What does a CPAP breathing machine do?

Answer by  Amanda65 (1220)

A CPAP machine is worn during sleep to help the person breathe. It treats sleep apnea, which causes the person to stop breathing during sleep.

Answer by  MamaManuscripts (29)

A CPAP machine is used to treat sleep apnea and other respiratory conditions by delivering a constant stream of compressed air pressure through a nasal cannula or face mask that allows the airways that can relax during sleep to remain open. It is the pressure that is created when the mask is applied to the face that provides relief.

Answer by  eilrol (1431)

CPAP is a device that helps eliminate snoring, sleep apnea (where you stop breathing) and helps breathe better (raising your o2 levels to normal levels).

Answer by  silkey46 (47)

This is a contiuous positive airway pressure machine used for sleep apnea and can replace a tracheal intubation. It calculates and tunes the pressure required to keep the airways open.

Answer by  JAM87 (111)

A CPAP breathing machine is giving to people who have sleep APNEA. this machine helps a person to breath fully and completely throughout the night, as patients who have sleep apnea are prone to stopping breathing during the night, which can result in serious disease, such as diabetes, and sometimes even death.

Answer by  Touchdown (317)

A CPAP machine is used to help people who have issues with snoring. The machine forces air through a tub and mask system into the patient. This forced air keeps the trachea open and allows the patient to sleep with reduced snoring. There are a variety of different CPAP machines and masks available on the market.

Answer by  xman (145)

what a CPAP breathing machine does is that it continuously applies air to the patient's lungs preventing the lung to collapse. this is usually given to people with atelectasis.