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CPAP vs BIPAP

Posted by JimC on April 17, 2002 at 19:35:28:

I have been diagnosed with acute sleep apnea. I have an appt. tomorrow with a pilmonary specialist with the company which will provide the equipment. My doctor has provided NO information as to options available to me. I've head of CPAP and I've heard of BIPap. What's the difference? The order says I need a pressure level (??) of 8. I had no REM sleep during the sleep study. Can anyone tell me what the difference is between CPAP and BiPap and what questions I ought to be asking tomorrow. I don't want to waste my money on a machine which is minimalistic and then have to pay for an upgrade. I'm very confused.

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