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Nasal Pillows: Comfort in your Sleep Apnea Therapy!

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy is the well known method to treat obstructive sleep apnea. The patients wear a mask that is attached to a pump in the CPAP machine. This machine forces air into nasal passages at adequately high pressures to overcome any obstruction in the airway and stimulate normal breathing. The airway pressure delivered into the upper airway is continuous while breathing in and breathing out.

Nasal CPAP is presently the most trusted treatment for severe obstructive sleep apnea. CPAP is safe and beneficial even for children. Through this therapy, the tissues are prevented from collapsing during sleep and the apnea can be prevented without surgical treatment. The heart starts functioning normally and it reduces hypertension.

A Nasal Pillow CPAP is a kind of CPAP mask with soft pillows that fit against the nostrils rather than around the entire nose. They are light in weight (approximately 67gram) and enable users to sleep on their sides or in any different position. There are no tight straps against the cheeks so the mask does not leave any red marks or rashes on the face. These masks fit a wide range of facial or nose structures and can also be worn while wearing glasses. They are portable and are good for people who need to travel frequently.

The Nasal pillow masks are easy to maintain. They can be assembled and disassembled easily and can be washed with warm soapy water or baby shampoo. Care should be taken not to use very strong cleaning agents and the mask should not be dried in direct strong sunlight as the UV rays can harm the inner lining and silicon of the mask. If there are any cracks or deep scratches on the mask, the unit should be discarded and replaced immediately.

ResMed Swift LT nasal pillow system is a popular model used for CPAP therapy. It has dual wall nasal pillows which seal softly for full stability, comfort and steady airflow into the nasaal passages.
Another well known brand is Mirage Swift II Nasal Pillows which is ultra quiet and the air vent is located on the frame instead of the cushion. It disperses the air gently downward more in line with normal breathing patterns.

To avail full benefits of the CPAP therapy with these masks, the patients should only take care of the following things:

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2 thoughts on “Nasal Pillows: Comfort in your Sleep Apnea Therapy!”

  1. I have the full mask, only just got the mask right, and Im feeling amazingly alert when I wake, where before I was in a groggy daze all day.

  2. Hope it helping someone the way it helped me. Really hoping that it’s going to be life-changing and make me feel alive again. Best thing is that I didn’t fall asleep 6-8 times during the day without notice.

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