Macro-control of therapy for sleep breathing disorders

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring and treating sleep disordered breathing comprising 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, wherein the at least two treatment modes provided by the inner loop control mechanism include a basic CPAP and an automatically adjusting CPAP.