Questions for sleep apnea specialist
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When you go to get outfitted with new CPAP equipment, many times your specialist will give you their normal speech that they give everyone. This can be very informative, but can also give you a false sense of security because their confident tone causes you to disconnect from the conversation. It is important that you engage in this conversation by asking a few simple questions. There are many questions you could ask your specialist. I’ve provided a few questions below that you can print and bring with you to your appointments. Many of these questions involve much more than a simple “yes” or “no” answer. The goal is to get a discussion going between you and your specialist. -What type of machine will I be prescribed with? Why? -What type of mask do you recommend for me? Why? -What should I expect the first night? First week? -How long will it take me to adjust to using CPAP? -What pressure setting have you prescribed and how does it compare with other patients? There are a few more questions you could ask when going in for an updated prescription. Once you’ve mastered the art of using CPAP machines and masks and actually making it through the night, you’ve overcome a huge hurdle in your sleep apnea treatment. But wait… there’s more! Yes, your next challenge is to figure out how to clean & maintain the CPAP equipment.
A regular cleaning schedule has great benefits including Preventing illness. When my CPAP cleaning schedule slips I tend to get colds and sinus infections more often. Especially in the winter — keeping the equipment clean will keep the germs away. Shortening illness duration. My colds tend to last longer if I am using dirty CPAP equipment. The bugs that my body is trying to reject simply get transferred to my mask and the first few inches of my tubing. Maintaining a cleaning schedule – and even more cleaning – during illness will help your immune system do its job. Optimizing mask performance. The mask seal tends to degrade as oils from your face collect on the mask. Regular cleaning keeps mask leaks to a minimum and optimizes your sleep apnea treatment. Cleaning still a hassle?
Although my CPAP cleaning routine is fairly easy-going, there are times when I could use some help. I’ve discovered a product that you may want to try - it’s a device that I’ve dreamed about for years: an automatic CPAP cleaner. When you wake up, simply take off your mask and put it into the the SoClean CPAP Machine Sanitizer with tubing still connected at both ends – and the device does the rest. The unit is about the size of a shoebox and, once activated, circulates O3 molecules through every bit of space in your CPAP setup – the mask, the hose, and the humidifer chamber.
-How has my prescription changed? -What do you think is causing me to need a higher (or lower) pressure? -Am I still using the correct mask for this new pressure? For my needs?
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