Nasal continuous positive
airway pressure, CPAP is a device that
could be helpful for patient with moderate to severe sleep disorders. A CPAP
unit blows air into your nose using a small air compressor. A facemask or a set
of nasal plugs is used to deliver air through your nose. The pressure of the air
is adjusted to give adequate airflow to the nose to allow you to breathe vital
oxygen supply and air into your lungs. Once the airway is opened, your blood
oxygen level remains steady during sleep; sleep becomes more restful and
satisfying and you will feel less sleepy during the day.
Because
CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) is to be worn for the rest of a
patient’s life the compliance in use reduces drastically in 60% of patients
according to our survey.
CPAP is a device attached to a
pump that forces air continuously into your body while you sleep. If you don’t
use it, and you have severe apnea your life could be in jeopardy.
Sleep study
evaluate the pattern of your sleep. What you will be missing if you snore and
have interrupted sleep is the REM sleep. Then you wake up un-rested and tired.
Sleep study also evaluates the amount of
oxygen in your body, how well you sleep, how many times you stop breathing and
how does your heart, lung and brain responses to your way of sleeping.
