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2017-03-12 09:40:50
Mom is 60 years old weighs 75 kg and is suffering from sleep apnea. Doctor has suggested bipap machine and nebulizer. Do you think this is ok or anything else should help
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Pls share her sleep study and abg reports which will help in determining the severity of her condition. Also u can take an appointment in my malad clinic for any other queries.

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If she is definitely sleep apnea patient, then she will require one of this kind of machine.. there are however two types of machine cpap and bipap.. one who is having high carbon di oxide will require bipap otherwise routinely cpap is need.. cpap is half the price of bipap.. so confirm this before buying and using
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can guide you properly if you need help on private consult with your sleep study report

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