Yeah, I had never even heard of an internet-connected CPAP until this thread. I can guarantee that the statement that they're all "reporting back" is sheer bullshit.
Yeah, I had never even heard of an internet-connected CPAP until this thread. I can guarantee that the statement that they're all "reporting back" is sheer bullshit.
FMCSA requires CMV operators with a sleep apnea diagnosis in their history to demonstrate CPAP usage as a condition of the DOT medical. That consists of a Compliance report that shows an average of 4hrs of usage for at least 70% of nights. I don’t know how far FMCSA’s look back is.…Yet I was never aware that any governing body over any profession had ever mandated the use of a machine...
Here's my CPAP with wireless active. There is an SD card slot on the side, but it's empty. The VA can query my machine whenever they want to check my usage but I am pretty sure they just do the min which is query in prep for my annual check-in.
No one was ever denied a machine based on the sleep test. My experience with the 3rd follow on appointment was that no one even read the test results. 3rd follow on appointment, new nurse: "Oh, look you have restless leg too, here's an additional prescription".
Yes, it is tough to show ALL CPAPs do this. I just wanted to provide an example of what one looks like that does. I am quite sure the VA only allows apniacs to purchase ones with this capability, so they can do their checking quickly and remotely. Otherwise, the VA gets backed up. The guy who checks my CPAP is not even a doc. He just checks usage and function. If I think the CPAP is no longer working even if the tech says it is working fine, I am supposed to report this to my doc who will order up a sleep study.And mine has no such wirless capability. So the statement that all CPAP machines are doing this is still...wait for it...bullshit.
Yes, it is tough to show ALL CPAPs do this. I just wanted to provide an example of what one looks like that does. I am quite sure the VA only allows apniacs to purchase ones with this capability, so they can do their checking quickly and remotely. Otherwise, the VA gets backed up. The guy who checks my CPAP is not even a doc. He just checks usage and function. If I think the CPAP is no longer working even if the tech says it is working fine, I am supposed to report this to my doc who will order up a sleep study.
<>And yet you started this thread off with blanket statements about all CPAPs "reporting back". So you claim you had to hook your CPAP machine up to a phone line? Because I know damn well if you ever were a pilot it was before wifi was a thing. Were you required to have a dedicated phone line for it, or did "they" require you to stay off the phone between certain hours when you were expected to sleep?
<>See, that's my issue with the OP rant. Guy who claims he's a doctor first insinuating that sleep apnea isn't a real thing but is instead part of some insidious plot to...monitor our sleep? Sure. And then the blanket statement that "C-PAP unit was designed to report back in, AUTOMATICALLY, to Big Brother daily, to assure forced compliance uniformity" (inappropriate capitalization his)...well, if someone who is on the fence about getting help with their sleep apnea read that screed they might be encouraged to make a bad decision based on what is claimed. "First do no harm" indeed.
Yes, yes you did. see below. What is the question, the answer is Deny, Defend, Deflect.<>
Please read the o.p.
I clearly DID NOT SAY those things !
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@General Zod , I'm curious, what brand/model CPAP do you use?
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Please read the o.p.
I clearly DID NOT SAY those things !
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I've read it twice. Maybe you should review the words you used the order you used them in, and the claims you made.
BTW, when was this that you were required to use a CPAP that had this reporting ability?
You never answered that question when I posed it to you. Are you claiming to still be maintaining your pilots license? Because before about 15 years ago, home wifi wasn't a common thing, and wifi connectivity in devices that aren't computer related was nearly unheard of. Considering how old you've often claimed to be, this gives me even more reason to doubt you.
I know I had home wifi in the 90s.
I don't think I was special.
I don't think so.Did you have it on devices that weren't your computer or perhipherals?
Sounds like you have the ResMed S9. It's a gray machine and the humidifier snaps onto the side. You are correct, it only has the SD card slot. ResMed did have a module that fit onto the S9 for wireless connection. It didn't work very well and when the AirSense 10 came out, it had an internal modem that worked much better.ResMed. It's basically what they had when I got it, and it's got no wireless capabilities. Just a memory card slot. There apparently is a wireless accessory that can be plugged into it, but I have no such device and none was offered or suggested.