazards From Sound Abatement Foam Years Before The CPAP Recall | 6/14/2022
- The FDA Is Recalling 55,000 Ventilators Made By Phillips Respironica | 6/7/2022
- Phillips Respironics Sleep Apnea Machine Recall Falls Far Short Of Expectations | 6/3/2022
- People Are Dying From Cancer And Suing Phillips Respironics For Negligence Leading To Personal Injury | 5/24/2022
- A Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims The Foam Manufacturer Is Liable For Using Substandard Material | 5/9/2022
- A Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims The Foam Manufacturer Is Liable For Using Substandard Material | 5/9/2022
- Sleep Apnea Patients From The Cleveland Clinic Want To Know When To Expect Their DreamStation Sleep Apnea Machine Replacement | 4/28/2022
- Unapproved Ozone Cleaning Contraptions May Be A More Likely Cause of CPAP Airway Contamination | 4/20/2022
- Phillips CPAP Lawsuits Allege The Machine Causes Varying Degrees of Respiratory Illnesses | 4/5/2022
- Medical Device Suppliers Are Filing Phillips CPAP Sleep Apnea Lawsuits | 3/29/2022
- The US Food And Drug Administration Considers The Phillips CPAP Recall Efforts To Be Ineffective | 3/18/2022
- Phillips Respironics May Not Have A Suitable Solution To Their Defective Sleep Apnea Devices | 2/25/2022
- Phillips Telling Patients To Consult With Their Physicians Before Discontinuing Using The Recalled Sleep Apnea Device | 2/21/2022
- US Government Regulators Acknowledge The Serious Nature Of The Phillips CPAP Cancer Recall With Class 1 Recall | 2/11/2022
- Phillips Respironics And SoClean Inc. May Have To Share Responsibility For CPAP User Cancer | 2/7/2022
- Phillips Respironics Waited Too Recall Sleep Apnea Machines And Their Customers Died As A Result | 2/2/2022
- The FDA Thinks The Phillips CPAP Machines May Lead To Developing Deadly Forms of Cancer | 1/28/2022
- The FDA Tells CPAP Users That SoClean Ozone Cleaning Solutions Are Not Legally Marketed | 1/14/2022
- Sleep Apnea May Affect Millions More Than Those Using CPAP Devices | 1/10/2022
- Phillips Delayed The CPAP Recall Until Another Device Could Be Sold To Consumers | 1/4/2022
- FDA Accusations Of A Coverup Will Be Hard For Phillips To Dismiss | 12/29/2021
- A Women Allegedly Developed Breast Cancer From Using The Phillips CPAP Sleep Apnea Machine | 12/22/2021
- Phillips And SoClean May Be Forced To Share Legal Responsibility For Failing To Warn Consumers | 12/16/2021
- Royal Phillips Versus SoClean Inc. Could Determine The Outcome Of DreamStation CPAP Lawsuits | 12/1/2021
- Recalled Phillips Sleep Apnea Devices Could Approach 15 Million Units Or More | 11/24/2021
- Sleep Apnea Patients Look To Replace Their Recalled Phillips CPAP Machine Since Phillips Seems Incapable | 11/17/2021
- Ozone Cleaning Products Are Not FDA Approved And May Be Responsible For CPAP Foam Insulation Breakdown | 11/12/2021
- CPAP Plaintiffs Suffer Anxiety From Not Knowing How Severe Their Lung Problems May Be | 11/8/2021
- New Lawsuits Allege CPAP User Developed Pancreatic Cancer From Using the DreamStation CPAP device | 11/1/2021
- Sleep Apnea Patients Continue To Use Their CPAP Device Because They Are Unable To Function The Next Day Without It | 10/27/2021
- Problems Mount For Royal Phillips From Multiple Sources Over CPAP Machine Malfunctions | 10/23/2021
- Royal Phillips Battles SoClean For Responsibility In Causing Lung Disease And Disorders | 10/19/2021
- Phillips NV Claims That A Third-Party Cleaning Solution Is The Cause Of Their Sound Abatement Foam Degrading | 10/14/2021
- The US Attorney General Is Concerned Phillips Is Failing To Deliver a Timely CPAP Solution | 10/11/2021
- A Sleep Apnea Doctor Offers Sound Advice For Patients In The Wake Of The Phillips CPAP Recall | 10/5/2021
- Sleep Apnea Problems Continue For Millions Affected By The CPAP recall | 9/29/2021
- Phillips CPAP DreamStation Cancer Could Go Undetected For A Decade | 9/23/2021
- The Phillips Sleep Apnea Device Recall Includes Both Life-Supporting and Non-Life Supporting Models | 9/17/2021
- Phillips CPAP Stockholders Were Tipped Off About CPAP Failures More Than A Month Before Millions of Users | 9/14/2021
- The Phillips Sleep Apnea Machine Recall And Replace Affects Mostly US Owners | 9/9/2021
- Phillips CPAP Sleep Apnea Device Recall Will Begin Soon But Could Take One Year To Complete | 9/6/2021
- Phillips CPAP Users May Have A Replacement Device Coming Within The Next Several Months | 9/1/2021
- FDA Recall Classification of Phillips CPAP Devices Is The One Reserved For The Most Worrisome Medical Devices | 8/26/2021
- Charities Re-Purpose Non-Essential Sleep Apnea Machines Into Covid-19 Ventilators | 8/24/2021
- The Life or Death Demand Created By The Delta Variant Of Covid-19 Magnifies The Need For Safe Ventilators | 8/20/2021
- Former Phillips CPAP Users May Not Get A Replacement For Months | 8/18/2021
- You May Have Sleep Apnea And Not Know It | 8/16/2021
- Lawsuits Are Being Filed By People That Have Developed Cancer From Using The Phillips Sleep Apnea Device | 8/11/2021
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