For those with sleep apnea a cpap machine is often considered the best therapy.
Cpap machine usage report.
Most cpap manufacturers sell software that can turn this data into a report showing how a patient is complying with sleep apnea therapy.
A cpap machine uses a hose and mask or nosepiece to deliver constant and steady air pressure.
Patients issued a machine with an sd card will have to periodically bring their card into the clinic offering the follow up care periodically.
Common problems with cpap include a leaky mask trouble falling asleep stuffy nose and a dry mouth.
Myair is an online support program and app that automatically sends data from your airsense 10 or aircurve 10 machine to your computer or mobile phone in the form of a sleep score.
Device settings allow for 4 or 5 hours with 4 hours being the default setting.
This is a list of report topics generated when using smartcode to track therapy effectiveness on the devilbiss intellipap machines.
What are smartcode report definitions.
So i use a resscan software to print out my data thru my laptop and printer.
Determines the minimum amount of time that the patient must use the device in order to be logged as compliant.
2 watch brook and becca share their experiences using the myair app.
Here is an example of a cpap compliance report.
The go to treatment a cpap machine offers a healthy restful night s sleep but many people struggle to use it.
Most cpap devices have a slot in the machine allowing for either an sd card to capture data or a remote wireless device that uploads data to a cloud based system.
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The latest cpap machines store a wealth of data on when and how they are used as well as interfaces that allow this data to be downloaded to a computer.
This is from the user drivers pap memory chip usually an sd type card they can produce or report from or their cpap machine vendor can get it for them to present to their doctors or a code generated from the machine they can input online to generate the report.
Consumer reports offers advice on how to navigate this sometimes challenging treatment.
Avi123 wrote i have a resmed machine.
Continuous positive airway pressure cpap therapy is a common treatment for obstructive sleep apnea.