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In this article, David Harris, Head of Respiratory Drug Delivery, Team Consulting, taps into a powerful combination of detailed anatomical and functional understanding of the human respiratory system, pulmonary drug delivery technology and formulation expertise, and mathematical modelling techniques, in order to put forward the case for high-resistance swirl chambers in dry-powder inhalers, and a rational strategy for optimising the design and thus maximising therapeutic efficacy.
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HOW CONTROLLED IS OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA WITH THE .docxgertrudebellgrove
HOW CONTROLLED IS OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA WITH THE USE
OF NASAL / PILLOW MASK?
INVESTIGATION
When people sleep, the neck muscles relax to the extent that the upper airway closes partially and become narrow, this causes disruption to the air way passage (ResMed, 2019). This narrowing of the airway brings about vibration in the throat when breathing, which causes the sound of snoring. The relaxation of the neck muscles can occur due to many reasons. From swollen tonsils to too much of alcohol, being overweight and most especially the shape of the nose and the jaw- to mention few of the factors that could cause the neck muscles to relax and causes snoring (ResMed, 2019). This situation leads to a condition known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
According to British Lung Foundation (2014), Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a sleep-related respiratory condition that causes repeated temporary cessations of breathing occur during sleep, as a of a narrowing or closing of the pharyngeal airway in sleep. (NHS, 2016) describes Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) as a condition where the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep, interrupting normal breathing, while the Central Apnea occurs when the body fails to make attempt to breathe during pauses If OSA is not treated, it deprives people of a healthy sleep, which can cause severe daytime sleepiness (Carlos Rejón Parrilla, et al. 2014). British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association (2018) explain that, these periods of 'stopping breathing' only become clinically significant if the stopping lasts for more than 10 seconds each time and occur more than 5 times every hour. 1.5million adult is estimated to be experiencing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in UK, and only around 330,000 are currently diagnosed and treated. (BBC NEWS UK, 2017). It is linked to increased cardiovascular, motor vehicle, and other accident risk, lower workplace productivity, and increased health care expenditure in comparison with the normal population (Rowland, et al. 2018).
Investigation shows that Obstructive Sleep apnea (OSA) patients prefer the pillow/nasal mask. Even though, some of these patients still have complain about their sleep (Rowland, et al. 2018). It has been observed that in some patients the symptoms of tiredness and sleepiness come back after a while, hence investigation of why and how commenced. Research has proved the direct health benefits that effective treatment of OSA can generate. Guest et al. (2008), estimated that CPAP usage for a given time of 14 years could save the NHS close to £1,000 per patient.
What is CPAP?
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a type of treatment that has shown effective for sleep apnea. Even though it is effective, compliance with this therapy continues to be problematic. In fact, up to 83% of patients don't comply with CPAP therapy (Brooks, 2017). Studies explained that for treatment to be effective the right respiration pressure .
Presentation of Dr. Dean Hess at 10th Pulmonary Medicine Update Course, Cairo, Egypt. Pulmonary Medicine Update Course is organized by Scribe : www.scribeofegypt.com
HOW CONTROLLED IS OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA WITH THE .docxgertrudebellgrove
HOW CONTROLLED IS OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA WITH THE USE
OF NASAL / PILLOW MASK?
INVESTIGATION
When people sleep, the neck muscles relax to the extent that the upper airway closes partially and become narrow, this causes disruption to the air way passage (ResMed, 2019). This narrowing of the airway brings about vibration in the throat when breathing, which causes the sound of snoring. The relaxation of the neck muscles can occur due to many reasons. From swollen tonsils to too much of alcohol, being overweight and most especially the shape of the nose and the jaw- to mention few of the factors that could cause the neck muscles to relax and causes snoring (ResMed, 2019). This situation leads to a condition known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
According to British Lung Foundation (2014), Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a sleep-related respiratory condition that causes repeated temporary cessations of breathing occur during sleep, as a of a narrowing or closing of the pharyngeal airway in sleep. (NHS, 2016) describes Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) as a condition where the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep, interrupting normal breathing, while the Central Apnea occurs when the body fails to make attempt to breathe during pauses If OSA is not treated, it deprives people of a healthy sleep, which can cause severe daytime sleepiness (Carlos Rejón Parrilla, et al. 2014). British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association (2018) explain that, these periods of 'stopping breathing' only become clinically significant if the stopping lasts for more than 10 seconds each time and occur more than 5 times every hour. 1.5million adult is estimated to be experiencing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in UK, and only around 330,000 are currently diagnosed and treated. (BBC NEWS UK, 2017). It is linked to increased cardiovascular, motor vehicle, and other accident risk, lower workplace productivity, and increased health care expenditure in comparison with the normal population (Rowland, et al. 2018).
Investigation shows that Obstructive Sleep apnea (OSA) patients prefer the pillow/nasal mask. Even though, some of these patients still have complain about their sleep (Rowland, et al. 2018). It has been observed that in some patients the symptoms of tiredness and sleepiness come back after a while, hence investigation of why and how commenced. Research has proved the direct health benefits that effective treatment of OSA can generate. Guest et al. (2008), estimated that CPAP usage for a given time of 14 years could save the NHS close to £1,000 per patient.
What is CPAP?
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a type of treatment that has shown effective for sleep apnea. Even though it is effective, compliance with this therapy continues to be problematic. In fact, up to 83% of patients don't comply with CPAP therapy (Brooks, 2017). Studies explained that for treatment to be effective the right respiration pressure .
Presentation of Dr. Dean Hess at 10th Pulmonary Medicine Update Course, Cairo, Egypt. Pulmonary Medicine Update Course is organized by Scribe : www.scribeofegypt.com
New Hybrid(TM) CPAP Mask Emerging as a Strong Alternative to C-Flex/EPR and Bi-level Machines
1. New Hybrid(TM) CPAP Mask Emerging as a Strong
Alternative to C-Flex/EPR and Bi-level Machines
COCONUT CREEK, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An estimated 40 million Americans suffer from
undiagnosed sleep apnea,
according to Terrence Davidson, M.D., Professor of Surgery, University
of California San Diego, Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck
Surgery. An additional 30 million Americans have already been diagnosed
with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
The advent of the new Hybrid TM CPAP mask,
developed by RespCare, Inc., helps OSA patients to breathe more easily
and comfortably. The device is a substantially lower cost alternative to
C-FLEX/EPR and bi-level machines. The new product helps these
individuals, who, during sleep, stop breathing for 10 to 30 seconds at a
time, sometimes up to 400 times a night. OSA is a potentially
life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention. If
gone undiagnosed, the risks of OSA include heart attacks, strokes,
impotence, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure and heart disease.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most consistently
successful and extensively studied treatment for obstructive sleep
apnea. CPAP machines contain a fan that blows air under pressure into
the nostrils. Most users of conventional CPAP (especially at pressures
exceeding 10-12 cm H2O) find the pressure hard
to exhale against. Hence, their natural reaction is to leak through
their mouth to relieve this somewhat. But this "mouth-leaking"
adversely impacts the therapy.
C-Flex/EPR machines were developed to make exhalation easier. Bi-level
2. machines allow the user to exhale against a lower pressure. However,
C-Flex/EPR and Bi-level machines cost users hundreds of dollars in
addition to their mask. Yet, these devices were widely adopted to
eliminate "mouth leaking"
because the other alternative of using a conventional full face mask (to
allow mouth leaking) was extremely uncomfortable and ineffective.
The new Hybrid TM CPAP mask has changed the
game. With the new Hybrid, a very comfortable effective dual airway mask
that can allow for mouth leaking, there is now a lower cost alternative.
A patient can opt to spend additional $50 for the Hybrid
TM CPAP mask as opposed to competing devices, such as Respironics'
CPAP with C-Flex, ResMed's CPAP with EPR, or a
Bi-level machine, all of which can cost an additional $300 - $500.
Hybrid TM is a trademark of RespCare, Inc., a
Coconut Creek, FL company that competes with companies in the sleep
therapy market such as ResMed, Inc. (NYSE:RMD), Respironics, Inc.
(NASDAQ:RESP), Tyco Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:TYC) and Fisher Paykel
Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:FPH). The Hybrid TM is
exclusively distributed by Teleflex Medical, a division of Teleflex
Incorporated (NYSE:TFX).
About RespCare, Inc.
RespCare, Inc., headquartered in Coconut Creek, Fl is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Mergenet Solutions, Inc. and is engaged in developing,
commercializing, manufacturing and marketing products to treat
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other respiratory disorders. Its
sister company, InnoMed Technologies, Inc. developed and launched the
3. revolutionary Nasal-Aire CPAP interface in 2002 that captured 10% market
share within 2 years and continues to be a widely accepted CPAP
interface in the worldwide OSA and non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
markets. More information on the Hybrid TM
interface can be found at www.hybridmask.com.