Would A Sleep Apnea Machine Help For Asthma And Other Breathing Problems?

4 Comments

1. Matt A says:

   June 8, 2009 at 10:26 am

   The C-pap or Bi-pap are the machines known as "sleep apnea machines". They are for treating sleep apnea and other sleeping disorders. They will not do any good for other respiratory diseases.
2. REnate says:

   June 8, 2009 at 10:26 am

   If the asthmatic had sleep apnea; yes.
3. ricanbronxbomb says:

   June 8, 2009 at 10:26 am

   Sleep apnea and asthma are very different conditions but can coexist. Sleep apnea machine should only be used after sleep study shows you need it. It basically forces air into you.
4. davisk80 says:

   June 8, 2009 at 10:26 am

   On the contrary Matt, C-pap is only used for sleep apnea. But the bipap is used for many different reasons. First of all Bi-pap is a set of two pressures. One consistant pressure on inspiratory (breathing in) and one lower consistant pressure for expiratory (breathing out). Thus helping a patient oxygenate and to help decrease the level of CO2 that appears in an ABG blood test. Chronic COPD patients, who have an exacerbation (worsening of) of COPD, will enter the ER with extreme breathing difficulty and the Bi-pap is our first line of defense in severe cases. Also pulmonary fibrosis pateints almost require the bipap at night and as needed through out the day. So yes a bipap will help with other breathing problems besides just sleep apnea!

   hope this helps