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Re: Are there any causes for OSA which cpap wont fix

Posted by ChuckS on January 21, 2002 at 09:44:45:

In Reply to: Are there any causes for OSA which cpap wont fix posted by wolfgang on January 21, 2002 at 01:09:17:

There have been past discussions about whether CPAP is compatable with military life. I think it was all about US military, but British may be similar. A number of people hove posted that CPAP is incompatable with military life, but I think that in the US, CPAP would seem compatable with at least the air force, in which I think you'd always have electricty available in your barracks. I've suggested that people consider transferring to the Air Force if they think that will work. If you flew, you might crash or get shot down and be away from CPAP and/or electricity. Many posters thought CPAP would be incompatable with being on a ship. I don't think you could use it in a foxhole. Therefore, the military may push surgery or retirement, if they don't think CPAP would work for the military. This is unfortuate, since CPAP is generally more effective than surgery.

You may want to search past forums for "military". You may also want to evaluate whether your present and future job and responsibilities will work with CPAP. Especially consider whether CPAP and combat are compatable.

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