With CPAP, the mainstay treatment for the disorder, you typically wear a masklike apparatus that’s connected to a pump. The pump pushes air into your airway, holding it open while you sleep.

Try These Tips To Improve Your Quality of Sleep How Does A CPAP Machine Work? A CPAP machine provides air through a mask to keep the airway open while one is asleep, says Dr Lokeshwaran.

What is a CPAP Machine? Dubbed by the National Sleep Foundation as the leading therapy for sleep apnea, the CPAP machine stands for continuous positive airway pressure.

CPAP is an important treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, but it may be frustrating at first. Learn how to avoid uncomfortable masks and other common CPAP problems.

How to fix common CPAP problems Trucker Bob Stanton has been using a CPAP machine for 14 years. He is on the road three to four weeks at a time and also works for Dedicated Sleep.