Try: Continuous positive airway pressure cpap is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea osa at first cpap patients should be monitored in a sleep lab to determine the appropriate amount of air pressure for them the first few nights on cpap tend to be difficult with patients experiencing less sleep many people at first find the mask uncomfortable claustrophobic or embarrassing cpap is not a cure and must be used every night for life non-compliant people experience a full return of obstructive sleep apnea and related symptoms during cpap therapy the person sleeps wearing a face mask connected to a pump that forces air into the nasal passages at pressures high enough to overcome obstructions in the airway and stimulate normal breathing the airway pressure delivered into the upper airway is continuous during both inspiration and expiration types of cpap therapy nasal cpap is currently the best treatment for severe obstructive sleep apnea cpap is safe and effective even in children tissues are prevented from collapsing during sleep and apnea is effectively prevented without surgical intervention daytime sleepiness improves or resolves heart function and hypertension also improve and importantly the quality of life improves continuous positive airway pressure cpap provides one constant air pressure all through the night automatic positive airway pressure apap therapy automatically varies the pressure all through the night and from night to night it actively responds to the continuous changes in the upper airway bilevel therapy vpap bipap provides a higher pressure when the person inhales and a lower pressure when they exhale information references "respiratory care help" 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com
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