July 12, 2008

A Sleep Apnea Machine Is For Treating Sleep Apnea

Treating Sleep Apnea Using A Sleep Apnea Machine
by farah hughes

There are many patients that suffer from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea occurs when breathing is interrupted by several different means. In one form of sleep apnea, a patients muscles in their throat relax and cause the airway to become tighter and preventing the air from flowing through easily. This type results in a patient waking up and then going back into their deep sleep, but allows for the throat to open back up during that wakeful period.

Do you know the brain controls the way we are breathing? When there are interruptions in these signals, sleep apnea is born. But why are you waking up so many times in a night? This is because you are forced to reset your breathing pattern. Let’s look at it this way: when you sleep you stop breathing, so to start your breathing you are forced to wake up. There are patients who have both types of sleep apnea.

There are treatments for sleep apnea, and a doctor may suggest a sleep apnea machine that will help a patient through the night.

A Sleep Apnea Machine

A sleep apnea machine may be suggested in order to help with this condition. There are several types of sleep apnea machines that can be used. A Continuous Positive Airway Pressure is one type of sleep apnea machines that is used. This sleep apnea machine is somewhat large, a mask is placed over the nose and oxygen is pumped through the mask at a steady rate. This pressure keeps the airway open and prevents sleep apnea from occurring.

Previously we look at sleep apnea machine which is place over the nose and oxygen is pumped through the mask. Another sleep apnea machine is the oral type where it is put into a patient’s mouth. The purpose is to pull forward the jaw so that the throat does not close. Compare to the former one, this type is smaller and simpler to use. To make it work properly it can take some trial and error.

Many patients give up using the sleep apnea device which is recommended by their doctors, the reason being it is uncomfortable. You have to inform your doctor if you really want to solve your problem, by giving up won’t solve anything. Let surgery be your last resort or unless you have something blocking your airway.

A appropriate treatment for a patient with sleep apnea, which is a serious condition can only be studied after he has been evaluated by a doctor.