Cpap Equipment- The Benefits And Disadvantages Of Using Them!

If you are a chronic snorer it's possible that you have at this stage tried everything possible to stop snoring and it is likely that you have failed

. Perhaps you are just looking as you still hold out some optimism that a remedy can be found for you.

The statistics show that 20% of snorers will go on to develop such severe sleep apnea that they will have to use some form of CPAP equipment (continuous positive airways pressure) to be able to get a sleep. Another fact is that sufferers from sleep apnea are 3 times as likely to suffer relationship/marital breakdown than non sufferers - so it is a major problem that can have serious social consequences as well.

Quite often the use of CPAP machines is a last resort solution BUT it is extremely if somewhat cumbersome. What most people complain about when using the equipment is often how uncomfortable the 'mask' is and additionally that the noise of the pump is noticeable although in recent years the pumps are much quieter which is a good thing!

The main drawback to using a CPAP is that for maximum effectiveness you have to sleep on your back and as you may be aware that snoring tends to reduce and/or lessen if you lie on your side so you are fighting 2 battles at once. You are ignoring your bodies natural tendency to alleviate snoring by taking what I think is an unnatural sleep position to stop it and secondly being on your back perpetuates the problem - it's a Catch 22 you're damned if you do and damned if you don't!

Right, now that we have gone over some of the disadvantages what about the benefits and why are they so popular? Firstly for severe snoring and sleep apnea, CPAP equipment does work and it is often much more preferable to expensive and risky surgery.

One major advantage is that many users of CPAP equipment are able to increase their quality of sleep so much that their blood pressure levels, if they were high beforehand have been reduced, as sleep deprivation, in case you aren't aware is a major cause of high blood pressure!

Another major benefit is that severe sufferers within two weeks of using the CPAP machines feel much lower stress levels and healthier plus their partners are also less stressed.

Now, something to also consider. Just because you are considering of using a CPAP machine does not imply to say that it is going to be for the rest of your life - Not so! All you have to do is look at the number of used CPAP machines on eBay and other places and you will see that many previous owners may now have found a cure!

by: Rosemary Braithwaite

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