Choosing the Best CPAP Machine for Sleep Apnea
Choosing the right CPAP Machine and mask is vital to proper treatment of your sleep apnea. If you’re not using your CPAP machine and mask, you’re not treating your sleep apnea and your sleep apnea will get worse without treatment.
Some health insurance programs will cover the cost of the sleep center, CPAP machine, mask and [...]
What is a CPAP Machine?
One way to treat people who have sleep apnea is a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure CPAP machine. All sleep apnea machines (CPAP machines) include a sleep apnea mask, tube and a fan. It uses air pressure (usually through your nose) to push your tongue forward and open your throat. This allows air to pass through [...]
What is Sleep Apnea?
Obstructive Sleep Apnea is when the windpipe is blocked during sleep. People who have sleep apena can stop breathing 10 to 30 seconds at a time while they are sleeping. This can happen up to 400 times every night. This can be serious and in some cases life-threatening.
Everyone with Obstructive Sleep Apnea snores, but [...]