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'''CPAP Machine Choices'''
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'''Learn about CPAP, why you may need CPAP and what it takes to get the right one!''' <br>There are many choices to make when selecting a CPAP machine. [[CPAP]] (pronounced see-pap) is an acronym for [[Continuous Positive Airway Pressure]]. The term CPAP is used two ways. One way is literal, indicating a straight CPAP machine with a constant pressure. The other way is generic, indicating two other types of PAP machines, including bilevel PAP (with one pressure for inhalation and one for exhalation) and auto-adjusting PAP (APAP with self-adjusting pressure based on your body’s requirements , and auto-adjusting bilevel.) Other terms for a PAP machine are device, flow generator, or blower. The earliest treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea was a tracheostomy, cutting a permanent hole in the windpipe. The CPAP machine was invented in 1981...[[CPAP_Machine_Choices|(Read more)]]
There are many choices to make when selecting a CPAP machine. [[CPAP]] (pronounced see-pap) is an acronym for [[Continuous Positive Airway Pressure]]. The term CPAP is used two ways. One way is literal, indicating a straight CPAP machine with a constant pressure. The other way is generic, indicating two other types of PAP machines as well, including bilevel PAP (with one pressure for inhalation and one for exhalation) and auto-adjusting PAP (APAP with self-adjusting pressure based on your body’s requirements , and auto-adjusting bilevel.) Other terms for a PAP machine are device, flow generator, or blower. The earliest treatment for [[Obstructive Sleep Apnea]] was a tracheostomy, cutting a permanent hole in the windpipe. The CPAP machine was invented in 1981 by Dr. Colin Sullivan, an Australian pulmonologist. Later the bilevel and AutoPAP were developed. [http://www.sleepapnea.org/resources/pubs/pioneer.html Read an interview with CPAP’s inventor].
 

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Learn about CPAP, why you may need CPAP and what it takes to get the right one!
There are many choices to make when selecting a CPAP machine. CPAP (pronounced see-pap) is an acronym for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. The term CPAP is used two ways. One way is literal, indicating a straight CPAP machine with a constant pressure. The other way is generic, indicating two other types of PAP machines, including bilevel PAP (with one pressure for inhalation and one for exhalation) and auto-adjusting PAP (APAP with self-adjusting pressure based on your body’s requirements , and auto-adjusting bilevel.) Other terms for a PAP machine are device, flow generator, or blower. The earliest treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea was a tracheostomy, cutting a permanent hole in the windpipe. The CPAP machine was invented in 1981...(Read more)