Does anyone know someone that wants to buy a CPAP/BIPAP machine? I have a brand new one.? 5
Sep 05, 2009 | CPAP Bipap Machines
Might try to sell it to a hospital… I’m not sure they use CPAP/BIPAP’s anymore though…
Sleep Apnea 3: Sleep Lab (Part 2) 25
Aug 31, 2009 | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure CPAP
Vlad explains the theory behind the CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure). I try on the mask and then to bed to try to sleep.
Duration : 0:8:8
Having Trouble Sleeping? Check Out the Sleep Lab Services at a Texas Health Hospital 0
Aug 27, 2009 | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure CPAP
Having trouble sleeping?
Sleep plays a role in every aspect of our lives.
Sleep labs at the hospitals of Texas Health Resources help physicians diagnose and treat sleep disorders.
“Usually if a patient is suffering from sleep apnea, they are irritable or moody and may have morning headaches,” said Amanda Bowden, the Sleep Lab manager at Texas Health Harris Methodist HEB. “A lot of physiological problems go along with having sleep apnea.”
Sleep lab patients at Texas Health hospitals are monitored for different issues — nothing is invasive, there are no needle sticks, nothing hurts! Technicians monitor brain waves, heart waves, eye movement, respiratory movement in the abdomen and chest, a snore microphone, leg muscles, and oxygen saturation.
All of the data are digitally captured as wave-forms on a computer over a six- to eight-hour period.
Poor sleep can impact blood pressure, diabetes and vascular problems.
Interrupted airflow is a common problem with sleep apnea.
Therapy for sleep apnea might include CPAP — Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.
A sleep disorder essment can be completed online at: http://www.texashealth.org/workfiles/THR%20System/Service_Lines/SleepLabQuestionaire.pdf
Interested individuals can share the results of an essment with their doctor and ask about sleep studies at a Texas Health hospital.
Texas Health Resources
www.TexasHealth.org
1-877-THR-WELL
Duration : 0:3:29
The Breath of Life: Using Bubble CPAP to Decrease Chronic Lung Disease in Premature Infants 0
Aug 25, 2009 | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure CPAP
Texas Health Resources 2009 Quality Conference Award Winner — Judges Award
Caregivers from Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth garnered the Judges Award on April 24 with “The Breath of Life: Using Bubble CPAP to Decrease Chronic Lung Disease in Premature Infants” at the 2009 Texas Health Resources Quality Conference.
In 2008, research showed a significant reduction in ventilator usage in premature infants by using Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, or CPAP. Caregivers wondered, could this respiratory support have an additional benefit for very low birthweight babies and decrease rates of chronic lung disease ociated with ventilator use?
Within a year of starting the project, instances of chronic lung disease have been reduced by more than 10 percent by using Bubble CPAP.
Texas Health Resources
1-877-THR-WELL
www.TexasHealth.org
Duration : 0:3:41
Bubble CPAP: Reducing Ventilator Usage with Premature Babies at Texas Health Resources 0
Aug 21, 2009 | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure CPAP
Caregivers at Texas Health Resources are using Bubble CPAP — Continuous Positive Airway Pressure — to address the issues that can arise in premature infants born with very low birthweight.
The intent is to reduce chronic lung disease.
Bubble CPAP provides a little bit of boost when babies are breathing spontaneously, to ist their own respirations and help to maintain lung inflation at the end of their breaths.
It is noninvasive and allows new parents to bond with their baby in a way that is not possible when an infant is on a ventilator.
Texas Health Resources
1-877-THR-WELL
www.TexasHealth.org
Duration : 0:4:26
Nasal Airway Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea? 5
Aug 15, 2009 | Obstructive Sleep Apnea CPAPI was just diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and my doctor says that he wants to do surgery on both my palate and nasal airway. He says that my nasal airway is barely open and not getting any oxygen in it when I try to breathe (mouth breather). I don’t want the surgery, so he says that he’ll only let me try the CPAP for one night at the hospital but that if it doesn’t work, he’ll do the surgery anyway. Has anyone here had nasal surgery? Is it done awake/asleep? Does it hurt? Does it work? I’m really scared about it but all Doc tells me is not to worry. Easy for him to say.
It all depends on the reason for the nasal surgery. Some people do have a deviated septum or other major reasons for nasal blockage. In some cases the nasal airway blockage will actually make using cpap more difficult due to nasal congestion and such. On the other hand the palate surgery is not always the best option. This is not an absolute cure for OSA. Almost all patients who have the surgery wind up on Cpap anyways. The success rate is very poor and it almost never works. Also very painful. An ENT is generally going to want to perform the surgery. I agree with the person who says you should see a board certified sleep specialist on this matter. He may give you a different outlook on your situation. Good luck in whatever your outcome may be.