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		StrictDabbler on April 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Night of the living brain fog dead or how I hacked... Yes, absolutely. It is worth practicing medicine when the treatment is inherently harmless and going through the medical system has been bottlenecked. Nobody is killed (or really harmed) by trying a CPAP and the waiting list for sleep clinics can be months or years long, not to mention the expense. It's one of the rare medical interventions that is relatively safe for an individual. Probably should be otc.

LoganDark on April 10, 2023 [–]

> Probably should be otc.

Isn't it already, if you can just buy a CPAP machine off the shelf?

StrictDabbler on April 17, 2023 | [–]

Late reply, but no, legally you cannot buy or sell a CPAP machine without a prescription. It so obviously should be OTC that there's a thriving gray-market.

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