Re: OT - CPAP

On Jan 21, 12:18 pm, Chainsaw <asada...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Anyone have experience with this? Any tales to tell?

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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice,
but in practice there is.

Are you asking about CPAP machines for sleep apnea? if someone did a
sleep study, and was found to have sleep apnea, the most effective way
to treat it; is the CPAP machine, which is almost like a small pump
connected to a tubing system, and a mask that need to be fitted to the
individual patient, it is usually set at certain pressure to keep the
air flowing in the airways during sleep time, instead of the frequent
obstructions that happens without it, from talking to many patients, I
am glad to say that the vast majority of them tolerate it very well,
some time you have to work with the sleep lab, over a short period of
time to get the setting and the mask right, but here is the most
important thing, of the top of my head, I can honestly say I can not
think of 5 more procedures or machines or medicines , in modern
medicine that has the impact of a CPAP machine on the well being of
patients. if the indications are there, it is a really good thing, and
one other thing also, I rarely heard complaint from the spouses, they
are usually happy that the snoring is gone. last note, think Reggie
White could have still been with us if some one put him on CPAP
machine before his sudden death.

Good luck
.

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