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## The website also provides you instructions on how to locate your device Serial Number and will guide you through the registration process.
## Call 1-877-907-7508 if you cannot visit the website or do not have internet access.
==Additional Actions==
* calling their Doctor, DME, and insurance company to evaluate options
* some patients are attempting to 'de-foam' their DreamStation products (there have been reported failures and successes)
==Refurbished Machines==
At this time, short of disassembly, we know of no way of determining if a PR machine (such as DS1) has been repaired by PR by replacing by the foam. Replaced foam is white, not gray/black.
===De-Foaming===
No 'official' has said to de-foam the recalled devices, . This includes Philips Respironics, FDA, Doctors Associations, etc.
The "de-foaming" movement is purely a user movement. Users basically saying it is taking too long to get devices replaced or repaired, most estimates state a year to complete.
Below are two threads on [http://ApneaBoard.com/forums Apnea Board forums] that discuss defoaming of the affected machines. Do so at your own risk.
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