Users often ask us, can ventilators replace oxygen concentrators? Is the ventilator blowing out oxygen?
Tell everyone responsiblyHome sleep apnea machines do not produce oxygen, and it is not oxygen that is blown out, but air with a certain pressure.
What is the difference between a home ventilator and an oxygen concentrator?
A home sleep apnea machine is just pressurized air and delivered to the user's upper airway, while an oxygen concentrator is more like a sieve that extracts pure oxygen from the air so that the patient can breathe in oxygen, which can ensure that the cells in the body get enough oxygen**.
Is the air blown out of a home ventilator just ordinary air?
Home sleep apnea machines can help the body breathe, increase lung ventilation, and improve respiratory function. Although it is not oxygen, it is different from ordinary air.
The air blown out by the home sleep apnea machine not only carries a certain amount of pressure to stretch the blocked upper airway and relieve the apnea and snoring caused by the collapse of the upper airway, but also can set a specific temperature and humidity to ensure comfortable breathing.
How important is the temperature and humidification function of the home sleep apnea?
The temperature and humidity of the gas entering the upper airway are not suitable, which can cause many problems.
If the gas temperature is too high, it can lead to decreased ciliary movement and burn the airways.
Inhaling gases that are too cold, or even cold air that irritates the airways can induce asthma, etc.
Insufficient gas humidity can lead to dryness of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and damage to the mucociliary system. At the same time, it can reduce comfort and cause inflammation of the respiratory tract.
Inhalation of excessively humidified gases can lead to increased airway resistance, damage to alveolar surfactant, and cause alveolar atrophy or decreased compliance.