Phillips Respironics May Not Have A Suitable Solution To Their Defective Sleep Apnea Devices

Former Phillips CPAP users may be better off spending the money and replacing the Phillips brand of sleep apnea machine with a more reputable brand

Friday, February 25, 2022 - Hundreds of former users of the Phillips DreamStation sleep apnea machine have developed a wide variety of health problems and have filed CPAP cancer lawsuits. US government regulators were angered by complaints made to them by former Phillips CPAP sleep apnea machine users that they were getting nowhere after contacting the company to start their repair or replacement program. The complaints prompted Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and Attorney General William Tong to alert the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to aggressively step up efforts to ensure that Phillips Respironics lived up to their Phillips CPAP recall promise to replace the sound abatement foam or issue the user a new machine. The FDA issued a Class I recall of the defective DreamStation sleep apnea machine, its most critical warning to people that using the device could cause death. It has recently been discovered that the repair and replacements to the Philips DreamStation, CPAP, BiPAP, and mechanical ventilators may cause health problems similar to those caused by the original insulation foam. The new sound abatement foam has failed FDA tests and also leaches toxic, potentially carcinogenic particles, chemicals, and gasses into the machine's airway, and the user's mouth, throat, and lungs. According to a press release issued by the regulators and published by AboutLawsuits.com, "Connecticut constituents have expressed alarm that the FDA and Philips have failed to put in place a transparent plan to mitigate the now-clear carcinogenic risks associated with these devices, despite multiple warnings to consumers," They (Phillips CPAP users) have also reported increases in secondary weight gain, blood pressure, anxiety, and insomnia as a result of their inability to use their C-PAP devices. Others are considering paying hundreds of dollars to replace their devices while running into supply shortages of alternatives. Furthermore, despite making repeated calls to Phillips, these constituents report receiving inadequate answers from the company as to when they can expect a replacement device."

Some users may have had no choice other than to continue to use their Phillips CPAP device because of a serious underlying medical condition or having severe sleep apnea. Most medical experts were advising sleep apnea patients to consult with their physicians before discontinuing using the recalled machine. More than 15 million people were using the Phillips Philips DreamStation, CPAP, BiPAP, and mechanical ventilators under FDA emergency recall. With what we know today about Phillips replacing the devices with one equally as deadly, sleep apnea patients may be better off biting the bullet and spending the money to get a new machine. While no sleep apnea machine brand is guaranteed to be safe, CPAP.com offers most brands of Phillips CPAP replacements that could provide patients with safe, dependable sleep apnea relief within days. Reputable brands carry multiple customer reviews that may be researched before deciding on a particular machine.

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