Apap Machine Vs Cpap

The continuous positive airway pressure cpap unit is the most prescribed machine for sleep apnea.

Apap machine vs cpap.

Cpap stands for continuous positive airway pressure. As you can see the first difference from cpap vs apap machines is that the cpap machines offer one steady airway pressure while the apap machines have airway pressure that is adjusted automatically based on the breathing of the sleep apnea patient. Since apap machines can be set as cpap machines by setting both the higher pressure setting and low pressure setting at the same number the apap machine has an advantage over cpap devices. The air pressure delivered from both apap and cpap machines functions as a splint delivering a continuous stream of pressurized air to prevent your throat from collapsing in on itself.

The term cpap refers to a machine used for treating sleep apnea mild moderate or severe. On average a cpap machine costs around 795 00 and an apap machine costs around 995 00. Apap machine is a special type of cpap machine however there is one major difference. Cpap machines are at a fixed pressure while apaps adjust to different pressures automatically.