Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea can affect memory, primarily by means of much-reduced quality of sleep or chronic fatigue during the day. Any improvement in quality of sleep will improve mental function during the day.

There are many Americans who are diagnosed with sleep apnea each year. There is an estimated of about Forty-Five million people living in the United States who were diagnosed.

Ramp is a comfort feature on a CPAP machine. The ramp function increases the pressure gradually until it reaches the prescribed pressure. Some CPAP users find this gradual increase to be more comfortable than starting with the higher pressure prescribed.

Yes. Sleep apnea can occur at any age

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

In my experience, no. In my experience, no.

They are in mine, up to a new set every 6 months. Your results may differ.

My Husband has Sleep Apnea & has just came back from the hospital, as he under went a "Sleep Study" as he stops breathing in his sleep, he's constantly knackered during the day and I have said before do you know you stop breathing and he says no, he gets out of bed several times a night and doesnt realise he's doing it. Perhaps, your still asleep and thats why you dont know you do it..

You know I cannot wear it myself. Very uncomfortable plus the idiots are not even trying to fix my restless leg syndrome and I had sleep study and they gave me ambian. Yet they think I can magically sleep with this mask . I mean the one at sleep study was not that bad. So why don't they get something like that for me? Makes me wonder if I really have sleep apnea or they are using the money from my insurance.

There are many possibilities as an outcome of not using your cpap. The most likely outcome is a decrease in the quality of sleep the patient receives. The worst possible outcome would be an adverse apnea event which resulted in death.

You should always check with your physician or respiratory therapist before stopping cpap therapy on your own. Most likely there is something they can do or recommend to improve the situation you are having.

The CPAP mask is connected to the machine using special tubing also known as a hose. One end of the hose connects to an elbow or an adapter on the bottom of the mask. The other end of the hose connects to the CPAP machine output joint. It should fit snuggly, but not be difficult to attach. If it is, then you may not have the right size hosing or adapter for the mask/machine you are using and should contact your Respiratory Therapist, Physician, or CPAP supplier for help in trouble shooting this problem.

More severe cases may need assisted breathing devices to wear at night or surgery to correct airway obstruction.

The risk of obstructive sleep apnea choking can be reduced by avoiding alcohol, tobacco smoking, tranquilizers, and sedatives before bed.

BiPAP (Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure) machines work by controlling the amount of pressure that goes in and out of the lungs. This is most useful for those suffering from central apnea.

Billy the Kid shot a man for snoring In the Autumn of 1877 and it was later determined that the man he shot had sleep apnea.

Directly no. If by halo vision you mean that there are halos or auras around things you see, this is a form of hallucination. Sleep apnea can and often does result in sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation does lead to hallucinations. So, indirectly, yes it can lead to it, but not cause it.

CPAP machines are used to provide respiratory ventilation to an individual who is having a hard time breathing. Many different medical conditions exist where this device will be useful. Some examples include: Infection of the throat, irritation of the throat, and any surgical recovery when medicated depending on the type of surgery.

If you use a full face mask (mouth and nose), you won't be able to use reading glasses.

You may have better luck if you can tolerate a nasal mask or nasal pillows.

That depends on how the water was purified. The thing you want to avoid is dissolved minerals, which can build up in the humidifier of the CPAP. Distilled water is recommended because dissolved minerals cannot cross the distillation process. Other forms of "purification" such as filtering or semi-permeable membranes can leave minerals dissolved in the water.

With that said, I bought distilled water from a drugstore in Japan that was also labeled (in English) "Purified water". I have also used tap water on rare occasions when distilled water was not feasible. After doing so, I clean out the humidifer with vinegar (which dissolves the mineral residue - be sure to rinse well!).

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.

To receive a CPAP or supplies for one, you may need a prescription from a doctor, specifically an otolaryngologist or sleep disorder specialist. There should be little other reason for any doctor/patient communication regarding your CPAP unless yours requires adjustment or replacement.

A person may get a cpap from the gynecologist. If there is not a gynecologist office located near by, the patient may go to her family doctor. Sometimes the family doctor will perform a cpap.

Your doctor should refer you for a sleep study, where they will test the depth and quality of your sleep.

It's called a CPAP machine. A portable device that helps the air flow...Has a little mask that goes over face.

I've also heard of similar IPAP and BI-Pap machines.

Truly the best cure typically is weight loss-but of course that isn't the cause of sleep apnea in all cases.

http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/continuous-positive-airway-pressure-cpap-for-obstructive-sleep-apnea