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BiPAP references  Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure. It is a breathing Setup that helps sleep apnea suffers receive more air into their lungs. Invented in the 1990s, it generated from the C-PAP, which means Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. In the 1980s, people used C-PAPs to help fight breathing interference such as sleep apnea.

Central sleep apnea is a problem in which one's upper airway collapses, causing breathing to cease repeatedly. Sleep apnea sufferers commonly wake all of a sudden with a huge rousing snore. Their quality of sleep is poor and can lead to mental problems such as depression and lack of concentration. The physical health of the sufferer can also diminish.

With the development of BiPAP, air delivered through a Bipap mask can be set at one pressure for inhaling and another for exhaling. This makes the BiPAP mask much easier for patients to adjust to and also allows neuromuscular disease sufferers to use the Bipap machine. Because of these dual settings, the BiPAP mask and Bipap machine allows people to get more air in and out of the lungs without the natural muscular effort needed to do so.

BiPAP has been determined to be particularly helpful for patients with congestive heart failure and lung disorders, in particular patients that result in above normal measures of carbon dioxide. Also, people for whom intubation is not possible can benefit from the breathing help from BiPAP.

There are several tests a doctor can run to find out if a BiPAP would be beneficial if you are a sufferer of sleep apnea. One is a respiratory test, which involves breathing into a machine to measure your lung capacity. The Forced Vital Capacity test is another prescribed test; it essentially tests how deep a breath you can take. Although, these tests will not determine if you have sleep apnea, which is usually diagnosed with the help of sleep studies.

A BiPAP machine can cost between 2000 and 3000 US dollars (USD). The BiPAP machine, BiPAP mask and BiPAP accessories should be covered by medical insurance policy. It is also possible to buy your own BiPAP machine. If that's not feasible, you also have the option to lease a BiPAP from a respiratory care company through an agreement with which you end up owning the machine. Your doctor or neurologist should be your first point of contact if you believe you may benefit from a BiPAP machine.

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