Sleep Therapy

Fast recovery through positive pressure ventilation

In order to function effectively during the day, an organism has to regenerate by sleeping through the night. There are some diseases, like sleep-related respiratory disorders (sleep apnea), that prevent regeneration. Repeated respiratory arrests lasting at least 10 seconds each rob the affected person of restful and recuperative sleep. The many effects show up in daytime sleepiness, heart problems, high blood pressure and reduced efficiency. Many decades ago, Weinmann became the first German company to develop therapeutic solutions individually tailored to the needs of those patients.

Among the solutions is the nightly administration of positive pressure ventilation during sleep, a treatment that quickly improves the patient‘s condition. By means of a therapy device and mask, the patient receives continuous positive pressure throughout the night. By providing a “splint”, CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) makes sure that the patient‘s airways cannot collapse.

There are other forms of therapy in addition to classic CPAP therapy. AutoCPAP gently adapts to the patient‘s own breathing and automatically adjusts the pressure according to the patient‘s needs within the therapy range previously prescribed by the doctor.

BiLevel therapy, on the other hand, is suitable for patients who have high pressure requirements. It offers two different levels, increasing pressure during inhalation and decreasing pressure during exhalation. Patients appreciate the reduced pressure which allows them to exhale more easily and to improve their compliance as a result. CS therapy is suitable for treatment of heart failure patients with Cheyne-Stokes respiration or with central, mixed or complex sleep apnea syndrome. It works to normalize the patient’s breathing and to eliminate obstructions at the same time, all of which effectively improves the patient’s sleep.

You can get an overview of sleep therapy in our productline presentation.