The most widely accepted treatment of sleep apnea is called Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy also known as CPAP. This is a sleep therapy designed to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Sleep apnea is when your airway closes completely during sleep and causes you to wake up repeatedly and prevents the proper amount of sleep. For more information on sleep apnea go to Could I Have Sleep Apnea? If you have significant sleep apnea, you may be a good candidate to consider CPAP treatment. Please talk to your doctor to find out.

CPAP utilizes a small beside device that delivers pressurized air through a small mask to your airway and keeps the airway open during the sleep. As you breathe the flow of air creates enough pressure to keep the airway open and does not require the machine to breathe for you. CPAP is considered the best non-surgical treatment for snoring and sleep apnea. This treatment is safe for adults as well as children. CPAP has been found to be almost 100 percent effective and will help reduce daytime sleepiness, reduce hypertension, improve heart function, and quality of life. Just remember, a CPAP device does not cure sleep apnea it helps treat it.

Orbit Medical uses the best equipment available including products from Resmed and Respironics. These CPAP machines are compact, reliable, and use heated humidification devices to make CPAP therapy more comfortable. For more information go to Orbit Medical's sleep therapy page. If you suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Orbit Medical can help you get a good night's sleep with a CPAP sleep therapy system.

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