[sgbuffett]

Neighbor had a  heart attack at age 65 but continued working after recovery. He is 69 yo this year.

Because he has serious sleep problems problem called sleep apnea and stops breathing at night and snore until choke at night, the doctor recommend getting a machine to aid him to breathe better. He was given a list of recommend sellers/machines to buy to help with this problem. These.machiens are called CPAP machine.

Because the couple cannot read English they asked me to help With the purchase. I called up to find the available options on the recommended list the machine range from $2500 to $4K. The accessory like a simple breathing mask that is part of the device cost $500.

Obviously the hospital (govt hospital) looked for the best of the best to put on recommend list. I did a check of how these machines work and they are quite simple. Why they are so expensive is because they are medical devices and the branded one will charge a high premium.

I check online on n this issue. In fact it's a common problem and actually many people use such  machines....and the cheaper alternatives works exactly the same as the expensive ones that cost 5 times the price.

This machine has hundreds of Singaporean buyers and cost just a fraction.