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See also: CPAP, CPAP w/humidifier
What is Sleep Apnea machine? Sleep apnea is usually treated with a machine called CPAP (continous positive airway pressure), which blows air into the nose via a nose mask, keeping the airway open and unobstructed. For more severe apnea, a Bi-level (Bi-PAP) machine is used to blow air at two different pressures.
Reasons Taken
6 patients in the community are using or have used Sleep Apnea machine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Obstructive Sleep Apnea | 3 | 50% |
| Other | 1 | 16% |
| Treat my MSA | 1 | 16% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently using Sleep Apnea machine.
Duration
How long current patients have been using Sleep Apnea machine or how long patients were using Sleep Apnea machine before stopping.
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 50% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Slight | 50% | 1 |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 50% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 50% | 1 |
Top reported side-effects include: Got tangled with the hose
Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)
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- lturpinky
- Autonomic: Mild
- Mood: Good
- Cognition: Mild
- Head: mild
- Arms: none
- Legs: mild
- Tremors: mild
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by lturpinky
Nov 10, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- See full evaluation
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