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What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea - (OSA)?
Obstructive sleep apnea or OSA is an interruption of breathing during sleep caused by the tongue and/or excessive tissue in the airway.
When breathing stops, air is prevented from entering or exiting the lungs, causing the heart to work harder. Apnea or cessation of breathing can occur 20 to 100 times per hour, thus, interfering with the patient’s quality of sleep.
How CPAP works.
Continuous postive airway pressure or CPAP is the "Gold Standard" treatment for patients with OSA. CPAP devices produce postive airway pressure which is delivered through a hose connected to a nasal interface or mask. The positive pressure prevents the collapse of the airway during sleep.
You are not alone.
It has been estimated that as many
as 40 million Americans suffer from some form of sleep disorder,
with 20 million of those suffering from OSA.
OSA is extimated to affect eight percent of the general population.
The National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research has extimated
that 80 percent of patients afflicted with sleep disorders
remain undiagnosed.
Some Informative Links
Respironics
http://www.respironics.com/
Mallinckrodt or Nellcor Puritan Bennett
http://www.mallinckrodt.com/
Fisher & Paykel
http://www.fphcare.co.nz/
Sunrise Medical
http://www.sunrisemedicalonline.com/cgi-bin/ConfigDetails
Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada
http://swdca.org/
Canadian Sleep Society
http://www.css.to/
Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapy
http://www.csrt.com/
British Columbia Society of Respiratory Therapy
http://www.bcsrt.com/