Learn the Facts of Sleep Apnea and Breathing Machines

By Raven Ross


You must treat sleep apnea right now if you have it. Sleep apnea is a disorder that can cause stroke and sometimes-most of the time if they are untreated-death. What it does is it stops your breathing when you are sleeping, due to the fact that your air passage is blocked. You will lose oxygen. This can happen up to 400 times a night, and 10 seconds each time.

This disorder is most likely caused by disorderly lifestyles. If you drink a lot, cut it out. If you smoke a lot, cut it out. If you are constantly fatigued from work, take a break. There are more reasons for it but it generally deals with stress. It will cause your blood pressure to go up and may make you feel tired all the time.

Sleep apnea really is serious. If you really want to find a permanent solution, then you must have some sort of surgery done. If it is not critical, then perhaps the better option will be to go for sleep machines.

All sleep machines have the same functions. There are two types of sleep machines out there, the CPAP machines and the BiPAP machines. The former is a type of machine that hooks up to your face and a machine that pumps air through the mask into your lungs directly.

For the person diagnosed only with a mild disorder, you must know that you should use a CPAP machine. These machines are one way and will only help you inhale. It is affordable and usually very efficient. Mild patients are recommended to get these.

If you have a heart disease or a disorder to do with your heart, then you must choose to go for the BiPAP machine, which is like a CPAP machine that works both ways. It keeps the airflow pressurized both in and out.

The pressurized BiPAP mask is able to make you comfortable while regulating your breath. If you stop breathing for a while, the machine will automatically make you breathe by pumping air in.

If a person stops breathing, the BiPAP machine will force air in to establish some sort of breathing. It is also more comfortable than other masks, because it is pressurized. There is yet another form of breathing machine called the ACAP machine that can automatically adjust pressure.




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