If you have sleep apnea, you may need a CPAP machine to allow you to breathe continuously while you sleep.
A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine is the most commonly prescribed device for treating sleep apnea disorders.
A CPAP machine sends a steady flow of pressurized air into your nose and mouth as you sleep. This keeps your airways open and helps you breathe normally. How Cpap Machine works ? A CPAP machine’s compressor (motor) generates a continuous stream of pressurized air that travels through an air filter into a flexible tube. This tube delivers purified air into a mask that’s sealed around your nose or mouth.
As you sleep, the airstream from the CPAP machine pushes against any blockages, opening your airways so your lungs receive plenty of oxygen.
Without anything obstructing this flow of oxygen, your breathing doesn’t pause. As a result, you don’t repeatedly wake up in order to resume breathing.
Mask used For CPAP machine Full mask. This type is shaped like a triangle and covers your mouth and nose. Your doctor might prescribe this kind of mask if you breathe through your mouth when you sleep or if you have a blockage of some kind in your nose.
Benefits
The benefits of using a CPAP machine are well-documented. These machines deliver a continuous supply of oxygen to your body as you sleep. By doing so, they help prevent the brief breathing interruptions that are the hallmark of sleep apnea.
The benefits tend to increase with longer-term CPAP use.
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