Continuous positive airway pressure cpap therapy is a common treatment for obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea cpap machines.
For those with sleep apnea a cpap machine is often considered the best therapy.
When you have sleep apnea you can stop breathing briefly up to 30 times or more an hour when your airways close or get blocked.
There are several types of sleep therapy machines but a cpap continuous positive airway pressure machine is the most common.
Like other modern machines it has an lcd screen so you can change the settings easily.
Cpap short for continuous positive airway pressure pushes air.
A cpap machine uses a hose and mask or nosepiece to deliver constant and steady air pressure.
Common problems with cpap include a leaky mask trouble falling asleep stuffy nose and a dry mouth.
A cpap machine is designed to send a constant flow of airway pressure to your throat to so that your airway stays open during sleep effectively treating the spontaneous pauses in breath associated with sleep apnea.
Resmed is a well known brand of cpap machines and its airsense 10 is among the best rated machines available.