As an APAP device, the pressure levels automatically adjust based on your breathing patterns. This is particularly beneficial for people who need higher pressure levels when breathing in, and lower levels when exhaling.
Your doctor can also discuss alternatives to CPAP if you are unable to use CPAP therapy, if it has not been effective for you, or if you simply want to explore your other options.
As with most health conditions, sleep apnea doesn’t resolve itself without treatment, and also like most health conditions, sleep apnea conditions can get worse without treatment.
Our goal, is to bring attention to common issues with CPAP therapy in general and problems that we’ve experienced, or our customers have experienced and provide valuable suggestions that have been proven to improve a lot of CPAP users experience.
Sleep apnea can’t be cured, but treatments can help improve sleep by reducing the number of breathing interruptions.
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Getting an official diagnosis is the first step to getting help for sleep apnea. CPAP therapy is an effective treatment option, but it may not be right for everyone.
Nasal masks – these are the most common type of mask. They sit over the nose and are held in place by a strap around the head. However, they are not very useful if you cannot breathe through your nose particularly well.
There may arise rare instances of respiratory distress where a hospitalized patient would greatly benefit from CPAP but does not tolerate the mask or is not complaint due to delirium, agitation or factors such as very young age in children or the elderly. In such scenarios, mild sedation with low dose fentanyl or dexmedetomidine can be used to improve compliance, until the therapy is pelo longer indicated.
Generally, Inspire will not limit normal daily activities. However, you should ask your Inspire therapy-trained doctor more info about any activities that are particularly strenuous, like weight lifting, or those that use a large or unpredictable range of motion in your upper body and/or arms, such as working as a firefighter.
Unfortunately, these complaints sometimes lead to inconsistent use or abandonment of the device altogether. Proper mask fitting and use of a humidifier can resolve these issues.
Instead of back sleeping, experts recommend side sleeping to reduce the impacts of OSA. Studies have shown that patients who wear devices that alert them when they are on their backs
Your headgear may need replacing when the straps become loose or you have difficulty maintaining a good seal when you move
Oral appliances are devices made by a dentist and customized to an individual’s mouth shape and size. There are two types of devices: mandibular repositioning mouthpieces, which hold the lower jaw in position, and tongue-retaining devices, which hold the tongue in position.