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Understanding your sleep health, sleep apnea and CPAP therapy

Change Your Lifestyle and Use CPAP Therapy To Improve Your Treatment

Millions of people around the world suffer from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a medical condition characterized by repeated episodes of extended pauses in breathing during sleep. These pauses cause a plethora of issues like snoring, sudden gasping, heart arrhythmias, and high blood pressure. Extensive research in recent decades has come up with intelligent and practical ways to improve sleep apnea treatment.

Today, treatment depends on the type of apnea diagnosed. There are three types of sleep apnea – obstructive, central sleep, and complex. Through screening tests, a doctor should be able to determine which category-specific treatments are right for you.

CPAP Therapy

The highest recommended treatment is the use of the CPAP machine and its required accessories. It is especially effective against Obstructive Sleep Apnea., where something is blocking the air passage as one sleeps.  The acronym CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, which works by keeping the airways open during sleep by delivering controlled air pressure. It does this through a tube and to a mask worn on the face for proper air delivery.

A person may find it difficult to adjust to the mask or pillow of the CPAP machine. With persistent daily or nightly practice, a person should be able to use both the machine and the mask with ease. In some cases, others require more time.  This may mean adding more knowledge to your experience by taking the time to check online forums, chat rooms, and FAQ pages. Using these resources and possibly the services of a sleep doctor, one can learn about the adjustments in gaining success with a CPAP.

It should also be noted that CPAP therapy can be adopted in conjunction with other treatments for related or unrelated medical problems. For example, if you have central sleep apnea and a heart issue, your doctor will prescribe therapy for the treatment of your heart disorders.

Lifestyle Changes

Of course, CPAP therapy also includes one’s willingness to adopt lifestyle changes for a healthier body. This may include:

* Eating a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, whole grains and cereals, lean meat and fishes as well as low-fact dairy products.

* Losing excess weight with programmed, gradual exercise. One can benefit by way of lesser throat constriction, which will go a long way towards better breathing during sleep.

* Avoid the consumption of stimulants like alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine as well as tranquilizers like sleeping pills.

This list is only a sample of what can round out a comprehensive approach to treating sleep apnea.

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We serve Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada.
Contact us: 1-877-430-CPAP(2727) or info@CPAPClinic.ca.

The CPAP machine in Toronto and the CPAP masks in Toronto are two of the best devices to treat sleep apnea in Toronto. Visit CPAPClinic.ca today and purchase them for yourself or a loved one.

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