Untreated sleep apnea can lead to Type 2 Diabetes; weight gain; absent-mindedness or memory problems and incidentally poses a real risk for drivers who are unaware that they are sufferers, as extreme exhaustion can result in falling asleep behind the wheel.

According to Dr Naresh Punjabi of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, even an average level of sleep apnea can increase a person’s risk of mortality, with the highest correlation with sleep apnea and cardio vascular disorders being among men between the ages of 40-70.

One of the main difficulties in the diagnosis of sleep apnea is that many physicians are unaware of the risks of sleep apnea and the impact they can have on general health: few doctors consider sleep apnea as a factor to diagnosis, despite findings that the condition dramatically affects patients and prompts cardio vascular problems and other serious diseases.

Most people who suffer from sleep apnea, and this represents 90 – 95% of sufferers, are unaware they have a sleeping disorder and in fact do not remember having sleeping difficulties during the night.  They are aware that they are over tired and unable to function normally through exhaustion, yet have no idea of the cause behind their fatigue or their nocturnal sleep dysfunction.

Tiredness, over time, can produce some alarming health problems and sleep apnea should be checked diagnosed early and treated as soon as possible.  Luckily, the treatment is straight forward and easily available through Aviisha Medical Wellness Institute, in the form of medical consultation with sleep specialists followed by CPAP therapy to regulate breathing and restore normal sleep function.

The CPAP system of therapy requires the sleeper to wear a mask throughout the night, which administers a regulated flow of air through the nasal passage.  The mask is comfortable and restores normality to a sleeping routine within a very short time.  The remedy, therefore, is simple, painless and inexpensive.

Home sleep tests are available via the Aviisha Medical Wellness Institute website; preferable to taking a sleep test in a laboratory which can be both inconvenient and costly.

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What are Respironics masks?

CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machine, or respironics masks, are used in the hospital setting mainly as a form of ventilation for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), or those who are suffering from sleep apnea. These CPAP masks are also used to help the patient breathe when they are suffering from Type 1 or 2 respiratory failure.

Respironics masks and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder that is characterized by the pauses in breathing during sleep. Each episode, an apnea, usually lasts long enough that one or more breaths are missed and this occurs often all throughout the person’s sleep cycle. Usually each episode lasts at least ten seconds.

Regardless of the type of apnea, subjects without respironics masks, usually aren’t aware of having trouble breathing even after waking from their sleep. This causes a (health) strain on a person in the form of fatigue and daytime sleepiness, depending on the level of sleep disturbance. Obviously, the higher the sleep disturbance, the more tired and prone to daytime naps a person can be.

Preventing Fatigue Caused by Respiratory-based Sleep Disorders

There is a good number of people who suffer from sleep apnea. Your spouse or partner might be one. Thus, it is quite prudent to say that it should be possible to rent CPAP masks or even buy it somewhere. However, there are still countries wherein respironics masks are only available by prescription. The main reason why these machines are only available by prescription is because these machines are calibrated to tailor the patient’s treatment needs.

So if you think a family member is suffering from symptoms of sleep apnea, please consult your physician and see if CPAP masks are indeed a solution for their problem.

Sleep Better Knowing that They Breathe Better

Once you’ve visited your family doctor and they’ve diagnosed you or any of member of your family of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, it is prudent course of action to ask for which of the respironics masks available in the market best suits the patient’s needs. These machines are not cheap so it is best to follow your doctor’s advice on this one.

Some countries like the United States and United Kingdom wherein you buy these machines through a doctor’s prescription. In countries like Australia and Canada, CPAP machines are widely available to everyone. In fact, in countries such as these, there are many manufacturer websites on the internet wherein you these machines in all different models and designs and all in different shapes and sizes. There are also a number of websites which gives you tips on how to clean and maintain your CPAP machines.

Rest assured that you will sleep better in the long one knowing that the people that you love suffering from sleep apnea are breathing better.

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OSA can be the underlying cause behind traffic accidents as those who are suffering with the disorder become over tired through lack of restful night time sleep and susceptible to memory lapses, lack in concentration and general exhaustion over time.  Even more worrying, most sufferers of sleep apnea are not diagnosed as they have no idea they are affected by it.

Sleep apnea is not a subject many doctors are expert in and a test for sleep apnea in laboratories has traditionally been costly. As a result, the condition has managed to slip the net and up to 95% of sufferers remain unaware they have a problem, although recently there has been a sharper community awareness of the importance of sleep health.

The problem of sleep apnea is now being addressed by the availability of a home sleeping test, eliminating the costly inconvenience of attending a test in a sleep laboratory; a home sleep test costs a minimal amount compared with the expense of a laboratory test.

The home sleep test may be order directly via the aviisha.com website.  It is simple to use and information on sleep patterns are collated overnight before Aviisha staff assess the information to ascertain whether a diagnosis of sleep apnea is appropriate.  Aviisha is the only company to offer a patient consultation with a sleep physician as part of the assessment process at no extra charge.

For those who are diagnosed with sleep apnea, the most effective remedy for OSA is available through CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) therapy.  A CPAP mask delivers a regulated flow of air through the nasal passage, eliminating obstruction that can cause the airway to block.

CPAP therapy can improve the patient’s quality of life by promoting a healthy night time sleep and home assessment is comfortable, convenient and considerably less expensive than laboratory sleep tests.

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Though BIPAP therapy is similar to CPAP and will get the same results for the sufferer using it, it does have some differences. CPAP therapy gives one constant pressure for both inhalation and exhalation when breathing. BIPAP has two settings, instead of a constant one. When a person breathes in the pressure is higher and when they exhale, it is lower.

Some patients have difficulty with the pressure of CPAP, especially when exhaling, so BIPAP can be a solution for that.

Another difference between BIPAP and CPAP is that BIPAP is used to treat more than just obstructive sleep apnea. Some BIPAP machines can be set to give a person a breath. This would be used with central sleep apnea or complex sleep apnea, when the patient is having apneas because the brain signal does not make it to the chest muscles properly.

It is also a good device for a person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). People with COPD have low oxygen levels during the night when they sleep. Their lungs are stressed. A BIPAP unit can help them to breathe more comfortably, while also sustaining their oxygen levels at a normal percentage.

Some of the new BIPAP machines have a feature called Biflex. This is a comfort setting which provides a smoother transition from the end of inspiration to the beginning of expiration.

Complications from BIPAP are similar to those of CPAP. There may be mask discomfort. It is crucial to find the best fitting mask or sores may develop at certain pressure points on the mask.

Bloating from swallowing air can be another complication, but does not happen very often.

Your doctor can help decide which form of PAP therapy will be best for you by taking your history and the results of your tests into consideration.

If you think you may have sleep apnea, you can avoid long term complications by seeking out a sleep disorders physician and being tested. The sooner you start your therapy for sleep apnea, the less likely you will be to develop other health problems associated with it.

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