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What is BiPAP w/humidifier?

A Bi-Pap or CPAP humidifier is a chamber of water added to the non-invasive ventilation system in order to prevent irritation or the airways. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Breathing difficulty 73 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 70 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 62 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Fatigue 32 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
General health 21 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Sleep Apnea 8 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 206 patients currently using BiPAP w/humidifier

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 7
Mild
 6
None
 23

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with BiPAP w/humidifier

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 6
Dry throat 6
sore nose where the mask rests 5
Bloating 2
Headaches 2
Dry mouth at night 2
See all 14 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using BiPAP w/humidifier. See all 44 dosages ►

  hours as needed daily 4 hr daily 5 hr daily 6 hr daily 7 hr daily 8 hr daily 9 hr daily 10 hr daily 12 hr daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 19 Number of Patients: 19 15 Number of Patients: 15 9 Number of Patients: 9 15 Number of Patients: 15 17 Number of Patients: 17 75 Number of Patients: 75 9 Number of Patients: 9 19 Number of Patients: 19 8 Number of Patients: 8  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 17   Other: 47%
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 17%
Course of treatment ended 6   Course of treatment ended: 17%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 11%
Not indicated 3   Not indicated: 8%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 3%

See all 35 patients who’ve stopped using BiPAP w/humidifier

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using BiPAP w/humidifier

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

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of BiPAP w/humidifier

Always
 22 61%
Usually
 8 22%
Sometimes
 6 17%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of BiPAP w/humidifier

Very
 5 14%
Somewhat
 11 31%
A little
 11 31%
Not at all
 9 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of BiPAP w/humidifier

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 6%
$50-99
 3 18%
$25-49
 2 12%
< $25
 11 65%

Report created on February 10, 2012.