Philips said its testing revealed "possible risks," which raises questions for Dr.
It's unclear how many patients have suffered health effects the company said it received complaints on 0.03 percent of its machines in 2020, including some the FDA sent about "the presence of black debris/particles" in some machines. Philips now says it will "replace or repair devices" … "within approximately 12 months" once the FDA approves a solution. Kamil said, "She called several times to her insurance and Medicare, and they're saying, because it hasn't been five years, even though it's not her fault at all, they're not willing to pay for a new machine." Jozefa Kozyra says that without a CPAP machine she can only get two to three hours of sleep at night. Her son said Medicare turned her down for a replacement machine, and she can't afford to spend hundreds of dollars to buy a new one. "When I don't have machine now, two hours, three hours," she replied. Werner asked, "How much sleep do you get without the machine?" "I'm very tired, I'm very slow," said Jozefa. Kamil told Werner, "She needs to bathe me, dress me, feed me, and other exercises to do during the day."īut since the recall, she said her doctor advised her not to use the machine – and she's struggling without it. Jozefa Kozyra, of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, relied on her DreamStation to sleep so she could provide round-the-clock care for her son, Kamil, who has muscular dystrophy. Since using CPAP, Colbert said, "I actually woke up refreshed, and could go throughout the course of my day with, you know, a ton of energy that I needed for work or, you know, time with my family." Philips has recalled the DreamStation CPAP machine that sleep apnea sufferer James Colbert uses. Werner heard from some frustrated sleep apnea sufferers, including James Colbert, who described his life 13 years ago before he started using a CPAP machine (including, for the past two years, the Philips DreamStation): "There were times where I would literally fall asleep mid-sentence talking to someone because I was so exhausted from not going to sleep the night before." and then I'm to some degree in the milder cases, letting them choose, because I also feel uncomfortable with saying I can't know that this is safe." "I'm advising the more severe patients to stay on CPAP.
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