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WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES
OF OSAS FOR YOUR GENERAL HEALTH?
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High blood pressure
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Arrhythmia
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Heart attack
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Cerebral haemorrhage
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Diabetes
CPAP TREATMENT
WHAT IS CPAP?
CPAP:
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. Air flow is introduced
into the airways to maintain a continuous pressure, i.e. to keep them
open.
WHY DO I NEED TO USE A CPAP MACHINE?
Breathing with apnoea:
breathing in generates negative pressure in
the airways, which can lead to frequent collapse of the soft tissue in
the back of the throat.
When using a CPAP machine:
positive pressure is maintained in the
airways and the throat is kept free and open.
