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What is BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator?

NIPPV, also known as Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (Bi-Pap) is an electronic breathing device used in the treatment of sleep apnoea, lung disease, and to treat respiratory weakness in ALS. Use of the device overnight improves quality of sleep, daytime sleepiness, and may improve thinking ability. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 4 5
Breathing difficulty 3 12
General health 2 3
Fatigue 1 4
Slow my ALS progress 1 5

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
3 13%
Mild
5 22%
None
15 65%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth/throat
7 30%
sore nose where the mask rests
5 22%
Gas and Bloating
2 9%
Headaches
2 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

  20hours as needed 20 hr all the time (24/7) daily hours as needed 6 hr daily 7 hr daily 8 hr daily 9 hr daily 10 hr daily 18 hr daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 100% Did not seem to work: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped using BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0
3

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
1
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
15 65%
Usually
4 17%
Sometimes
4 17%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 9%
Somewhat
2 9%
A little
10 43%
Not at all
9 39%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
2 9%
$25-49
2 9%
< $25
7 30%

Report created on November 21, 2009.