Question:
Can someone please explain what a C-Pap machine is and how it works?

I am scheduled to take another sleep test and to be fitted for a C-Pap machine. I would like to know what it is and how it works.    — Dianne K. (posted on October 29, 2001)

October 29, 2001
CPAP stands for Continious Positive Air Pressure. You'll get a machine that will push air in through a hose to a mask you wear when you sleep. It sounds bizarre, but I've had one for 9 years. It saved my life - I was always tired and cranky and had a sore throat and heartburn.
   — JoSyrNY

October 31, 2001
I WEAR ONE AND IT IS GREAT I WISH I HAD IT YEARS AGO I LOVE IT SOME TIME I WISH I DID NOT HAVE TO WEAR IT BUT BOY DOES IT HELP I FEEL GREAT WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING AND FEEL LIKE A NEW WOMAN I HAVE BEEN WEARING IT FOR ABOUT 8MONTHS AND IT HAS SAVED MY LIFE I STOPPED BREATHING IN MY SLEEP AND COULD HAVE DIE BUT THIS IS A LIFE SAVER FOR SURE YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY IF YOU HAVE TO WEAR ONE MAKE SURE YOU CLEAN IT EVER DAY I DO AND I FEEL GREAT LIKE I SAID THANK YOU FOR READING AND GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD LUCK
   — [Anonymous]