| Sleep apnea is a medical state of the human body | | | | CPAP where pressure is maintained to make a |
| where an individual fails to breath for a short | | | | person breath well both during inhalation and |
| fraction time during his sleep at night. This lapse in | | | | exhalation. It's recommended for people who are |
| sleep can happen for a few seconds repeatedly | | | | more serious patients of sleep apnea. The BiPAP |
| over a period of time. This disturbance in the | | | | machine has a breath monitor that monitors the |
| breathing procedure results in a disturbed sleep | | | | number of breaths a person takes every minute. |
| and is one of the primary reasons for fatigue and | | | | In case a person misses a few breaths the |
| daytime sleepiness. | | | | machine automatically adjusts the pressure and |
| The cause behind this typical problem varies from | | | | forces air into his nostrils to help him breath |
| an unhealthy lifestyle to excessive tension and | | | | properly. The BiPAP machine is more comfortable |
| obesity. The saddest part of the story is most | | | | because it come with a face mask pressure |
| people do not understand the severity of this | | | | controller that adjusts the pressure according to |
| sleep apnea disorder and doctors tend to ignore it | | | | the requirement of the patient unlike the CPAP |
| for long which aggravates the problem further | | | | machine. |
| leading to serious problem like heart failures. | | | | The advanced form of CPAP machine is known |
| If a person is looking for a permanent solution | | | | as CPAP, which automatically regulates the |
| then he can opt for surgery, however if he has | | | | pressure in the mask during respiration, so that a |
| mild sleep apnea and does not prefer to go under | | | | patient is relieved from exerting excessive |
| the knife then sleep apnea machines like CPAP | | | | pressure during respiration. The utility of the sleep |
| and BiPAP are the perfect choice for him. Both | | | | apnea machine are also enhanced by the use of |
| these machines have the same function. They | | | | various machine accessories like a humidifier, |
| help a person to breath by forcing the air into his | | | | breath counter, cotton face masks, mask liners |
| nostrils by means of a pressurized air pipe. | | | | etc, to make the experience more comfortable |
| Though both the types of machines have the | | | | and soothing for the patient |
| same function, yet they vary in terms of cost | | | | However it should be remembered that these |
| and versatility. CPAP is cheaper version of sleep | | | | machines only provide external help. A patient |
| apnea machines where air is pushed into his | | | | who is suffering from Obtrusive sleep apnea can |
| nostrils only during inhalation. It is both portable | | | | recover completely only when he gets total help |
| and cost effective and is used by people who | | | | and emotional support from his family in dealing |
| have least amount of risk in this field. | | | | with it. |
| The BiPAP machine is more advanced form of | | | | |