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DIY Don't!
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DIY Don't! by Phil For those of you brave enough to join me on my latest misadventure, here is a little info that will be useful. Many ShopVacs have two ports so hooking the hose to one creates a vacuum and to the other creates a blower. Keep that in mind as you read on... A few weeks ago I went in for a sleep test to determine if I have sleep apnea. After a long time of being tired, falling asleep anytime I sit down and a covert video Pam took of me sleeping where it sounded like I was dying, I thought it was time to check things out. The technician wired me up and I nodded off to la-la land. A short while later he returned to report that yes, I definitely am a proud member of the sleep apnea society. He fitted me with a CPAP machine and back to sleep I went. Three hours later I awoke refreshed, full of energy and ready to face the world! I decided I need to get one of those machines. Now comes the frustrating part. Their doctor had to send paperwork to my doctor who had to contact the company to order my equipment. It's been several weeks and I'm still waiting! So then I had a thought! (For our longtime readers, you know this is the point where things usually go terribly wrong. Well, not to disappoint...) A CPAP machine is just a mask that blows air into your nose while you sleep, right? I have several masks I use for woodworking and a shopvac that blows. That plus a hose and some duct tape and I should be in business! With Pam shaking her head (there always seems to be a lot of head shaking when I have brilliant ideas), I gathered the material and set out to make my own DIY CPAP machine. Everything was going great until I accidentally hooked the hose to the suck port instead of the blow port. The good news is the doctor said my lips should shrink to their normal size in a week or two. He was a little vague if my epiglottis will grow back, but I'm sure that's nothing to worry about. Bonus - my sinuses have never been so clean! The lesson? Some things are fine to do-it-yourself, but when it comes to important issues like sleep apnea or your eternal salvation, you need to go to an expert. Let a sleep doc work on your snore and Jesus on your soul. No amount of duct tape can fix those!
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