The End Of Noisy CPAP Machines – Fisher Paykel HC234

A big complaint amongst users of “Continual Positive Air Pressure”, or CPAP, units is the noise they produce. Sure, they make a huge and beneficial difference to the quality of sleep for people suffering for obstructive sleep apnea. However, there’s definitely a case to be made for how long it takes for many cpap users to adjust to the sounds that many machines make.

Consequently, the Fisher Paykel hc234 CPAP unit has been very well received by sleep apnea patients, on account of how quiet it is.

Just as a reminder, cpap machines operate by sending a flow of increased air pressure to a sleep mask, via a breathing hose. The reason for this is because a sleep apnea patient’s airways are prone to collapsing during sleep, significantly obstructing or completely blocking off the flow of air into and out of the lungs.

When the increased air pressure from a CPAP machine, like the hc234 from Fisher Paykel, is fed to the airways of someone with obstructive sleep apnea, the breathing channel is far more likely to stay open. However, the downside is that this process is often accompanied with distracting sounds from 2 sources:

For a start, there’s the inevitable noise of increased air pressure being produced in the CPAP machine itself. But there’s often an accompanying bubbling murmur that builds up in the breathing tubes because of condensation, called rainout.

The Fisher Paykel CPAP machine’s answer to all this is a patented technology it calls Ambient Tracking PLUS. And this is what it does: It automatically adjusts to varying humidity levels in a way that produces far less condensation and much less rainout noise.

Now, it’s worth nothing that the main sleepstyle 234 unit operates very quietly anyhow, but the addition of this extra technology makes it one of the most noise-free overall that’s available. And this is no doubt excellent news for people with sleep apnea or a similar condition.

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