At an average rate of 16 breaths a minute a CPAP user breathes out 7680 in an 8 hour sleep period. The CPAP mask will be coated with junk from user’s lungs and nose on an average 7680 times. Those junk on the mask can breed into Fungus, Yeast, E-Coli, MRSA, Bacteria, Mold, Viruses and more. How can a CPAP user sleep for the next night without cleaning the CPAP mask? Quick … [Read more...] about New CPAP Mask Cleaner that uses Nanotechnology
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Sleep Apnea in Patients with Stable Heart Failure
BACKGROUND: Heart failure is a highly prevalent disorder that continues to be associated with repeated hospitalizations, high morbidity, and high mortality. Sleep-related breathing disorders with repetitive episodes of asphyxia may adversely affect heart function. The main aims of this study were to determine the prevalence, consequences, and differences in various … [Read more...] about Sleep Apnea in Patients with Stable Heart Failure
Worth the Wait – SoftGel by ResMed
ResMed management stayed off the gel mask bandwagon until they created a product that sleep apnea sufferers would actually use for the long term. Back in 2004, ResMed developers had a gel technology under review, but it wasn't quite good enough. Engineers eventually went back to the drawing board. For Don Darkin, Senior Vice President of the Patient Interface business at … [Read more...] about Worth the Wait – SoftGel by ResMed
CEC's: BRPT vs. AASM
CEC's: BRPT vs. AASM Continuing education is required by most healthcare fields. With advancing technology and constantly emerging research in medicine, continuous education is needed for those involved in healthcare. Continuing education may be required to maintain a credential, licensure, and/or compliance with certain standards set by an accrediting organization. For … [Read more...] about CEC's: BRPT vs. AASM
Cloth, Color, and Circadiance
Innovation at Circadiance continued this year with the addition of the multi-colored Zzzephyr Seal to the Pa-based company's line of cloth CPAP masks. Almost 3 years after transcending the plastic paradigm, Circadiance LLC of Murrysville, Pa, has updated its original cloth nasal CPAP mask yet again with the new Zzzephyr Seal for use with the SleepWeaver ADVANCE Mask. … [Read more...] about Cloth, Color, and Circadiance