In the past, when people mentioned ventilators, they would think of critically ill patients or ICU wards. After the improvement of medical science, one of the purposes of using a ventilator is to solve the problem of snoring. Strictly speaking, it is to solve sleep apnea caused by snoring.
How to choose a home ventilator that suits you?
Who are home ventilators suitable for?
At present, household ventilators on the market are generally divided into two categories: one is for people who treat sleep-disordered diseases such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The other category is treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), neuromuscular diseases and other related diseases.
Should people who snore be on a ventilator?
Among them, for patients with sleep apnea, the home ventilator is the first choice for the treatment of the disease. The results of polysomnography AHI>15 times/hour, or sleep apnea with AHI>5 times/hour and accompanied by daytime sleepiness, etc. Suspended patients can consider using a home ventilator, which can maintain the openness of the upper airway with continuous positive pressure during sleep, and prevent snoring and apnea caused by upper airway collapse. Let the patient no longer suffer from severe hypoxia due to snoring at night, and become depressed during the day.
How to choose a home ventilator?
At present, household ventilators are mainly divided into single-level ventilator (CPAP), single-level automatic ventilator (Auto CPAP), bi-level ventilator (BiPAP) and bi-level automatic ventilator (Auto BiPAP). For patients with general breathing and sleep disorders, single-level ventilators are relatively cheap and can meet the needs, while for people with sleep-disordered breathing combined with obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and neuromuscular diseases, bi-level ventilators are more convenient. fit some.
Although all kinds of household ventilators have more comprehensive functions, consumers are advised to choose a ventilator with pipeline heating and humidification function when choosing. Every winter, many patients in the south will call us and say that they wake up with water on their face in the morning. This is because the indoor temperature is low in winter, and the air blown out by the ventilator will liquefy when it is cold before entering the nasal cavity. Choosing a ventilator with a heating and humidifying function can avoid this situation. When the air enters the nasal cavity, the temperature is appropriate and more comfortable.
COPD should uses a ventilator to prepare an oxygen machine!
Due to the development characteristics of COPD, if the patient needs to use a ventilator, then an oxygen generator must be used, and a machine of more than 5L (five liters) must be used.
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Oxygen concentrators and ventilators can be used together to maximize their value.
Because all the ventilator blows out is air, and the machine itself does not produce oxygen. When the ventilator and the oxygen generator are connected, the air in the ventilator will dilute the oxygen blown out by the oxygen generator, so the combination of the ventilator and the oxygen generator For use, the oxygen flow rate is best adjusted to 4-5L/min, so the oxygen generator used is preferably 5L or more.
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