Posted by Bob G on September 17, 1998 at 12:35:00:
In Reply to: Re: Sleeping with Oxygen posted by Nancy on September 17, 1998 at 10:42:13:
Please don't confuse the terms "air" and "oxygen", they are not the same. "Air" has little "oxygen" in it. That machine for sleep apnea is a air pump. It is used to force air, not oxygen, down the wind pipe. The user has to wear a tight fitting mask or a mouth piece. This is not to say they won't help, they may very well help a lot. A couple more things, they are noisey and uncomfortable and take some getting used to. They are preset at the factory and the air pressure cannot be regulated. There is an "oxygen" generator that can be used. It will supply oxygen through a small tube in the nose.