CPAPs & AutoCPAPs - Information Guide
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea is a common and serious sleep disorder that causes you to stop breathing during sleep. The airway repeatedly becomes blocked, limiting the amount of air that reaches your lungs. When this happens, you may snore loudly or make choking noises as you try to breathe. Your brain and body become oxygen deprived and you may wake up several times a night, or in more severe cases, several hundred times a night.
Symptoms include:
• Waking up with a very sore or dry throat
• Loud snoring
• Occasionally waking up with a choking or gasping sensation
• Sleepiness or lack of energy during the day
• Restless sleep, morning headaches
• Forgetfulness and mood changes
• Recurrent awakenings or insomnia
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
CPAPs provide a non-invasive way of maintaining an open airway while you are asleep. The pressurized supply of air is delivered through a tubing and mask, creating an air splint to keep the airways open. The filters in the CPAP keeps the air clean.
Using a CPAP Machine could help with:
• Increased energy, attentiveness and effectiveness at work or at home
• Decreased risk of strokes and heart attacks
• Lower blood pressure
• Increased energy, attentiveness and effectiveness at work or at home
• Decreased risk of strokes and heart attacks
• Lower blood pressure
MACHINE
CPAP
CPAP delivers a fixed set pressure. Throughout the night, the pressure delivered is constant and does not change.
Auto-CPAP
Auto CPAP delivers the required pressures automatically depending on the degree of obstruction. This ensures a more comfortable sleep as higher pressures are delivered only when needed.
Small
& Quiet
Lightweight at 1.5kg,
operates quietly below 30dB so you can get a good night’s rest.
operates quietly below 30dB so you can get a good night’s rest.
I-Flex
& E-Flex
The I-Flex and E-Flex feature detects every individual breath that you take, adjusting the pressure, effectively breathing together with you.
SD Card
Recording
A removable SD Card is available to download data onto your computer. You would be able to track what happens when you sleep in detail and also access reports to show your doctor at your next appointment.
Humidifying
options
As the Singapore climate is highly humid, usually we do not encourage the use of a humidifier as condensation may form in the tubings. However, if the therapy is causing persistent dryness, you may choose to attach a humidifier to make the air more moist for better comfort.
MASKS
Nose MasksCovers the nose only, recommended for first-time users. It comes with an adjustable head strap.
Full Face MasksCovers the nose and mouth, recommended for mouth breathers. It comes with an adjustable head strap.
Nasal Pillow MasksIncludes tips that are inserted into the nostrils. 4 different sizes are included and it comes with an adjustable head strap.
Helpful tips from Rainbow Care
• Be proactive in your treatment and focus on the benefits.
• Use the CPAP system every night and be patient while your body is adjusting to the therapy.
• Feel free to contact us for any issues or discomfort and we will readily assist you.
• Stay active, exercise regularly, and seek support from your loved ones.
• Visit our Showroom (Directions) to make better informed choices on your purchase.
• Use the CPAP system every night and be patient while your body is adjusting to the therapy.
• Feel free to contact us for any issues or discomfort and we will readily assist you.
• Stay active, exercise regularly, and seek support from your loved ones.
• Visit our Showroom (Directions) to make better informed choices on your purchase.
