Sleep Tech Tip of the Week

by Mike Miller RPSGT

Do you want to improve your patients’ acclimation to PAP therapy?

The following tip is intended to make the acclimation process to PAP treatment for our patients as seamless and streamlined as possible. Simply put, be patient with your patients and offer them several mask options. Personally, I like to propose three different mask types for my patients (a full face mask, a nasal mask, and a nasal pillow/cushion option) to practice with prior to beginning their titration. A 30 minute practice period is often sufficient for most patients, which gives them roughly a 10 minute trial per mask. At the conclusion of the practice period a brief dialogue of which mask type best fits their needs as it relates to comfort, breathing style, and overall satisfaction is essential to determine which mask will be most advantageous for the titration and for their at home use. (more…)