The White House did not disclose President Joe Biden’s sleep apnea in his 2021 and 2023 physicals, records show.
The president was photographed Wednesday with lines on his cheeks, which the White House later disclosed were due to a CPAP machine that he uses for sleep apnea. (RELATED: Was Something Strapped To Biden’s Face? Questions Fly Over Bizarre Marks)
“Since 2008, the President has disclosed his history with sleep apnea in thorough medical reports. He used a CPAP machine last night, which is common for people with that history,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates told Bloomberg.
A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device uses air pressure to help users breathe while sleeping. According to the Mayo Clinic, “Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts.” Loud snoring and feeling tired after a full night’s sleep are common indicators of sleep apnea.
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 28: U.S. President Joe Biden talks to reporters as he departs the White House on June 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Biden is traveling to Illinois to speak on what the administration has dubbed “Bidenomics” and to attend a campaign fund raiser before returning to Washington later in the evening. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Biden’s physical records from 2021 and 2023 did not mention anything regarding the condition or the use of a CPAP machine.
In 2021, physician to the president Kevin C. O’Connor said Biden’s “lung examination” and “oxygen saturation” were “entirely normal,” and the publicly issued document does not list sleep apnea.
In Feb. 2023, the date of Biden’s last physical, O’Connor deemed Biden’s lung examination came back “entirely normal” and said the president uses nose spray for his seasonal allergies, but did not mention the sleep condition.
The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller’s request for comment.