What was most shocking to me was not the corporate incompetence (I'm used to that), but the fact that 5 million devices had been recalled. I had no idea there were so many people that used a sleep apnea machine.
I'm wondering if common wisdom will change dramatically in the next 50-100 years on human lifestyles, and most of these diseases will be largely resolved (like gout was for the upper classes of a few centuries ago).
I recently got gout when I really pushed my body hard by running 4x my normal distance in one week, still worked out, kept eating lots of junk (lots of sugary stuff), and drinking 3-4 drinks a night regularly. I also got a cold. Right after that, I got hit with massive toe pain on one foot.
Thankfully it was just a little bit of prednisone but it caused me to back off drinking and eat less sweet things. I'm relatively fit (~35" waist, 203-205ish pounds at 6'1"), but I also dropped down about 5 pounds (was about 208-210) after that and will probably continue to lose more.
Sleep apnea is extremely common. And it appears to be correlated with having had corrective orthodontics, so may in fact be more common than previously.
I'm wondering if common wisdom will change dramatically in the next 50-100 years on human lifestyles, and most of these diseases will be largely resolved (like gout was for the upper classes of a few centuries ago).