Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by KAREN R: I have sleep apnea and I am told I am getting a bipap machine. What’s the differnece between a cpap and bipap?

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Answer by Remy
Hello Karen!

I know that CPAP treats sleep apnea by using air pressure to keep the airways from your nose and mouth more open while you sleep.

But Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure:

* provides two pressure levels, one during inhalation and a lower one during exhalation.

* the air is delivered by a nasal mask or face mask.

* are used in older children and in infants as well.

* are smaller, less expensive and generally easier to use than conventional ventilators.

* BPAP devices are adequate for nocturnal ventilation and may improve blood oxygen level.

I hope it helps!

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Question by lookn_4_laffs: Has anyone on here suffered from sleep apnea and have to sleep with a C-PAP machine? What’s it like?
I have to start using one after my 2nd sleep study next week..are they horribly hard to get used to, and did it make you feel better? Thanks!!

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Answer by Canadian Bacon
My dad uses one. He says that it takes about a week to adjust to it, but it has helped him tons! He used to take naps on the couch all the time, but now he never does.

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Question by nick: hi whats . iam 33 i sleep apnea and when i wear the mask i pee the bed does any one else do this?

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Answer by David
try sleepin on the toilet

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Question by Mark: Whats the fastest cure for sleep apnea?

Also
Whats the fastest treatment for Aleep Apnea

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Answer by gazeygoo
No cures only treatments.

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Question by henson: What’s the percentage of people with Bipolar Disorder that also have Sleep Paralasis?

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Answer by sticky note
I don’t think there is a statistic out there, because the two don’t go together, and no one knows what sleep paralysis is from. Maybe you can become a researcher and discover a link to this disorder!

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