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How much does a polysomnographer make?
it depends on experience and location I have seen people start at 11 an hour and others at 18 I've seen registered techs make 18-32 an hour depending on location las Vegas 18hr, phoenix 30hr
Which part of cpap controls oxygen saturation?
The CPAP machine itself does not control your SPO2 or oxygen saturation, so there is no part that controls this. Simplified, SPO2 is the amount of oxygen, expressed as a percent, found in the blood. Your optimal SPO2 is determined during your sleep study. The RT or Polysomnographer that performed your sleep study would adjust your pressure, measured in centimeters of water, to determine what decreases your apnea events while keeping your SPO2 as optimal as possible. This is called titrating. So essentially the oxygen saturation is controlled by the pressure setting that is determined by your physician as your therapeutic level or range. If by using a pulse ox monitor, you have determined that your SPO2 is dropping while using your CPAP machine, you should discuss these finding with your physician because a new sleep study may be required.
What kind of specialist should you see about your sleep disorder?
== == The specialist that performs a Sleep Test is called a Polysomnographer. Some are registered and some are not. Once the data is gathered, the test is then scored by either the same technician or one that specifically does scoring. Once the scoring is completed it is normally interpreted by a Physician to confirm the results and make a diagnosis and recommendations.
What are cpap machines?
C-pap machines are devices that help one who has trouble sleeping at night due to Sleep Apnea, or severe snoring issues. The C-pap keeps the tissue in a persons throat open with pressurized air flow.
Is CPAP a ventilator?
In the strictest and shortest answer yes. However when one thinks of a ventilator for health reasons, they are not really comparable. A Cpap Machines introduces positive pressure air to induce the patient to breathe on their own. The amount of pressure is decided by a physician with the aid of a polysomnographer and/or a respiratory therapist. It does not "breathe" for you. Breathe being the complete process of inhaling to inflate the lacks and provide oxygen to the blood and organs and then exhale to release carbon dioxide. The patient does that on their own. A "ventilator" such as what most people think of, commonly used in ICUs, "breathes" for the patient. The vent settings are determined by physician or more commonly a respiratory therapist based on a physicians needs/expectations. There are several settings for a ventilator, but it introduces oxygen to inflate and then "removes" the air to exhale the carbon dioxide for the next cycle. In the strictest sense, the machine "breathes" for the patient until they are able to do so on their own. The ventilator is also more invasive because in order to work efficiently, a tube must be introduced into the patients airway and secured in the trachea commonly done with an ET tube (Endotracheal) or Tracheostomy tube through a hole cut into the throat/trachea of the patient. CPAP machines introduces the positive air via a mask, nasal canula or combination of the two. Therefore nothing is actually placed "into" the body except the air.
