You May Have Sleep Apnea And Not Know It

Sleep apnea patients usually fail to recognize their condition

Monday, August 16, 2021 - Millions of Americans suffer nightly from a condition called sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is when normal breathing is disrupted by snoring while sleeping. People that have used the Phillips CPAP sleep apnea machines or ventilators have developed lung disease and cancer. Many have hired a Phillips CPAP Recall Attorney to file a claim for monetary damages. Sleep apnea is a dangerous condition in that it threatens normal heart rhythm and could lead to a heart attack or stroke while asleep. According to the Mayo Clinic, during sleep apnea, breathing stops and then starts again. Many sleep apnea patients experience choking while sleeping. The side effects of sleep apnea can ratchet up a notch when the brain during sleep fails to send the proper signals to the throat and lungs. People suffering from sleep apnea may fail to recognize their condition, and most often, the person who is awakened night after night by loud snoring and choking sounds is the one to call attention to the matter. Sleep apnea patients may awaken several times per night out of breath and gasping for air. Sleep apnea patients may awaken several times per night with a dry mouth. All these symptoms cause the sleep apnea patient to experience a generally poor night's sleep and all of the negative effects that cause the next day with family, friends, and work. Men are about twice or three times as likely to have sleep apnea. Sleep apnea affects obese people more than those who are physically fit. Using pain medicines or others that could relax the muscles in the throat could cause sleep apnea. Losing weight may be the best solution to preventing or reversing sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea devices have been created to treat the condition. CPAP machines are manufactured and sold to be worn at night by people suffering from sleep apnea. People should be cautious about purchasing a CPAP device, however, because several have been linked with causing cancer or serious lung disease. The Phillips CPAP device, for example, has been accused of silently malfunctioning and sending toxic gases and particles from the breathing device into a person's airway. Hundreds of individuals have developed serious, life-threatening lung disease and lung cancer allegedly from using the faulty machine. Information about the possibilities of this occurring was kept from consumers for years. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) forced Phillips to recall their device, highlighting the seriousness and urgency of the problem by classifying the recall as Class 1. According to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeled Philips’ voluntary recall on millions of its sleep apnea machines and life-sustaining ventilators as a Class I recall, the most serious type because the use of the products can result in serious injuries or death." Individuals diagnosed with lung disease and cancer and have used the recalled Philips CPAP, BiPAP, or ventilator devices, have filed Phillips CPAP cancer lawsuits seeking lump-sum monetary damages. More than 9 million dollars to date have been paid to the lung cancer and lung disease victims of the recalled Philips CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilator devices.

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We will represent all persons in involved in a BiPAP or CPAP cancer lawsuit on a contingency basis, meaning there are never any legal fees unless we win compensation in your case. Anyone who developed cancer or another serious side effect as a result of using a Philips CPAP sleep apnea machine or ventilator in --or is a family member of such a person--is eligible to receive a free, no-obligation case review from our attorneys. Simply contact our firm through the online contact form or the chat feature and one of our Philips BiPAP cancer lawyers serving will contact you promptly to discuss your case.