Need help with CPAP for camper
Fairly new to CPAP. The VA bought mine and it is strictly 110 volt. I thought no problem just get an inverter. Got a Schumacher 410 watt. Runs the CPAP OK but every time I take a breath in, the in...
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http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2014/01/08/chest-implant-might-help-with-hard-to-treat-sleep-apnea
If this is what you are referring to, it sounds like it is something for treating central sleep apnea, which originates with the nervous system. Like a pacemaker triggers the heart to beat, this apparently triggers breathing.
I note, too, that it has reduced apneas and hypopneas by 68%. Unless your apnea is very mild, it seems to me that a 68% reduction is not terribly effective. With CPAP, I get a 90% or better reduction. If your AHI is above 5, you are still experiencing sleep apnea.
Wayne
If this is what you are referring to, it sounds like it is something for treating central sleep apnea, which originates with the nervous system. Like a pacemaker triggers the heart to beat, this apparently triggers breathing.
I note, too, that it has reduced apneas and hypopneas by 68%. Unless your apnea is very mild, it seems to me that a 68% reduction is not terribly effective. With CPAP, I get a 90% or better reduction. If your AHI is above 5, you are still experiencing sleep apnea.
Wayne
