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Your skin sensitivity is keeping you from being treated for sleep apnea due to inability to keep the CPAP mask on?
There is a third party company that was created by pulmonologist that has a product called mask liners. These go between the mask cushions and the skin. They are made of a fibrous cloth like material and I believe they are hypo-allergenic and should help with the reaction to the skin.
What else can I help you with?
Why is sleep apnea unrecognized?
You can be tested for sleep apnea. Therefore, it can be recognized and even treated.
Temporary inability to breath often in sleep?
The inability to breathe temporarily is called apnea. Periods of apnea during sleep, particularly those causing intermittent, frequently subconscious awakenings, is called Sleep Apnea. Sleep apnea comes in various forms. The most common being Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). This is caused by an obstruction of the hypopharynx and glottis during sleep - usually the soft tissues of the mouth, soft palate, and throat relax during sleep and occlude the airway. Central Sleep Apnea (CSA) is rarer and caused by neurologic, toxicologic, and metabolic disorders.
What is a similarity between sleep apnea and narcolepsy?
There is no similarity.Sleep apnea is a physical condition. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder.Sleep apnea is easily treated, most commonly with a CPAP device or sometimes a dental device. Narcolepsy is normally treated with drugs and some behavioural adjustments (like naps).The only thing they have in common is the word "sleep".
What type of sleep apnea is treated with mechanical ventilators?
For moderate to severe sleep apnea, the most successful treatment is nighttime use of a ventilator, called a CPAP machine. used to treat both obstructive and central sleep apnea.
What is the most commonly experienced sleep disorder?
"Sleep apnea and insomnia are two very common sleep disorders in the United States today. Sleep apnea is a breathing problem while sleeping, which can lead to many other problems, and insomnia is the inability to fall asleep."
How is apnea of prematurity in premature infants treated?
Infants with serious apnea may need medications to stimulate breathing or oxygen through a tube inserted in the nose. Some infants may be placed on a ventilator.
How are mild cases of sleep apnea treated?
For mild cases of sleep apnea, simple measures may suffice, such as losing weight through a diet and exercise program, or preventing the person from sleeping on their back.
What are the 2 main sleep problems that you hear about?
The two most common sleep problems are sleep apnea and insomnia. Sleep apnea occurs when the airway is partially obstructed during sleep, causing the sleeper to wake up slightly. Insomnia is an inability to fall asleep.
Do you have any medicine that is used for treating sleep apnea?
Sleep apnea is a very serious condition and should be treated. It is advised that you see a general practitioner or doctor before you take any kind of medication. Surgery may be considered to treat the condition.
Is sleep apnea considered as disability?
In Britain, any condition that has a serious and long term negative effect on your ability to function in day-to-day life is considered a disability under the Equality Act 2000. Sleep Apnea can be registered as, and treated as, a disability in many cases.
When you have sleep apnea do the mask has oxgen in it?
Not usually. Sleep apnea is treated with a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machine that delivers pressurized room air to a mask or nasal "pillows". Some CPAP patients may also receive oxygen therapy, but this is unusual.
Sleep Apnea is Easily Treated?
Mild to moderate sleep apnea can be treated without significant intervention, usually the nightly use of a C-PAP machine that forces air through the respiratory system so the patient breathes continually and stays asleep. Mild to moderate sleep apnea is helped by weight reduction, which helps open the throat passages, smoking cessation to reduce inflammation and fluid retention, avoiding alcohol, sedatives and sleeping pills, which relax throat muscles and avoiding caffeine and meals before bedtime.
