Early this year 2023 i was given new mask equipment from (b)(6) medical group cpap part of clinic (health partners ).It was an res med airfit f20 lge - amer ref 63402.I had went in for a yearly check i believe.Soon after i got this, i noticed that i was getting headaches almost every morning then every morning.Also, my memory became "extremely" poor.(i used to be able to do 3 digit addition subtraction, not anymore.Still) i did go to see my regular doctor later as i wanted help; he is a good guy but jokingly laughed and said i remembered to get there.We do joke around alot.I dont think there was anything he could really do at that time but i had too.So that night i cut out one of the rubber valves in the elbow between the hose and the mask.I thought this might help as it seems to stop air from coming up the hose and out the mask on exhale.In other words when i would exhale alot of the oxygen depleted air from my lungs would go into tube and then when i would inhale part would go back into lungs and ruber valves stayed sealed.(ps i am a hvac service tech sales operator owner.Not a scientist, but i know alot about airflow.) immediately the next morning i felt better and within a couple weeks i was back to as i was before except my brain functions and memory.Which are still not as they were before.I "didn't" call anybody "immediately" as i wanted to get another mask with bad style elbow.And i couldn¿t get one "until" 6 mos later as 1.Insurance "wouldn't" give another 2.I "couldn¿t" pay for one outside of insurance 3.I "couldn¿t" afford as i was and "basically" still only making (b)(6) hr 51 hrs a week.( business people are so rich, lol ) any way, i finally got one (b)(6) 2023 as i "finally" remembered to call.To my amazement it appears to be the same.I have both and still using one i cut valve out of.If you want /need more date and # info we should be able to get it from clinic i cannot remember exact dates.Although this is a goofy cpap machine.Res med device # 956 ser (b)(6), ref 39485, lot 1648947 it "automatically" adjusts to breathing cycle or something? and i think that is also part of why valves "wouldn't" open to keep fresh air moving through hose as i "doesn't" give enough pressure at inhale and exhale cycles.I still get headaches 10 days a month but that is back to normal for years.I dont want to sue for big money i only want somebody to be held "somehow" accountable, and at least test these things before throwing them on the public.I "truly" believe some people may have "possibly" died from this, as my health was dwindling.Had i not had skills in mechanical problem solving, i wonder if doctors would have been able to find the issue.These machines/devices should be tested together before use, not on involuntary patience.Reference report: mw5147712.
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