Continuous positive airway pressure

Description CPAP

Apparatus for supporting continuous positive airway pressure ensures a continuous flow of air into the mouth and nose. This helps to keep the airway open and breathe. The pressure is transferred through a mask on your face, covering your nose or mouth and nose.

Reasons to use CPAP

CPAP is most often used for obstructive sleep apnea, or violation of breathing during sleep. This condition, in which breathing stops during sleep several times during the night. This can lead to daytime sleepiness and many other complications. CPAP helps to keep the throat and airway open.

People, suffering from sleep apnea using the device can breathe normally during sleep. He is considered the most effective treatment for sleep apnea.

Many patients, who use CPAP has the following improvements:

• The decrease daytime sleepiness;
• Lowering high blood pressure;
• Reduced symptoms of heartburn;
• Improving quality of life.

CPAP is also sometimes used:

• In the hospital for patients with acute heart failure;
• For premature babies;
• During operation under general anesthesia.

CPAP ïspolzwetsya, to ensure the stability of breath.

Possible complications

Most patients, who use CPAP, at the beginning of the use of experiencing side effects. In the early morning use of CPAP may be difficult. You can even experience a worsening of sleep. It is important to prepare for inconveniences, until you become accustomed to the use of CPAP. Talk to your doctor about measures, you can take to minimize discomfort.

CPAP GX noninvasive method, nonsurgical way of improving sleep with sleep apnea and is considered very safe. Discuss with your doctor Complications, such as:

• The feeling of claustrophobia or suffocation from wearing masks;
• Rash or pressure sores in the area of ​​the mask;
• Nasal congestion and nosebleeds;
• Sore eyes, conjunctivitis;
• Sore throat or dry;
• Headache;
• Abdominal distention;
• Discomfort in the chest muscles.

How to use CPAP?

Before using CPAP

• It will do a full medical examination;
• Your doctor may require, you to stay in the lab for sleep. This will help determine the correct pressure in the airways;
• You may need to visit a pulmonologist or otolaryngologist;
• Depending on the situation, your doctor may recommend lifestyle changes:
  • Give up smoking;
  • Reduce weight;
  • Perform exercises.

Describing the use of CPAP

• After a stay in a sleep lab, the doctor will explain, how to use a CPAP;
• CPAP involves fan (pump) and a mask. The pump is located near the bed, It departs from the tube, which is connected to the face mask. The mask is attached tightly to the head, So, so it does not leak through the air. The pump delivers air through the airway, to help keep them open.
• You will wear a mask to bed every night.

How long will the treatment take?

If you are undergoing CPAP treatment of sleep apnea, the machine will be used indefinitely.

Will it hurt?

Some patients using CPAP when observed pectoral muscle discomfort due to the increased lung volume. We need to talk to your doctor about ways to relieve discomfort.

The average hospital stay

If the device is assigned to use CPAP if sleep apnea, you have to stay in the lab, to study the process of sleep, to determine the correct pressure. Sometimes it is necessary to remain in the laboratory for one or more nights.

Care after the procedure

It is important to note, that using CPAP to treat sleep apnea, Stop the Use of CPAP will lead to a resumption of symptoms. Follow the instructions on the care and cleaning of the pump and mask.

Contact a doctor

We need to see a doctor, If after using the CPAP machine the following symptoms:

• Cough or shortness of breath;
• chest pain;
• Feeling dizzy, dizziness, headache;
• Ear pain, which increases when using the CPAP machine.