Welcome to the CPAP Supplies Plus/Direct Newsletter where you will find information on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the products used with CPAP therapy.  We hope that this information is helpful and informative.  If you have any questions about anything mentioned in this newsletter or with CPAP in general, please give us a call, toll free, at 877-791-3195 and we will be glad to help.

The semi-annual medical trade show, Medtrade Spring, is running March 21st through the 24th in Las Vegas.  At this show, manufacturers will showcase their new products along with their current line. It is always very exciting to see the new releases and upgrades.




The M-Series CPAP Machine is small, lightweight, and perfect for travel or for everyday use. The humidifier will not be available until the last week of April - 2006.  The machine is available for shipment.  For further details Click: http://www.cpapplus.com/Machines/CPAP/Remstar_MSeries/Remstar_MSeries.html



The Respironics Battery Pack is available.  This will provide mobility to users of all Remstar Series and the new M-Series.  For more information Click: http://www.cpapplus.com/Machines/Accessories/Resmtar_Series/Battery_Pack.html
Obstructive Sleep Apnea affects not only the old but the young. Research continues to be done on children who have OSA and reports are published periodically. We have included a few in this issue that we hope you will find interesting or can possibly pass on to someone with a child who has Obstructive Sleep Apnea or the symptoms of this health condition.

Researchers to children: Wear your CPAP masks 
BALTIMORE - Children with sleep apnea don't always use CPAP masks consistently enough to improve their breathing and oxygen levels, according to a new study.  The findings of the study, which involved 29 children over six months, were published in the March issue of Pediatrics.

Researchers reported that 78% of parents told them their children did not use masks every night. They also reported that even the children who used masks every night only did so for an average of five hours.  When masks are used correctly, researchers found a nine-fold average decrease in the apnea hypopnea index (AHI), which represents the number of interruptions in breathing per hour.  Researchers did not address the reasons for non-compliance, saying further studies are needed.

The Johns Hopkins Children's Center and two other pediatric hospitals conducted the study, which was partially funded by ResMed, the manufacturer of the device used in the study.

Appeared in HME News Online, March 2006

Nasal CPAP Helps Infants  
Nasal CPAP can increase functional residual capacity in premature infants, improve their minute ventilation, improve oxygenation, prevent early terminal airway closure, decrease critical opening pressure of collapsed alveoli, redistribute lung fluid, maintain the integrity of surfactant and decrease the work of breathing, according to Brian Walsh of the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. To help accomplish that goal, the university medical center is switching its newborns to non-invasive positive pressure ventilation as quickly as possible.  But it is not for every infant. Intubation is still indicated when the patient is not breathing or has hypoxia, according to experts.

Appeared in Advance Respiratory,  March , 2006

Sleep Apnea Aids
Quality of life improves in children with obstructive sleep apnea after surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoid tissue, according to an article in the April issue of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

Appeared in Advance Respiratory, January, 2006


As always we hope that you find this information helpful and informative.  We thank you for choosing CPAP Supplies Plus/Direct as your supplier for CPAP equipment and accessories.  Don't forget to maintain good health by keeping your equipment clean and replacing your filters and tubing often! Remember, poor performance of your mask may mean a new cushion or nasal pillows are needed.


The Staff at CPAP Supplies Plus/Direct

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