###BiPap Settings and Use###
Sponser LinksSleep apnea is a disorder characterized by the constant interruption of normal breathing while sleeping. When a sick person experiences an "apnea" their breathing stops for a continued period of time. Some patients, after overcoming the apnea, will experience a hperpnea, which is rapid shallow breathing to compensate for the lack of oxygen experienced while the apnea. One rehabilitation for sleep apnea is the use of a bilevel positive airway pressure machine, or BiPap for short.
The function of a BiPap engine is to furnish positive air pressure to the sick person to preclude the collapse of tissue in the throat, which would cause an apnea. In this way, BiPap machines function similarly in purpose to a Cpap machine. However, a BiPap engine administers two levels of pressure: an inspiratory positive airway pressure (Ipap) for when the sick person inhales and an expiratory positive airway pressure (Epap) for when the sick person exhales. This is so the sick person experiences less resistance to exhalation that is gift in Cpap machines, which administer a constant pressure while inhalation and exhalation alike. Though the functioning of the machines differ, the use of the machines are approximately identical.
A typical Bilevel positive airway pressure engine engine is set up in a similar manner to a Cpap machine: hoses are attached from the engine to a delivery gismo such as a face mask or nasal pillows, which are then secured to the sick person in a way that allows pressure to build. Once the mask is secured, the pressure builds and prevents the patient's airway from collapsing by increasing the pressure while inhalation and lowering the pressure while exhalation.
The settings on a Bilevel positive airway pressure engine engine are configured by a physician or technician that has received the results from a sleep study that monitored the severity of the disorder and calculated the optimal pressure to administer through the machine. Because the Bilevel positive airway pressure engine engine comes preconfigured, the sick person is not required to make any adjustments or unblemished any advanced setup options to use the machine.
The machines are commonly configured to run in one of three settings controlling the change in the pressure from Ipap to Epap and back again: spontaneous, timed, and spontaneous/timed. Spontaneous mode monitors when the pressure changes based on the patient's breathing and then changes from Ipap to Epap or vice versa accordingly. Timed mode controls the pressure completely mechanically, switching pressure when a preconfigured estimate of time passes. Spontaneous/Timed mode is when the pressure is adjusted based on the patient's breathing, and if the patient's breath should stop, the time will resume the pressure until normal breathing is again achieved.
BiPap machines are similar in use to Cpap machines but differ in function.
For those who find the constant pressure of a Cpap engine too discomforting, a BiPap engine is an perfect alternative. Switching from a Cpap engine to a BiPap engine takes little effort, as most face masks have universal hookups and your previous titrations from your sleep test will still be relevant in configuring your Bilevel positive airway pressure engine machine, so there is little to worry about as far as inconvenience is concerned when switching to Bilevel positive airway pressure engine machines.
BiPap Settings and Use
