Subj : Re: Huntsville Hamfest
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Moondog
Date : Fri Mar 17 2023 19:59:00

  Re: Re: Huntsville Hamfest
  By: Daryl Stout to Moondog on Fri Mar 17 2023 01:24 am




 >  Mo> Have you considered doing a sleep study regarding your insomnia?
 >  Mo> Sometimes the body wakes itself uyp if something isn't right.  A bipap
 >  Mo> or cpap may be necessary to correct sleep patterns.
 > 
 >   I have severe sleep apnea. The problem is that the CPAP they gave me
 > requires water...and the way we get lightning in central Arkansas during
 > thunderstorms, if that's plugged in, and a close or direct strike occurs,
 > I could be fatally electrocuted. I already have nervous system damage from
 > 2 indirect lightning strikes at 3 and 16 years of age.
 > 
 >   Plus, after I moved back home 5 years ago, in putting my Mom in a nursing
 > home (she passed away in August, 2019), much of my stuff is still in storage
 > crates in the garage. But, after having hernia surgery after moving back
 > home, I can't lift anything heavy, or I might undo the surgery. So, I have
 > no idea where it is.
 > 
 > Daryl
 > 
 > ... I thought I was indecisive...but now, I'm not so sure.

I never heard of someone taking  lightning hit from a humidifier in a cpap. 
I won't rule it out.  If you need a cpap and you live in a storm belt area (I
do as well) I would consider a UPS /battery backup for the device to keep it
running in a storm and act as a form of isolation from surges and spikes. 
Burning up a UPs is better than getting zapped or burning up a cpap machine.

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