Sleep Apnea

If you are currently on oxygen therapy your physician may add it to your cpap machine via a shuttle/shunt that is connected to the tubing. Thus eliminating the need to wear the nasal canula and the mask together.

Sleep apnea is not generally considered an infection. Sleep apnea is a condition in which a person temporarily stops breathing while they sleep. It can be a temporary problem caused by a cold or similar sort term illness or may be a chronic problem that causes a person to no longer be able to control their airway while they sleep. One major contributing factor of chronic sleep apnea is obesity.

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.

Yes, sleep apnea cause snoring. From a light sleep to a deep sleep, the muscles in the roof of your mouth, tongue and throat relax. The tissues in your throat can relax enough and block your airway create a vibrate sound which is called snoring.

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a common risk factor for both diabetes and sleep apnea is being overweight. That is for type 2 diabetes and osa that is not caused by tonsils, uvula, deviated septum, or adnoids.

Yes. This product can cause the tongue to blacken. At first it's a shock but then you realize that it's a side effect of the oral rinse which is not harmful. It would be helpful if this side effect was listed on the printout received from the pharmacists.

It is likely bacterial growth and should be thoroughly cleaned and removed and the chamber sterilized before using again. If possible the water chamber should be replaced. Check with your insurance to determine how often this is covered.

SIDS is not the same as apnea. Many people have apnea and apnea has killed infants. Infants with apnea can be resuscitated. An apnea monitor (AKA cot monitor) can detect when a SIDS victim stops breathing � but remember, a SIDS victim is already dead when that happens.

Note: Infants with apnea usually are placed on apnea monitors for apnea, not to prevent the unpreventable. And many SIDS parents do use apnea monitors on subsequent children � this has mainly a placebo effect on the parents.

No, they are not. You can revive a baby that has apnea if it is not too late. A SIDS baby you can't revive. SIDS is undetectable and you never know when it will hit. With apnea a baby can stop breathing and start again. SIDS is totally different.

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Only let your Dr. decide how many liters of o2 bleed in you need with your cpap. Too much oxygen can cause you to suffer from co2 poisioning or too much carbon dioxide in your blood gases. Never attempt to change the settings yourself. It's a dangerous game.

Hey I like your question! the answer is no. Your body atomaticaly know's to breath. When you think about breathing you sit there and go In... Out... In... Out.... and so on. But when you're sleeping, or doing anything else your body just know's that it's supposed to breath =D Hope that answers your question!

Treatment for sleep apnea should always be based on the individual so the ideal treatment will vary. Possible treatments include CPAP, MRS or surgery. Life style changes such as weight loss can also be recommended.

YES you should worry! Technically you should not drink excessively if you have sleep apnea. And the warnings for hydrocodone say to consult your doctor if you have sleep apnea. So you should definitely NOT mix the two together period, and especially if you have sleep apnea. It could slow your breathing so much that you have that chance of dying in your sleep. As a general rule, you should never mix alcohol with any sort of pills that have an hepatic metabolism, ventilatory depression, or Disulfiran effect. There are lots of pills that you can mix with alcohol but you should first know wich are these pills. Besides, you should remember that both, Hydrocodone and Alcohol (Ethanol) have an hepatic metabolism (liver); so you could also get heptotoxicity if you mix them, and eventually liver failure, so be careful.

You can check out this article on snoring and sleep apnea: http://alboett.blogspot.com/2009/12/snoring-vs-sleep-apnea.html

3-5 cmH2o is usually a good starting point for infant CPAP

Oxygen makes you more alert and clear thinking. Navy pilots are required at times to go an 100% oxygen prior to an approach if cruising altitude has been higher than a certain level

If, however, you are a carbon dioxide retainer, excessive oxygen can be fatal. In a CO2 retainer, excessive O2 can cause the respiratory system to slow, and cause a fatal amount of CO2 to build up in the lungs. I have personal experience with this, and nearly over dosed on O2 on one occasion.

The type of mask that is used is really down to personal preference for the most part. However different masks do provide different functions. For instance:

A full face mask that covers your entire face will allow a person who sleeps on there stomach and even face down to still receive the benefits of cpap as long as the exhaust can escape via normal port or a special extension hose.

A face mask that covers the nose and mouth is good for mouth breathers like me. I usually spend some of my sleep cycle on my stomach. When on my stomach, even facing to the sides, my mouth usually opens at some point. If i was using a nasal only mask cushion or pillow, that would cause in interruption in therapy. They do make chin straps to help keep the mouth closed in these instances but i don't care for them and this solves that problem nicely for me.

Sleep apnoea in British English or sleep apneaAmerican English.

Your question has a couple different answers. The first answer would be for an EM medic assign to a FJ Infantry unit. The medic at this level would carry a cloth bag designed specifically for the FJ medic. The bag contained basically the same items a Heer medic would carry in the leather pouches issued to non-FJ troops. In addition to the cloth bag, the medic would be issued a larger canteen used by medic personnel. The next level would be for the FJ medic NCO. In addition to the cloth bag, and canteen, he would be issued a backpack containing additional bandage material, a small pouch containing medic tools, and lastly, additional drugs not issued to the EM medic.

When you move beyond these two, you are primarily asking about field medical units. These would be staffed by doctors in addition to the EM/NCOs assigned to a field medic unit. I hope this helps to answer you question. If you are looking for information on specific items carried, I can provide this information.

Usually people do not die when they have sleep apneas. They have a compromised sleep, so then when they wake up they are tense, sleepy, and have problems with blood pressure and risk of heart failures.

Probably more often than you would think! CPAP mask cushions, nasal pillows all pick up facial oils, in spite of your cleaning efforts. They simply start to break down and lose their effectiveness! You should clean your mask cushion regularly with warm soapy water. Make sure your get in the habit of washing your face before you go to bed each night to remove any facial oils or anything else on your face that may affect the seal of your interface or mask. You will sleep better if you do! Better seal means better Sleep! === ===

Humans all need sleep in order for their bodies to function during the next day. Those with sleep disorders are not getting to the REM stage of sleep and not getting enough rest and will fall asleep on the job or behind the wheel of a vehicle. People who suffer from sleep apnea may be eligible for a C-PaP machine (Continuous Positive Air Pressure) to aid in sleep at night. Having been a user of a C-PaP for over 11 years it has helped my symptoms greatly and I can lead a pretty normal life. Whenever I lay down, even for a short nap, I always use the C-PaP machine. For dry climates one can get a humidifier attachment which heats water (use distilled water ONLY) and makes the sleep more comfortable and less drying out in the nasal cavities. Again if you use a humidifier attached to the C-PaP ONLY use distilled water ... the reason being is that all the harmful chemicals have been filtered out and there is no chlorine smell to the water as you are breathing during the night.

In short, yes, depending on whether you meet certain qualifications. Sleep apnea is often treatable but can result in serious health issues that could prevent one from working. Veterans who have sleep apnea to the extent that they must use a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine for the condition are eligible for 50 percent disability.