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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting patients, caregivers and health care providers that Philips Respironics has recalled certain BiPAP and CPAP masks due to a serious safety concern. The ...

WASHINGTON — Medical equipment company Philips Respironics has recalled at least 17 million masks used with breathing devices designed to treat patients with sleep apnea and other respiratory ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting patients, caregivers and healthcare providers Philips Respironics (Philips) recalled certain masks due to a safety concern.

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Key Takeaways Use a chin strap with your CPAP machine to keep your mouth closed and ...

Among patients with long-term usage of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, several mask-related adverse effects were associated with CPAP nonadherence and residual excessive sleepiness ...

(CBS News) Two new studies suggest people who use a CPAP machine for sleep apnea might have an added benefit - a reduced risk for hypertension and heart disease. Sleep apnea is a common but serious ...

(WKBN) – More than 17 million masks for BiPAP and CPAP machines have been recalled, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said that Philips Respironics (Philips) has recalled ...