CPAP
Machines
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The GoodKnight 420G
CPAP Machine is a quality machine and is available with
integrated Heated Humidifier |
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The HC234 features integrated
heated humidifier in this CPAP Machine. |
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S8 Escape CPAP Machine by ResMed.
This little machine is available with heated humidifier
which snaps on to the front of the unit. |
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The MSeries Remsar Plus CPAP
Machine. This is the base model by Respironics. |
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The MSeries CPAP Machine with
CFLEX is one of the best machines on the market. CFLEX
technology adds comfort to your night of sleep. |
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If you do not see the machine you are interested in
purchasing - please call us. |
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CPAP Machines
A continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) machine is used mainly by patients for the treatment
of sleep apnea at home. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when
the upper airway becomes narrow as the muscles relax naturally
during sleep. This reduces oxygen in the blood and causes
arousal from sleep. The CPAP machine stops this phenomenon
by delivering a stream of compressed air via a hose to a
nasal pillow, nose mask or full-face mask, splinting the
airway (keeping it open under air pressure) so that unobstructed
breathing becomes possible, reducing and/or preventing apneas
and hypopneas. This has the additional benefit of reducing
or eliminating snoring.
The CPAP machine blows air at a prescribed
pressure (also called the titrated pressure). The necessary
pressure is usually determined by a sleep physician after
review of a study supervised by a sleep technician during
an overnight study (polysomnography) in a sleep laboratory.
The titrated pressure is the pressure of air at which most
(if not all) apneas and hypopneas have been prevented, and
it is usually measured in centimetres of water (cm H2O).
The pressure required by most patients with sleep apnea
ranges between 6 and 14 cm H2O. A typical CPAP machine can
deliver pressures between 4 and 20 cm H2O. More specialized
units can deliver pressures up to 25 or 30 cm H2O.
CPAP treatment can be highly effective
in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. [1] For some patients,
the improvement in the quality of sleep and quality of life
due to CPAP treatment will be noticed after a single night's
use.
Given that sleep apnea is a chronic
health issue and doesn't go away, ongoing care is needed
to maintain CPAP therapy. Based on the study of cognitive
behavioral therapy (referenced above), ongoing chronic care
management is the best way to help patients continue therapy
by educating them on the [health risks of sleep apnea] and
providing motivation and support.
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more on the CPAP Machine
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