How Does a CPAP Machine Work? - Sleep Apnea Therapies Explained

[@kabes9288]

Got diagnosed in february, severe, 56.6 episodes per hour avg, the cpap is life changing

[@hutchie5136]

I just got diagnosed today and I'm ecstatic. For 15 years ive struggled to wake uo in the mornings, and spent days foggy and exhausted. 15 events per hour, as low as 83% saturation. From reading other comments, I'm bouncing off the walls excited. Feels like theres hope!

[@andrebrandao9451]

My dad has been using it for one week. Had 17 events per hour. He looks now at least 5 years younger. His nostrils, that were always clogged, are now clean. I wish you all the best with your treatment!

[@blairakana9984]

I couldn’t stand to have that mask on my face, but I kept trying to leave it on my face for half an hour, and then one hour and then two hours and then now I love it and I can’t sleep without it. So for those of you who are uncomfortable with the mask, please try to use it little by little until you get comfortable and you are going to see that the CPAP machine and mask is totally beneficial. You’ll find yourself not snoring anymore and getting a good sleep throughout the entire night Because there is airflow going into your nose or mouth to help you breathe easier. Don’t give up and keep trying.

[@windermere2330]

Thanks for the tips! Tonight‘s my first night. Hopefully it goes well

[@daniellejones6339]

Me too I feel like I m gasping for air...it's my anxiety...I will do what you say!! Thank you❤

[@fatemabegum3259]

I am about to start on CPAP therapy, I'm nervous because I know it's uncomfortable for me. I am suffering so much for years, now I can't function with daily tasks & work due to NO sleep & exhaustion 😢

[@blesd4success]

Thank you for this suggestion. It seems line information the doctors should be including but are not 🥴

[@TraceyB-w3z]

It does take some getting used to. I slept with it for a little over 6 hours for the first time since I had it.

[@txdave2]

I suffer from "complex" sleep apnea...a combo of both obstructive and central. Also, my oxygen saturation levels would drop down to the low 80's. I'm on BIPAP with supplemental oxygen. This has been life changing for me.

[@vinyltone4970]

Do you mean the treatment has been life changing (as in: in a good way?)

[@txdave2]

Yes. My sleep is much better now. @@vinyltone4970

[@akramalhaddad3718]

could you tell us which brands and how much does all of their parts costs, please? I have severe Sleep apnea and my doctors are doing nothing for me

[@LeifurHakonarson]

My SPO2 used to drop into the low 70s each night. I now have a CPAP machine and it does make a difference - the SPO2 drops "only" into the 80s. I wonder if I should try to switch to a BiPAP (my current machine is a "normal" CPAP).

[@txdave2]

@@LeifurHakonarson BIPAP has worked a lot better for me. CPAP was not helping at all.

[@chestermcgillicuddy4368]

Just a dude from Canada that had all the same worries as literally everyone else as per these comments that I've just read. I've been using this SOB for 2 months and it has honest to F changed my life!!! This BS needs to be WAY talked about! You'll thank me later I assure you! Beer time!

[@johnnycroat]

how so looking to get my cpap next week

[@gracecamaxtli7090]

“This SOB” 😂 lol thanks for the laugh and the encouragement, it gives me hope

[@TravisMcGee151]

@@johnnycroatHate those Fking machines. Tried different ones for 20 years. Can’t sleep wearing one. I throw them off in the middle of the night so I can sleep.

[@johnnycroat]

sorry to hear man, its been 2 weeks with my Resmed 10 going good, nasal mask@@TravisMcGee151

[@notasheep12]

What the fuck!! R u talking about???

[@lyndelljones5483]

Sleep apnea is more serious than people understand. It's not a lazy condition. It's very serious and deprives your brain of oxygen. It kept me depressed, always sleepy and unsatisfied, weak and started having a bad memory. My doctor said there's a link to Alzheimers and Dementia with long term sleep apnea. I had severe obstructive sleep apnea. The CPAP did wonders. I feel more alert and feel complete after I sleep. I walk more and am losing weight. It improves blood pressure too. If you have apnea it's crucial to get it treated. It's changes your whole life.

[@RJones-tn5vg]

I'm getting tested this week. Thanks for explaining this. It is taking some of the anxiety out of it.

[@DANGEROUSDS1]

My question is, I have asthma, and do to that I would wake up in the middle of the night literally dying need breath, and with the asthma it makes it harder so I tend to use my inhaler in the middle of the night which reminds you helps but then makes my whole throat itchy, and I will sleep again then wake up again same issue.. using the inhaler at night is shit.. so I’m wondering if using such device will help me a lot? I imagine it would because I don’t see the harm in it, let me know

[@giovannaccoral]

​@@DANGEROUSDS1Hey, just a person on the internet here but this really sounds like something you will wanna bring up with your doctor and maybe not someone on the internet that doesn't know you of your condition or history, gently please speak to a doctor as soon as possible! I'm dead serious please do, take care okay?

[@gillysmob]

@@DANGEROUSDS1 Vitamin B1-Thiamine could be required. please research it...

[@Widderic]

I've had very bad sleep apnea for the last two years. Finally requested a sleep study from my doctor. Turns out I stop breathing 18 times an hour. I'll be getting a mask soon. I'm excited to see how different I'll feel after getting a good nights rest. I've felt lethargic and apathetic every single day, and my stress levels are through the roof.

[@dianecrumbley9473]

How is everything working for you? Did you get a CPAP machine? I received mine 2 days ago. I haven’t used it yet as I can’t seem to get a proper fit.

[@Widderic]

@@dianecrumbley9473 I tried it on and it just felt so depressing... so I returned it and went on a diet and am down 15lbs lol. I figured it would be easier to just get in shape than to commit to a permanent change.

[@Cap1talD]

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[@nishalkhadka1772]

Update

[@Chris.Holcomb]

Update please!

[@davidballard1650]

I toss and turn throughout the night so being attached to a hose doent seem like a viable option. Also im very claustrophobic. What other options might help?

[@genericyoutubeuser8957]

There are tools that hold the hose up so you don't lay on it.

[@DGQ1Q2]

My first night, full mask auto pressure from 4 to 20. omg claustrophobic yes, what I did, I imagine myself swimming in the Caribbean in transparent waters, and my hose keep me enjoying it. that worked, and I was reading a WWII submarine book and I said to myself, damn poor men, what horrible conditions and I am complaining due the hose and a lot of them die inside of those submarines so my hose keep me alive in my imagination. as Engineer, I love study variables. I noticed put the minimal pressure from 4 to 5 to avoid my hyperventilation 4 was to low for me, and I ended reducing the max pressure of 20 to 15.6 woala in my full mask. AHI around 2.2 by average. Now I improve more, changed the full mask to nasal pillow mask, and put tape in my mouth "claustrophobic a little bit, but naaa few nights and I feel better" now I reduced from max 15.6 to 5.8 the pressure with my nasal pillow mask, and my AHI is 0.8 LoL no go cross the line of AHI 1 my breath graphs are a lot healthy than with the full mask. I feel like a teenager. I am 49 years old. Everything is important inclusive the type of hose, length everything. the secret is use OSCAP APP and study yourself your breathing graphs the AHI is not enough. Now I cannot sleep without my CPAP machine because make me sleep so good and feel so good next day. really worth it. About the hose, we have 2 techniques. one keep the hose over your chest under the duvet not over the duvet. I am happy with that one. however the best for me is put the hose under the corner of the bed and put small part in the top of my pillow with enough length to move around like sleep by side. super. and the CPAP on the carpet on the floor. my wife now did not complain, she cannot hear me lol neither the CPAP obviously I achieve to put minimal pressure of 5 max 5.8 and obtain AHI below of 1 all the time. you need to study yourself and find you way.

[@deepthoughts8393]

Mandibular device made by a specialist

[@LeifurHakonarson]

Before getting my CPAP mask I used a wristwatch-like oximeter connected to a ring on my thumb and via Bluetooth to my phone (Checkme O2 Max). I set the phone to wake me up if my blood oxygen saturation (SPO2) fell below 85%. No mask, but hardly comfortable, that thing would go off at least 5 times each night - and you CAN'T turn it off, it keeps blaring until your oxygen levels rebound. Better than suffocating in your sleep I guess ...

[@lazlo09]

You both can and should change the pressure levels yourself to fins the correct starting pressure for you. I had a drowning and choking sensation for seeks until i raised my starting pressure. Turns out me as a long guy have big lungs an a pressure at 5 left me feel starved of oxygen.

[@vinyltone4970]

I'm only two weeks in and still trying to find the right level but even a pressure as low as 4 often forces my mouth open. I'm sure this wasn't the case a week ago. I was diagnosed with mixed apneas but I heard these machines can bring on more central apneas which is what these seem to be. But I'm new to it and can't be sure.

[@lazlo09]

@@vinyltone4970 When i started my mouth would blow open on low pressures too. now i can do over 10 with mouth closed after about 4 months. My tip is a soft cervical collar. It will help to keep your mouth closed. And raise the pressure slowly, by 0,2 if needed and stay at each pressure for a few days as to get used to it. Slowly you can work your way up. Also mouth tape helps very well but is more a hassle than collar in my opinion.

[@roberthbailey]

Adjusting your ramp up is one thing. Adjusting the top end or therapeutic setting is another thing totally. I believe that most machines will allow for ramp adjustment.

[@user-ti2xi9bd4u]

gonna order one, my kaiser covers 80% of it.

[@sathyashekhar7142]

Mam there are two vents on my bipap mask, should I keep open or it should be completely closed.

[@archanapathak7189]

Very vwey very useful video to understand how Cpap works. Amazing work. Simple and informative. Thanks a lot

[@SleepIsTheFoundation]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yatag939]

Many many thanks. Now days there is Auto CPAP can blow air automaticlly as needed

[@darrenmashl5706]

Resmed 10, you can change your setting for the pressure

[@DonWoodsyt]

CSA is neurological, not mental.

[@LeifurHakonarson]

I did find that a strange choice of words, I must admit! Then again, she made out that you CANNOT change the clinical parameters on your machine, we all know that if you want to, you can.

[@ayoubyakoob7146]

folks - i may need a CPAP after conducting a recent sleep study. My AHI is deemed to be moderate. I get the classic, waking up at night not knowing why, sleepy during the day, forgetting things, just tired. I'm booked into see the doc to review in understanding what's the best course of action, sleep study folks have proposed a CPAP. For users of the CPAP? Is it uncomfortable when you're sleeping? i.e. alarming to feel a gush of air flooding through your nose whilst ou try to sleep. I have 2 x friends who have tried it. One said its a life changer the other said he hated it. He had panic attacks but he is also an extreme case. I guess i'll find out but wanted to get feedback from users 🙂

[@SleepIsTheFoundation]

Great question! Hope the community can help you out!

[@LeifurHakonarson]

Of course it is uncomfortable - nobody likes having to wear a mask (those bloody itches that you can't scratch!) and be tied to a bedside machine. Is it worth it? Yes, definitely, untreated sleep disorders chop years off your life expectancy.

[@ayoubyakoob7146]

@@LeifurHakonarson it's not too evasive actually if you get past the whole mask. It actually feels refreshing

[@notasheep12]

How long do you have to stay on this machine?

[@LeifurHakonarson]

Most people don't take it with them into the coffin I guess - so only till death.

[@garrysingh7079]

I got resmed cpap machine but it doesn't works for me . Dentist mouth guard doesn't work for me . I still wake up every single night while have these devices on my face . I still choke every single time . I don't know what to do.

[@kpaull214]

My husband has bad sleep apena, he uses bipap.

[@hairstylis]

My husband too he uesd that

[@jenc2513]

Me too

[@tattedteflon]

He a blood?

[@Edwiggin28]

@@tattedteflonthat is an underrated comment lol 😂

[@Sublimelime7]

@@tattedteflonbruh ☠️ hahah

[@TerryWysocki]

Misleading title - should have been "What is Apnea?". Nothing about how the machine actually does control the airflow.

[@ssaranillio]

She explained it perfectly.

[@kylecreed2748]

Very helpful video, idk what you’re talking about

[@Squurdnack]

Up your meds terry

[@DirtyDanTanner]

Are you dumb?

[@RudieObias]

I’m guessing you didn’t finish the video 😂

[@mister3566]

I'm struggling with my mask. At bedtime I run mask fit and it's ok, I wake up and there's almost always a red face ?

[@cskiles318]

Hmm 🤔 my husband also needs it to help get out the carbon he has fibrosis. - Anyone have info about that? Thanks

[@tabascocat5102]

I want to know how that ACTUALLY work? How are they silent? What sort of fans do they use?

[@jeremythornton1319]

I have a c-pap machine I can't hear mine it's so quiet

[@Merpower2005]

How to use when outdoor?

[@KopitioBozynski]

There are batty packs you can carry that are meant for stuff like camping. They can be a bit pricy but they're rechargeable and should last all night.

[@blesd4success]

She said that CPAP doesn’t work for everyone but there are other options available… What ARE the other treatment options?

[@TRUMPSUCKSBIGTIME]

they told me a mouth piece custom made could work

[@connieparrelli3919]

Hi hope you’re well my i please ask where can i buy a Cpap machine from the company and how much will i t be please respond thank you 🌈🇦🇺🐨🦘

[@ramsinator101]

Something else I would’ve liked to see in this video is how fucking loud it is?

[@tonyinfinity]

Why do these little air pumps have to cost so much? Oh ya because people get them thru insurance so the companies ask 10 more than what they're worth.

[@brianws71]

Why are you lying about not being able to change your settings on your own?

[@sheikhu1039]

Maybe cause she says it'll cause more problems

[@brianws71]

@@sheikhu1039 thats bullshit

[@LeifurHakonarson]

Well, many people might run into trouble with their insurance company I suspect. In the U.S. I believe a commercial driver's licence may REQUIRE you to adhere to the clinical settings decided by your care provider. Where I live (in Europe) there are no such restrictions AFTER the first six months but until then the clinical staff can check (and change) my parameter settings remotely (they had me sign a release to allow that). It is their equipment which they gave me for free so there's that 🙂I do agree that she could/should have told people they CAN technically speaking change the settings - but to consult their therapist first.

[@brianws71]

@@LeifurHakonarson what the hell are you talking about. Insurance only cares that you are using it 4 hours a night.

[@LeifurHakonarson]

@@brianws71 American are you? Perhaps an expert on worldwide insurance policies? Are you perhaps one of those people who think U.S. laws (including the Constitution) are applicable outside your borders?

[@maryrenu2927]

Thank you for your video it’s quite interesting I suffer from sleep apnea I would like to know what does events per night mean I’m under 5 also it makes a noise I’m on pressure 7 thank you

[@SleepIsTheFoundation]

Ah, these are great questions to ask your doctor!

[@blacktornado5212]

Does A*

[@stevefeinstein]

This video title is a lie. I want to know how a CPAP machine works. How does it know when I’m not breathing? How does it measure pressure? What does the information on the SD cards mean? How can I read it? Instead I just got a lecture that I’m not smart enough to manage my own therapy and the obvious info that if you raise pressure the air pushes things out of the way. Duh. Please give me what the title promised.

[@mister3566]

Why does the water never go down in my machine?

[@rockingroby6060]

There's an adjustment for humidity. On mine it's 1-4 4 being most humidity.

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[@Itdontmatter69]

Can’t believe the technology nowadays that there isn’t a better solution than this. This machine is kinda ridiculous

[@jaberwoky_]

I wanted to know how the machine eases up on the pressure when I'm exhaling so no thumbs up for you.

[@kellypatterson9456]

She said mental in the beginning of this video. Does she know the definition of the word? Sleep apnea is not all in your mind. It’s not something that can be overcame by talking about it with a mental health professional!

[@jrulon11]

Literally at no point in this video did she say or insinuate that sleep apnea is “all in your mind” nor did she say that simply talking to a doctor would solve sleep apnea. No idea where you got any of that from. Relax.

[@Botanybabe]

How is this good ? If your relying on a machine to sleep how will your muscles learn to sleep properly snd breather while your sleeping ? Won’t your muscles in your nose and face shrink and be weak later on in life and effect natural breathing ??

[@jetboy6129]

That's like saying I shouldn't wear glasses cuz my eyes will never learn to be 20-20 on their own. :)

[@BenjiBoombastic]

​@@jetboy6129😂😂😂😂

[@DGQ1Q2]

Well, some people can leave the CPAP machine if they lost enough weight. the problem is the fat neck. plus men have the tendency with the age lose the capacity to keep the tongue in position "the muscles lost the ability" with women they suffer usually after menopause, luckily for them by average the sleep apnea is less severe and start by average later.

[@HuxleySabrina-u8l]

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