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Bilevel (BiPAP Sleep Therapy)
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Open source (opens in a new tab)Link checked August 2026
About this source
ALS Network’s organisation.
Where this source is used
Used in 3 places across 1 domain.
Questions
Breathing
Non-Invasive Ventilation
- What does using NIV feel like day to day?
Supports this
“The pressurised air from NIV dries the mouth, nose, throat and airway, which is what the humidifier is there to prevent.”
Treats dryness as an expected effect rather than a fault, and describes the humidifier chamber as the standard answer to it, set up and explained by the respiratory therapist.
The respiratory therapist will also show you and your caregiver how to use and refill the humidifier chamber, which humidifies the air to help prevent dryness in your mouth, nose, throat, and airway.
How do bilevel machines work? - What does using NIV feel like day to day?
Supports this
“Once people have settled into NIV, better sleep, waking more rested, more daytime energy and fewer morning headaches are what is commonly reported.”
Lists better sleep, waking more rested and more energy during the day as what a bilevel can do. It also explains morning headaches as a symptom of the overnight carbon dioxide build-up that the machine is there to correct.
A bilevel (BiPAP) can help you sleep better, wake up feeling more rested, and have more energy during the day.
Bilevel (BiPAP Sleep Therapy) - When should I start using NIV?
Supports this
“Getting the machine before breathing difficulties arrive is the aim, because it leaves time to get used to it.”
Says the aim is to have the machine in place before breathing difficulties arrive, precisely so there is time to get used to it.
Ideally, you will get a bilevel before you experience breathing difficulties so you can have time to get used to it.
When should I get a bilevel?
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