Sentences with phrase «airway pressure device»

«If you asked me a couple of years ago if we'd ever have another treatment besides the CPAP machine, I'd have said no,» says Dr. Shives, referring to the continuous positive airway pressure device.

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For people with moderate or severe OSA, doctors usually recommend using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, which consists of a small pump that delivers pressurised air into the nose through a mask, stopping the throat from closing.

A limitation of the study is that the authors did not have information about patient adherence to treatment for OSA using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device; however, when they excluded all patients who had an insurance claim for a CPAP machine, all the original associations they found except one remained significant.

Oral appliances and nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) devices are mechanical apparatuses that act to prevent the tongue and soft palate from collapsing back into the upper airway.

Yanis also tried traditional sleep apnea treatments, including an oral breathing device and a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, but couldn't get used to wearing either one all night long.

Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the most recommended treatment for sleep apnea, David is among a small percentage of patients who can't get used to the device.

For more severe cases, a device can help prevent the lower jaw from falling backwards into the airway, Dr. Somers says, or a face mask that delivers pressurized air into the nose (called continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP) can keep the airway open at night.

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices are typically one of the only treatments presently suggested for people with obstructive sleep apnea.

This device does not determine air pressure setting for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, so to avoid a second study in a sleep lab, your doctor must prescribe either an in - home titration test to measure your airflow, or instead, give you an APAP (automatic positive airway pressure) machine — which automatically adjusts the air flow within a certain range based on how you're breathing.

Similar machines, called bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) and auto - titrating positive airway pressure (APAP) devices, might make the air flow more tolerable.

Bilevel PAP (Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure) Machine: Also worn as a mask while sleeping, this device delivers air at a higher pPressure) Machine: Also worn as a mask while sleeping, this device delivers air at a higher pressurepressure.

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