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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Breathing difficulty 77 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 74 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 65 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 212 patients currently using BiPAP w/humidifier

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 7
Mild
 5
None
 27

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

Dry throat 5
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 5
sore nose where the mask rests 4
Dry mouth at night 2
Headaches 2
Gas 2
See all 15 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using BiPAP w/humidifier. See all 45 dosages ►

  daily 3 hr 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
  19 Number of Patients: 19 7 Number of Patients: 7 15 Number of Patients: 15 9 Number of Patients: 9 16 Number of Patients: 16 18 Number of Patients: 18 74 Number of Patients: 74 8 Number of Patients: 8 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 19   Other: 51%
Course of treatment ended 6   Course of treatment ended: 16%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 14%
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: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 3%

See all 36 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

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
 24 62%
Usually
 9 23%
Sometimes
 6 15%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of BiPAP w/humidifier

Very
 5 13%
Somewhat
 11 28%
A little
 13 33%
Not at all
 10 26%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of BiPAP w/humidifier

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 5%
$50-99
 3 16%
$25-49
 2 11%
< $25
 13 68%

Report created on May 28, 2012.