014 Get a Gasp with Gina Pepitone-Mattiello

In today’s episode of the “Get a Gasp” podcast, Gina Pepitone-Mattiello begins a month long series on different therapies to treat sleep breathing disorders by first looking at Positive Airway Pressure (PAP).

 

Episode Highlights:

 

• How the positive airway machine was invented
• The different types of these machines and how they work
• The different types of masks that are available
• Potential side effects of using these machines

 

Quotes:

 

“It was so bad that the recommended treatment was a tracheotomy…the patient refused the surgery.”

 

“The good thing about using PAP machines is you know if your apnea is being treated effectively.”

 

“It definitely affects your respiratory system, of course.”

 

“Basically, it can make the difference between you living and dying, and your quality of life being better.”

 

“Often it’s considered the gold standard, although…for me, I’m not convinced it’s really the gold standard for everybody.”

 

“Because the compliance rates are so low, the long term outcomes may not be as good as expected.”

 

“Overall, PAP was a great invention.”

 

Links:

 

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

 http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

 

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429