Re: SLEEP APNEA--MASKS ?

Posted by Ilene on July 26, 2004, at 13:21:43

In reply to SLEEP APNEA--MASKS ?, posted by crazychickuk on July 15, 2004, at 11:47:20

> DO you know where i can get a mask from? lately i been waking up gasping for air.. and i am very frightened.. do you know where i can get a mask from...
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> thanks
It's more than a mask. My husband has one. Here in the US you get a referral from an MD for a sleep study, and then you get a machine called a CPAP. I forget exactly what it stands for--something about "positive airway". It's *attached* to a mask. The thing basically blows air into your nose.

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