Did you know that having inconsistent sleep and wake schedules can mess with your health? Getting sleep at the same time each night and waking at the same time each morning can help you feel more rested. So you may want to stop screen time, reading, and any caffeine intake long before you lay down to sleep. Otherwise, poor sleep could lead to:
- Anxiety: less sleep impairs how your brain regulates emotions
- Obesity: your body’s weight regulation is critical during sleep
- Diabetes: missing sleep can affect your digestion and sugar response
- High blood pressure: your body needs rest to control its basic functioning as well
It’s extra important to keep a routine if you’re using CPAP! So, along with washing your face and doing some calming exercises before you settle into the sheets, here are some ways to keep a CPAP routine.
Here’s 4 tips for improving your CPAP routine:
1. Make sure your supplies are fitting well every night.
When your supplies are old, the therapy will become less and less effective. Because this happens slowly over time, most folks end up not noticing it. Instead, they will tighten their mask a little more, thinking they just need the seal a little closer.
Eventually this leads to over-tightening that can cause pain, marks, and the annoying “hot mask” feeling. The less comfortable your CPAP supplies are, the harder it is to stay compliant and get your CPAP benefits. You can avoid this by replacing your supplies with fresh ones regularly on the recommended, insurance-backed schedule.
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2. Have a machine that automatically meets your needs without waking you up in the night.
Your pressure needs vary through the night as you sleep. Newer CPAP machines are now auto-titrating, meaning they adjust to your needs breath-by-breath to give the most effective pressure needed all through the night. They also have automatically adjusting comfort settings to keep you compliant. The premiere Auto CPAP choice is ResMed’s AirSense 10 Auto C2C, which offers:
- Humidification: 7 levels of humidity and an optional heated tube ensures you don’t dry out
- EPR: Expiratory Pressure Relief reduces pressure upon exhale, avoiding high pressure mask leaks
- AutoRamp: Starts your sleep therapy at a low pressure so you fall asleep more comfortably
- Humidification: 7 levels of humidity and an optional heated tube ensures you don’t dry out
- EPR: Expiratory Pressure Relief reduces pressure upon exhale, avoiding high pressure mask leaks
- AutoRamp: Starts your sleep therapy at a low pressure so you fall asleep more comfortably
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3. Keep your supplies clean to avoid wearing them out.
Bacteria builds-up on your mask every night, and can make you sick or weaken your mask seal if left there. Weak seals and CPAP illnesses are big barriers to compliance. That’s why cleaning your mask, tube, and water chamber every morning can be the difference between intolerable and effective CPAP therapy. The Sleep8 CPAP cleaner will keep your supplies sanitary and fresh every day with:
- Ozone technology: Kills over 99% of harmful viruses, bacteria, and mold
- One-click cleaning: Just press a button and let the Sleep8 do the rest
- Complete compatibility: No adapter needed to use with any mask and machine
- Ozone technology: Kills over 99% of harmful viruses, bacteria, and mold
- One-click cleaning: Just press a button and let the Sleep8 do the rest
- Complete compatibility: No adapter needed to use with any mask and machine
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4. Subscribe to your mask so you can stick to your routines.
Replacing your CPAP mask regularly is an important part of your therapy. It is necessary both for hygiene and for ensuring everything works efficiently so that you have the best possible CPAP experience. Subscribing to a mask means you’ll receive it automatically, plus it will:
- Keep you healthier: Reduces germs, bacteria, and viruses on your CPAP
- Maximize the lifespan: No mask will be wasted and your therapy will be more effective
- Eliminate the hassle: Never worry about when you need to order a new mask
- Keep you healthier: Reduces germs, bacteria, and viruses on your CPAP
- Maximize the lifespan: No mask will be wasted and your therapy will be more effective
- Eliminate the hassle: Never worry about when you need to order a new mask
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