CPAP Apnea (Continous Positive Airway Pressure)
Treatment for Sleep Apnea

Treatment of choice for snoring and moderate or severe apneas, although it can also be used in mild cases and snoring (snoring).

It is a compressor (which collects air obtained from the environment) and sends it through a mask to the patient. This keeps the airway open, eliminating apneas/hypopneas and snoring. It is adapted to your nose and if it is well prescribed, you will use it without problems.

The result is spectacular, because the administered air opens the respiratory visa so the patient stops snoring, stops having apneas, sleeps deeply without waking up and the next day notices the sensation of a restful sleep, which gives him a great quality of sleep. life.

In addition, it can normalize blood pressure and prevent cardiac pathologies.

It is very important to correctly calibrate the pressure (force) of the air that reaches the patient. For this reason, the best way to indicate the use of CPAP is to perform a nighttime sleep study, admitted to a sleep clinic to determine the exact pressure that the patient needs (which is different depending on the severity of the apneas).

In some offices, portable devices are used to determine the force of the air. This is not the best way to get the information we need to the patient. Some mutual societies force this practice to reduce costs. This can lead to poor adaptation of the patient to the prescribed treatment.

In exceptional cases it can also be used in children, especially in cases with craniofacial anomalies and Down syndrome.