Treatment Compliance
Compliance with your sleep disorder treatment is important to ensure that you receive maximum results from your treatment program. Non-compliance with treatment can be very negative for the sleep disorder sufferer.
When compliance is not followed, the patient will continue to suffer from sleep apnea symptoms and complications including fatigue, confusion, falling asleep at inappropriate times, and decreased productivity.
What is compliance?
Compliance simply means that a patient is carrying out a prescribed treatment plan exactly as directed. In most cases, this will mean that their condition, disorder or disease is cured or under control. The treatment plan can be as simple as taking medications or as complicated as doing physical therapy. In the case of OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea), it means proper use of a CPAP machine on a regular basis.
A little knowledge goes a long way
There are some simple yet effective guidelines that can help you achieve high compliance and treatment success.
Be proactive and learn as much as you can about sleep apnea and your particular machine.
Follow your doctor's instructions exactly and use the machine on a regular basis. Often, the difference between using the CPAP occasionally and on a regular basis is dramatic.
If you encounter any problems at any time in your treatment, work with your doctor or CPAP health care specialist to resolve them.
CPAP compliance works
The bottom line is that if you use your machine on a regular basis, your condition is managed, and you will get the sleep you need which will allow you to get back to doing what is really important - getting on with your life.
