What is CPAP?!
Question: What is CPAP!?
Is it to do with people who sleep too much!? I work, walk alot, don't eat junk food and try to keep my sleep hours normal!. 9!.30pm to 5!.30am!. would this CPAP help what ever it is!?!?!?!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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It is for people who have sleep apnea!. If you snore alot and wake up alot at night, or fall asleep while driving or in class or work, a CPAP may help, but it is prescription only and you would have to do a sleep study!. Hope this helps!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) refers to a medical device used primarily for the treatment of sleep apnea, although it may also be employed to transition patients in hospitals from breathing tubes, or intubation, to regular breathing!. Those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder or other breathing disorders may also use a CPAP at night!.
A CPAP machine has a small box connected to tubes through which air flows!. The tubes are connected to a mask worn on the face!. Straps around the mask fit it to the face over the mouth and nose!. For those with sleep apnea, the CPAP is used at night during normal sleep!.
Sleep apnea causes interruption of natural breathing during sleep!. The CPAP uses compressed air to keep the air passage open so breathing continues normally!. The appropriate pressure values are determined during a sleep study!. Sleep laboratories observe patients overnight to gauge their degree of apnea and other sleep problems!. After a person's sleep is observed, a recommendation is made as to what pressure value is likely to be most effective!.
Since sleep apnea can have an overall effect on a person
A CPAP machine has a small box connected to tubes through which air flows!. The tubes are connected to a mask worn on the face!. Straps around the mask fit it to the face over the mouth and nose!. For those with sleep apnea, the CPAP is used at night during normal sleep!.
Sleep apnea causes interruption of natural breathing during sleep!. The CPAP uses compressed air to keep the air passage open so breathing continues normally!. The appropriate pressure values are determined during a sleep study!. Sleep laboratories observe patients overnight to gauge their degree of apnea and other sleep problems!. After a person's sleep is observed, a recommendation is made as to what pressure value is likely to be most effective!.
Since sleep apnea can have an overall effect on a person
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