Sleep Machine Tips
Posted: December 26th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: Health and Living | No Comments »My dad is getting his sleep apnea machine today and as I have had one for about 18 months I gave him a few tips to keep in mind. I thought I’d share some of those with you today. My machine came with a heated humidifier add-on. I told him that I haven’t used mine in about a year. While my throat is dry when I wake up, I found the hassle of constantly keeping it filled with distilled water to outweigh any slight benefits.
It was one more thing to keep clean too. The feature I do use and paid extra to have is the c-flex function. This works like a bipap and reduces the pressure when you exhale. This make the treatment much more comfortable. The machine also has a ramp feature which provides a gradual increase in pressure when you first turn it on. I used this a lot when I was first getting accustomed to it, but I don’t bother with it now. I am glad it was there when I needed it though. That’s all I can think of for now; I’ll let you know if anything else comes to mind.