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Re:Two nights of broken sleep can make people feel years old... by david-gpu on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @06:16PM (#39845263)
Agreed on all counts, down to having contemplated 3D printing molds to manufacture custom silicone masks. I also wish the tube had a sensor to detect whether you are sleeping on your back to preemptively raise the pressure. Or having better algorithms to detect hypopneas before the air stops flowing altogether.

I don't even understand why purchasing a CPAP machine requires a prescription. I'm scared of the possibility of a doctor denying me a new CPAP machine when the current one inevitably croaks. The device is a glorified fan, for goodness sake.

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Re:Two nights of broken sleep can make people feel years old... by elric on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @06:38PM (#39845456)
The prescription thing is probably location specific, but AFAIK you can just buy them online. I have a few spares I bought online from back when I frequently slept in different places.

Masks straps could probably be fitted with an accelerometer to detect positioning. If they can make heated tubing, this isn't such a stretch. Might also be useful in correctly flagging events: my machine often incorrectly marks position switches as periods of hypopnea.

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