Patient Education
Apnée du sommeil : informations importantes pour les patients utilisant certains dispositifs médicaux respiratoires de la compagnie Philips Respironics
Rappel mondial de dispositifs respiratoiresLe 14 juin dernier, Philips Respironics a procédé à un rappel de sécurité volontaire de plusieurs modèles d’appareils utilisés, entre autres, pour l’apnée du sommeil; soit des appareils de ventilation à pression positive continue (CPAP), de ventilation à deux niveaux de pression positive (BiPAP), ainsi que certains modèles de ventilateurs mécaniques...
What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)?
OSA is a common, yet often undiagnosed sleep disorder. It afflicts 20 million adult men and women in the U.S. People who have OSA stop breathing repeatedly during sleep because their airway collapses. Airway collapse may be due to such factors as a large tongue, extra tissue in the airway, or decreased muscle tone holding the airway open. As a result, air is prevented from getting into the lungs. These pauses in breathing can happen 30 times or more per hour. When healthy sleep is interrupted in this way, the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other serious health conditions...