Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is often the treatment of choice for people who have been diagnosed as suffering with OSA. This treatment works by preventing the air passage from narrowing or collapsing during sleep.
CPAP equipment continuously and gently blows slightly pressurised air through a nasal mask into the air passage. This prevents the collapse of the airway during sleep.
Once the passage is held open by the use of CPAP, both breathing and sleep usually return to normal.
As part of your diagnosis, your hospital consultant may arrange for you to try CPAP in hospital or at home. This is to ensure that the treatment is suitable for you and that pressure from the CPAP unit is tuned to your individual needs.
This is usually carried out over a short period of time. You will be fitted with a comfortable close-fitting nasal mask, which is connected to the CPAP machine. Should a nasal mask not be appropriate your consultant may recommend the use of a full-face mask.
Other tests may also take place to confirm the effectiveness of the therapy.
The first few weeks of use at home will show whether the CPAP equipment has improved your symptoms and will require regular use to be most effective. We will support you through our homecare technicians and Customer Service Team.| | Healthcare Home | Homecare Home | Patients & Carers | Clinicians | Health Authorities | First Aiders | Media Information | About Us | | airproducts.com | tell me more | Site Map | |
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