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- CPAP - CPAP | NHLBI, NIH
CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) is a machine that uses mild air pressure to keep breathing airways open while you sleep Your healthcare provider may prescribe CPAP to treat sleep-related breathing disorders including sleep apnea CPAP also may treat preterm infants who have underdeveloped lungs
- Study: CPAP machines may help relieve heartburn that often accompanies . . .
In an observational study, researchers studied 832 patients enrolled in the Icelandic Sleep Apnea Cohort study who were diagnosed with moderate to severe sleep apnea Before starting CPAP, the patients completed overnight sleep studies and sleep questionnaires, including whether they had heartburn or belching at night
- Sleep Apnea - Treatment - NHLBI, NIH
If you have sleep apnea, your provider may prescribe an oral device if you do not want to use or cannot tolerate a CPAP machine You may be referred to a dentist or orthodontist They will custom fit a device to your mouth so that it is comfortable and teach you how to use it for best results
- Sleep Apnea Research - NHLBI, NIH
The NHLBI supported the Apnea Positive Pressure Long-term Efficacy Study (APPLES) The study found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is an effective treatment for sleep apnea and helped establish CPAP as a leading treatment option for sleep apnea
- Sleep Apnea - What Is Sleep Apnea? - NHLBI, NIH
To diagnose sleep apnea, your provider may have you do a sleep study Breathing devices, such as continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) machines, and lifestyle changes are common sleep apnea treatments If these treatments do not work, your provider may recommend surgery to correct the problem that is causing your sleep apnea If your sleep
- Lung Health Basics: Sleep - NHLBI, NIH
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine uses mild air pressure to keep the airway between your nose and your throat open while you sleep A healthcare provider may prescribe it for sleep-related breathing disorders like sleep apnea Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines are like CPAP machines, but they
- New study links severe sleep apnea to higher blood glucose levels in . . .
The researchers noted interventions that treat sleep apnea might help improve blood glucose management, including the use of continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) machines—devices that deliver air through a mask to keep the airway open when worn during sleep—and the encouragement of better sleep patterns in blacks, particularly in those
- Sleep apnea in women: New research could lead to better diagnosis and . . .
One problem: Until recently, many doctors viewed sleep apnea as mostly a man’s disease, and that resulted in many more men than women getting diagnosed with the disorder Studies now show that sleep apnea in women is likely underestimated and undertreated, as signs and symptoms of sleep apnea in premenopausal women are different compared to men
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