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How Are You Going To Use Trilogy 100 And How To Set Up To Functions Well On Patient?

Many have been asking about how trilogy 100 can be set up properly to make sure that the patient is receiving the right amount of pressure they need. I have come up with this video that will explains properly The Correct Settings and usage of Trilogy 100 Portable Ventilator.

Now That you have seen it set up and how to use it. You can now rest assure that you are giving your patient the right amount of pressure from your Trilogy 100 machine. For home us you can contact your provider about this trilogy 100.

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How Sleep Talking Happens During Your Sleep?

Why Sleep Talking Happens—and How to Silence It

Sleep talking (also know as "somniloquy") is a sleep disorder that involves unconscious talking when you're asleep. The presentation can vary greatly between people, with some spontaneously talking while others notice it happens when someone talks to them in their sleep. Sleep talking can range from gibberish, nonsensical mumbles and rants, to complicated and totally coherent statements.

Sleep talking can happen to anyone, though it does appear to be somewhat inherited and affect males and children more often than women. The most common triggers are sleep deprivation, alcohol and drug use, fever, increased stress, anxiety and depression. It is also seen as a symptom in the context of other sleep disorders: night terrors, confusional arousals (waking up in a confused state), sleepwalking, sleep apnea and REM behavior disorder.

Sleep talking can happen at any time during the night and during any stage of sleep. In the earlier part of the night, people tend to be more in the deeper stages of sleep (stage 3/4), and their brain is essentially turned off and repairing from the day's events. During this stage, sleep talking tends to sound more like mumbling or gibberish. Sleep becomes lighter as the night progresses, with our brain becoming very active, processing emotions and memories (REM sleep and sleep stages 1 and 2). During these sleep stages, sleep talking tends to be more understandable to a bed partner and can become a narrative.

Though it isn't physically harmful, sleep talking can be extremely embarrassing for people. It can also be a major annoyance to anyone nearby who is trying to sleep, even leading to insomnia in those who share the room. Patients who sleep talk may avoid sleeping around others for concern that it might disrupt someone else's sleep, and sleep talkers often worry about saying something while asleep that might be embarrassing or problematic.

Many people try to decode their sleep talking experiences, but the reality is that the content can either be completely random or vaguely linked to past or present experiences. As a result, trying to decode it may be impossible. Interesting fact: Since sleep talking happens outside of conscious awareness, it isn't even admissible in a court of law.

For most people, sleep talking is typically short-lived and doesn't require any treatment. If it is happening multiple times per week, disrupts a bed partner's sleep, or if you have fears of sleeping around others, talk with a sleep specialist to rule out any other underlying medical or psychiatric disorder that might cause or worsen the problem. If sleep talking starts after the age of 25, it can typically be seen along with other medical or psychiatric issues. In severe cases, sleep talking may be associated with nocturnal seizures.

Proper sleep hygiene (e.g. keeping a regular bed and wake time, avoiding alcohol and tobacco at night, avoiding caffeine from the afternoon onwards), obtaining a full night's sleep each and every night, and minimizing stress and anxiety are all helpful and can reduce sleep talking events. Although it usually doesn't require treatment beyond proper sleep hygiene, more severe cases of sleep talking can be helped by medications and/or psychotherapy.

Bed partners often report that silicone earplugs, a fan or a white noise machine can help reduce noise from the sleep talker. If the sleep talking is especially loud or frequent and disrupts a bed partner's sleep, it might be best to sleep in separate rooms until the sleep talking is under control. Sound sleep at night will lead to less friction between couples and boost everyone's mood.

- by Shelby Freedman Harris, Psy.D.

Resources: Yahoo

CPAP Machine Failure Saves Family From Fire

Snoring wakes family and saves their lives before home is overtaken by fire  

By Charlene Sakoda

KLTV.com-Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville, Texas | ETX News

Fresh news about how snoring wakes the family because of a "CPAP Machine" failure and saves their live due to sudden fire burst in one section of their homes. According the Charlene Sakoda The Hester family from Chapel Hill, Texas is crediting their patriarch’s snoring for their fortunate escape from a house fire. The family was in bed for an hour that night when Dixie Hester awoke. Her husband, Bobby Hester told KLTV 7, "I use a CPAP machine because I have sleep apnea and I guess I started snoring, and I woke my wife up and she said 'turn on your machine.'" Bobby realized that his CPAP, or continuous positive airway pressure, machine shut off because the power was out in part of the house.

Bobby Hester (KLTV)

While her husband checked on the circuit breakers, Dixie noticed a light coming from their yard. "She opened the mini-blinds and it was very clear something wasn't right, so we both come out the front door and it was, the house was on fire at the top of the house." The couple escaped the home they built in 2002 with Hannah, their 14-year-old daughter, their pet dog and cat, and a few select family heirlooms.

Dixie Hester (KLTV)

With a look away from the camera, Bobby was bravely able to say, "It saddens my heart, but after, after a while you realize it's just stuff, and the most important thing is we're still intact." Many in the community have offered help and donations to the Hesters, and several funds have been set up to assist them. It’s generosity that the family especially appreciates in their time of need.

No conclusion as to the cause of the fire has yet been reached however, the family is certain they were saved by the CPAP machine failure. Bobby reflected, "If it hadn't been for that, I don't know what the outcome would have been because I'm a pretty sound sleeper and my wife is, too. But we all made it out safely and that, you know if that's the Lord's way of doing it, that's fine enough for me, you know."

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What's New With CoughAssist E70?

CoughAssist E70 clears airway secretions by simulating a real cough

CoughAssist E70 is the new generation of Mechanical Insufflator-Exsufflator. It redefines non-invasive secretion clearance for use in hospital and at home to improve patient lives and give clinicians new tools to enhance therapy efficacy.

Improving airway secretion removal 

CoughAssist E70 offers three customizable therapy setting presets to accommodate different patient conditions or circumstances once they have been discharged from hospital. The integrated Cough-Trak algorithm aids device titration and patient synchronization helping both comfort and compliance. Adjustable oscillation levels enhance mobilization and increase the benefits of therapy.

Treatment integrated with the patient’s life 

Device settings can be locked so that parameters cannot be inadvertently changed during treatment. Mains or battery powered, the CoughAssist E70 is a truly portable solution, offering patients increased freedom and support. An intuitive interface and large color monitor make it easier to assess treatment and fine tune device settings to improve therapy efficacy and comfort.

Introducing new tools for close follow-up at home

Data management tools help assess therapy efficacy and adapt settings as required, or as a disease progresses.

• Peak Cough Flow and Vti are displayed after each cycle providing helps to determine the proper inspiratory pressure needed to deliver a deep inhalation and allowing adjustment of the expiratory pressure needed to deliver an effective cough
• SpO2 and heart rate monitoring at rest gives instant feedback on therapy efficacy
• An SD card records therapy data for extended follow-up
• Compatibility with DirectView software gives a complete view of therapy

Delivering innovations to meet your patient’s needs 

Lightweight, portable and yet robust

• Handle for easy transportation
• Transport bag
• Optional detachable battery

Delivers one day of therapy. One day of therapy is defined as performing a typical treatment 4 times. A typical treatment being 4 – 6 sequences of 4 – 6 cough cycles at +/-40 cmH2O, each phase lasting 2s.

Flexibility in delivery of therapy

Optional foot pedal allows the caregiver to perform manual chest thrusts whilst holding the interface.

Cross platform continuity

• Compatibility with the Philips Respironics optional oximetry module allows monitoring of SpO2 and heart rate at rest
• Data can be queried with other Philips Respironics respiratory software
• Optional detachable battery is interchangeable with other Philips Respironics devices

Interfaces

• Face mask available in 5 different sizes
• Trach adapter
• Mouthpiece

Conclusions:

Over all this CoughAssist E70 is one of a kind in terms of delivering great results for patient whether at hospitals or stayed at home patient. For more inquiries and updates visit Pulmonary Solutions Cough Assist E70 product info.

Bad Night’s Sleep May Raise Blood Pressure in Kids

By Denise Mann
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Kids who don’t get enough sleep at night may experience a slight spike in their blood pressure the next day even if they are not overweight or obese, a new study suggests.

The research included 143 kids aged 10 to 18 who spent one night in a sleep lab for observation. They also wore a 24-hour blood pressure monitor and kept a seven-day sleep diary.

The participants were all normal weight. None had significant sleep apnea — a condition characterized by disrupted breathing during sleep. The sleep disorder has been linked to high blood pressure.

According to the findings, just one less hour of sleep per night led to an increase of 2 millimeters of mercury (mm/Hg) in systolic blood pressure. That’s the top number in a blood pressure reading. It gauges the pressure of blood moving through arteries.

One less hour of nightly sleep also led to a 1 mm/Hg rise in diastolic blood pressure. That’s bottom number, which measures the resting pressure in the arteries between heart beats.

Catching up on sleep over the weekend can help improve blood pressure somewhat, but is not enough to reverse this effect entirely, report researchers led by Chun Ting Au, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
So, even though the overall effect of sleep loss on blood pressure was small, it could have implications for risk of heart disease in the future, they suggested.

Exactly how lost sleep leads to increases in blood pressure is not fully understood, but Au and colleagues speculate that it may give rise to increases in stress hormones, which are known to affect blood pressure. The findings are published online Dec. 16 and in the January print issue of Pediatrics.

Participants in the study slept anywhere from seven hours or less to more than 10 hours. The less sleep they got, the higher their blood pressure was the following day.

U.S. experts said the new findings emphasize the importance of good quality sleep for all kids.

“The study separates the effect of sleep apnea from sleep loss, and conclusively shows that sleep loss in the absence of sleep apnea raises both systolic and diastolic blood pressure,” said Dr. Sanjeev Kothare, a pediatric sleep expert at NYU Langone Medical Center, in New York City.

“Pediatricians must screen for diabetes, and [high blood pressure] in teenagers with sleep loss besides screening for snoring and sleep apnea in obese teenagers,” Kothare said.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, children aged 5 to 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep. Teens need about 9.25 hours of sleep each night to function best, but for some, 8.5 hours is enough.

“Being healthy is not only getting regular exercise and eating right, but also trying to get the appropriate amount of sleep,” said Dr. Rubin Cooper, chief of pediatric cardiology at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, in New Hyde Park, N.Y.

To encourage better sleep, “start a bedtime routine that helps your children wind down before bed and limit texting or social media at night,” Cooper said. “Keep a similar schedule on weekdays and weekends.” Other sleep hygiene tips include avoiding caffeine before bedtime.

These measures may be even more important among kids who are overweight and obese. “If you have kids who are staying up late and getting up early on top of obesity and sleep apnea, it is the perfect storm,” Cooper said. But exactly how big of a difference better sleep would make in this scenario is unknown, he noted.

Although the study found an association between kids getting less sleep and a slight increase in blood pressure, it did not establish a cause-and-effect relationship.

The bottom line is that “sleep isn’t optional for adolescents,” said Dr. Metee Comkornruecha, an adolescent medicine specialist at Miami Children’s Hospital.

More information

Find tips on improving sleep at the National Sleep Foundation.

Resources: Health.Com

Treating Sleep Apnea May Lower Hard-to-Control Blood Pressure

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) — People with sleep apnea and hard-to-control high blood pressure may see their blood pressure drop if they treat the sleep disorder, Spanish researchers report.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the standard treatment for sleep apnea, a condition characterized by disrupted breathing during sleep. The sleep disorder has been linked to high blood pressure.
Patients in this study were taking three or more drugs to lower their blood pressure, in addition to having sleep apnea. Participants who used the CPAP device for 12 weeks reduced their diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number in a blood pressure reading) and improved their overall nighttime blood pressure, the researchers found.

“The prevalence of sleep apnea in patients with resistant [high blood pressure] is very high,” said lead researcher Dr. Miguel-Angel Martinez-Garcia, from the Polytechnic University Hospital in Valencia.
“This [sleep apnea] treatment increases the probability of recovering the normal nocturnal blood pressure pattern,” he said. Patients with resistant high blood pressure should undergo a sleep study to rule out obstructive sleep apnea, Martinez-Garcia said. “If the patient has sleep apnea, he should be treated with CPAP and undergo blood pressure monitoring.”

The report, published in the Dec. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, was partly funded by Philips-Respironics, maker of the CPAP system used in the study.

The CPAP system consists of a motor that pushes air through a tube connected to a mask that fits over the patient’s mouth and nose. The device keeps the airway from closing, and thus allows continuous sleep.
Sleep apnea is a common disorder. The pauses in breathing that patients experience can last from a few seconds to minutes and they can occur 30 times or more an hour.

As a result, sleep quality is poor, making sleep apnea a leading cause of excessive daytime sleepiness, according to the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Dr. Gregg Fonarow, a spokesman for the American Heart Association and professor of cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, agrees that most patients with hard-to-control high blood pressure also suffer from sleep apnea.

“Close to three out of four patients with resistant [high blood pressure] have been found to have obstructive sleep apnea, and this sleep apnea may contribute to the difficulty to control the blood pressure in these patients,” he said.

Although this study showed a benefit from CPAP in controlling blood pressure, questions remain about the treatment’s overall effectiveness, Fonarow said.

“Whether these improvements in blood pressure can be sustained in the long term and will translate to improved health outcomes will require additional studies,” he said. According to the chief medical liaison for Philips Respironics, Dr. Teofilo Lee-Chiong, the CPAP device allows the patient to sleep, and thus lets the blood pressure drop normally as it would at night.

“Patients have to get used to it, and most patients do,” said Lee-Chiong, who is also a professor of medicine at National Jewish Health at the University of Colorado Denver.

The sound of the device is akin to a fan and can be lessened by placing the device under the bed or using earplugs, he added.

The cost of CPAP machines vary but can range from a few hundred dollars to $1,000, Lee-Chiong said. CPAP is covered by most insurance, including Medicare, he noted.

For the study, Martinez-Garcia and colleagues randomly assigned 194 patients with sleep apnea and high blood pressure to CPAP or no CPAP. During the study the patients continued to take their blood pressure medications.

The researchers found that those receiving CPAP lowered their 24-hour average blood pressure 3.1 mm Hg more than those not receiving CPAP.

In addition, those treated with CPAP had a 3.2 mm Hg greater reduction in 24-hour average diastolic blood pressure.

The difference in systolic pressure wasn’t statistically significant between the two treatment groups, the researchers noted.

Over the 12 weeks of the study, about 36 percent of those receiving CPAP had at least a 10 percent drop in nighttime blood pressure, compared with 22 percent of patients not receiving CPAP, they added.
The systolic pressure, the top number, measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats. The diastolic pressure, the bottom number, measures the pressure in the arteries between beats.

More information

For more information on sleep apnea, visit the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Resources: http://news.health.com/2013/12/10/treating-sleep-apnea-may-lower-hard-to-control-blood-pressure/

How Respironics Trilogy 100 - Helping COPD Patients Breathe Easier?

In case no one has informed you lately, there is now new hope for Respiratory Failure patients in their own home. In days past, typical COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) patients that retain CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) had little choice but to go to the emergency room and incur a hospital stay; typically in the Intensive Care Unit. Mechanical ventilation or some other type of respiratory assist device would be used to help get their carbon dioxide levels under control and they would be sent back home, only to repeat the process several days later.

Introducing the Trilogy 100

Now, thanks to Phillips/Respironics and your local durable medical equipment (DME) company---you have a new option. The device is called a Trilogy and operates as a ventilator does, but does so non-invasively. That means no tube has to be put into the trachea and the device can be used with a mask, similar to a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) or BiLevel machine. This means the patient's comfort level is increased tremendously and they can breathe much easier as well.

I recently had a patient tell me, "This thing has changed my life. In fact, I believe it's saved my life because before using it, I could never get enough air." Testimonials such as this one are numerous and those of us working in the medical field are delighted to hear them. Making a difference in someone's life and taking care of problems are some of the main reasons most of us are in the medical field.

On the technical side, the Phillips/Respironics Trilogy can used both invasively and non-invasively and the controls and parameters are adjustable in much the same way hospital ventilators are. Modes of ventilation offered are VC, PC, AC, SIMV and BiPAP S, T or S/T. You can set the Tidal Volumes, Frequency, Inspiratory Time, choose between Square and Ramp wave forms and it includes all the bells and whistles that are typical of most vents. The advantage for someone requiring control of their CO2 retention is that the device can not only offer tidal volume control, but also has pressure support in it's AVAPS setting, making the device easier to breathe through than a standard Bilevel device.

Whether, you are a patient, have a family member who you feel would benefit or are a patient advocate for a Respiratory Failure patient and feel the Trilogy would be of benefit, talk with your doctor, case manager or medical equipment company and help someone who "can't seem to get enough air" finally breathe easier.

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