AIRMAX® Nasal Dilator Update
I’ve been experimenting with nasal dilators for several weeks and in the process have encouraged approximately 10 individuals (adult men and women) to give the AIRMAX® Nasal Dilator a trial run.
In my own experience of using the AIRMAX® Nasal Dilator with my full face mask while using PAP, I’ve been very impressed with the results. The noticeably enhanced nasal breathing, if nothing else, yields a most satisfying feeling when breathing in the pressurized airflow of my ASV device. By the way, this link to learn the basics about ASV is a fairly good one with the exception that it does not delve into the greater opportunity for using this PAP mode for UARS patients generally and managing the specific problem of flow limitations.
More importantly, of the 10 people attempting the nasal dilator, 9 already are reporting not only gains in nasal breathing but also gains in quality of sleep. Primarily, these are individuals on no current treatments for OSA/UARS. However, even among the few who are using oral appliance therapy or PAP, sleep quality also is reportedly better by adding the dilator.
Some are combining nasal strips with the AIRMAX® Nasal Dilator, and remarkably some individuals are no longer waking at night to use the bathroom.
My working theory is the nasal dilator may contribute to more effective treatment of the “3rd breathing event,” i.e. the flow limitation that often goes unrecognized and untreated by the majority of sleep centers.