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Intelligence is apparently not needed to be a:
1, News reporter
2. RPSGT
3. Doctor!!!?
I know it's not fair to make generalizations--but where do some of these characters come from?

I'd sure put RRTs in that list before I would the RPSGTs. And while I've never been impressed w/any news article a reporter has done for or about me I'd have to rank sleep doctors and RRTs above news reporters. But then I suppose that's like trying to rank politicians, attorneys, used car salesmen and horse traders.

My personal experience is that the RPSGTs are the true heroes of sleep medicine.

Slinky wrote:But then I suppose that's like trying to rank politicians, attorneys, used car salesmen and horse traders.

That's easy. Horse traders are the worst!

The good sleep techs rule. So do the good RRTs. Unfortunately, very few of the good RRTs seem to end up anywhere near DMEs, seems to me.

I've seen the worst of all the above--bad luck?

chunkyfrog wrote:I've seen the worst of all the above--bad luck?

(insert random Nebraska joke here)

LinkC wrote:

Madalot wrote:And what about sleep apnea affecting mostly overweight males? Seriously???

Do you disagree that OSA patients are usually overweight males? Cause the Mayo Clinic thinks they are.
I don't see anywhere that the quoted doctor said skinny women aren't also affected. They just aren't the largest demographic.

Two of the quoted assertions are accurate, and the "sudden death" one could have been worded better, but none are "misinformation".

I agree with you.

It is funny how some people get all bent out of shape about something.

I guess the article is just dandy if you are a fat male, heavy snorer, believe you would be cured if you just had the discipline to lose weight, and haven't died in your sleep (yet).

jnk wrote:

Slinky wrote:Leave it to you, jnk! Just the facts, man, just the facts.

I don't pretend to be in law enforcement, though, since that would be dangerous misinformation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxhuUdZzGYw

HA! Jack Webb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpVjW30I-YU

jnk wrote:

Slinky wrote:Hmmmm. Reggie White, .....

So Reggie could not have used an Autoset CPAP because of:

AutoSet algorithm would not increase pressure
in response to apneas beyond 10 cm H2O. While this
prevents the device from “running away” it is not ideal as
obstructive apneas above 10 cm H2O are not responded to
and central apneas occurring at pressures less than 10 cm
H2O cause inappropriate increases in pressure. It is for this
reason that APAP devices are generally not recommended
for patients known to have conditions, such as congestive
heart failure, that predispose to central apneas

Source:

http://www.resmed.com/us/assets/documen ... -paper.pdf