Macro-control of treatment for sleep disordered breathing

摘要

Apparatus for monitoring and treating sleep disordered breathing comprises an inner loop control mechanism adapted to provide at least two treatment modes, and an outer loop control mechanism adapted to monitor the effectiveness of therapy provided by the inner loop control mechanism and to control a change in mode if necessary. The treatment modes provided by the inner loop control mechanism include at least two selected from the group of basic CPAP, automatically adjusting CPAP, bi-Ievel CPAP, and treatment of Cheyne-Stokes respiration. The outer loop control mechanism distinguishes between central and obstructive apneas, or detects oxygen desaturation events, or monitors snoring, or does two or more of these.