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Respiratory Aids
Programs that pay for or provide equipment designed for use in the home which delivers pressurized air to help individuals who experience central or obstructive sleep apnea breathe normally. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the upper airway becomes narrow or collapses as the muscles relax naturally during sleep reducing oxygen in the blood and causing stoppages in breathing (apneas), reductions in air intake (hypopneas) and arousal from sleep. In central sleep apnea, the airway is not blocked but the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe. The air pressure from the CPAP machine forces the air passage open, reducing or eliminating these problems. Also included are programs that provide other types of Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) machines, e.g., APAP also known as AutoPAP (Automatic Positive Airway Pressure) machines, VPAP or BiPAP (Variable/Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure) machines and xPAP ST (Spontaneous Time) machines which regulate the level of airway pressure in different ways. The equipment may be available on a loan basis or kept permanently.