Just when you thought we had turned the corner.
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The chip shortage? New cars? Neon costs?
The news reports say there was an increase in demand for used cars. A result of higher financing costs moving people away from new vehicles?
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I need a new CPAP the doc said today. He knows Neon is in short supply. Getting a new machine is very hard to even find right now.
See if you are eligible for the alternative to CPAP–an implantable device (Inspire). Covered by Medicare, but no idea of cost (not cheap–5-figures). But no more CPAP machine.
I do not have Medicare.
The implant works for some people but is third rate. The reason people get it is because they do not like the CPAP masks. I have no problem with wearing a mask.
@Leap1 - I don’t need a CPAP machine now, and I hope I never need one, but if I did, I think the mask would freak me out and I would gravitate towards the Inspire.
Can you give us some facts about how Inspire is “third rate”?
Thanks,
'38Packard
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I would not call implanting inspire major surgery but calling it minor surgery would be misleading. It is an important procedure and things can go wrong.
When things do go wrong…One thing to watch for with anything procedure is infections. Because you can end up with recurring infections once that starts.
What is Inspire for sleep apnea? What to know about the new treatment - CNET.
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Ohhh - You’re inferring that Inspire is third rate because of the risk of an infection?
Hmmmm - I just had arthroscopic knee surgery (cleaned up my shredded meniscus and removed calcium deposits) after Christmas and a second round of sinus surgery (MIST) in late January to open my sinus passages to eliminate frequent sinus infections and earaches.
Both procedures were done in Boston area hospitals, day surgery - in and out in about 4 hours. Both surgeries required general anesthesia. For the sinus surgery, I had to take antibiotics one week before surgery and one week after just in case of infection.
While infection with any surgery is always a risk, I would not call a procedure to implant a device which can help people “third rate” (meaning that it is somewhat inferior). I’d say it has it’s usual risks and it’s up to a doctor and a patient to assess those risks and determine the best course of treatment for each individual.
'38Packard
==> Not an internet doctor nor do I play one on TV
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Yep my dad several times over years ago used to say avoid sinus surgeries because of infections. They are recurrent.
I was a smoker. I stopped smoking. The headaches went away. Between the bouts of dehydration as a young drinker/smoker and nasal inflammation of course I had headaches.
Surgeons will cut that is what surgeons do. Good luck having your own opinion.
Mine is informed by man who did not sell day old bread. From my vantage point his comments were inside baseball.
I love the idea of assessing those risks. You have the surgery anyway. That is the common outcome from those discussions where the patient assesses the risk, the doctor decides.
I do not know your situation. The surgery might have been unavoidable.
The lengths I went to I stopped smoking. Smoking and having infections…image that…