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2. Positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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   A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine was initially used mainly by patients for the treatment of sleep apnea at home, but now is in widespread use across intensive care units as a form of ventilation. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the upper airway becomes narrow as the muscles relax naturally during sleep. This reduces ...

3. Continuous positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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   This constant stream of air opens and keeps the upper airway unobstructed during inhalation and exhalation. [1] Some CPAP machines have other features as well, such as heated humidifiers. The therapy is an alternative to positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).

4. Colin Sullivan (physician) - Wikipedia

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   Colin Sullivan AO FAA is an Australian physician, professor, [1] and inventor known for his invention of the nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for the treatment of sleep apnea. Sullivan began studying sleep apnea in the late 1970s. In 1981 he published a design for the first CPAP machine in The Lancet.

5. What Is Sleep Apnea? Your Complete Guide - AOL

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   There are a few different types of breathing machines: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. A CPAP machine is the most common sleep apnea treatment. It delivers continuous air ...

6. What to Do If You Have Sleep Apnea - AOL

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   At the time, though, he “never imagined” there’d be such a need for his continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP machine. Rates of obesity, a major driver of sleep apnea, had just begun ...

7. What is Sleep Apnea? Symptoms & Treatment Options - AOL

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   There are a few different types of breathing machines: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. A CPAP machine is the most common sleep apnea treatment. It delivers continuous air ...