Efficacy of automatic continuous positive airway pressure therapy that uses an estimated required pressure in the treatment of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
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Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) appear to respond equally well to treatment with a fluctuating but continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compared to static CPAP therapy. The CPAP therapy can be customized according to calculations based on patient characteristics or based on comprehensive sleep analyses. Thirty-six patients identified with OSAS were given either standard static CPAP, CPAP fluctuating around a measured optimum pressure, or CPAP fluctuating around a calculated optimum pressure. There was a decrease in sleepiness and sleep complications among all treated patient groups.
Publication Name: Annals of Internal Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4819
Year: 1997
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Treatment for sleep apnea in people without symptoms
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CPAP does not appear to help people with sleep apnea who have no daytime symptoms such as a tendency to fall asleep or difficulty thinking. People with sleep apnea stop breathing temporarily many times during the night. One treatment is CPAP, a mask that delivers air to the nose to keep the breathing passage open.
Publication Name: Annals of Internal Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4819
Year: 2001
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Who should get treated for sleep apnea?
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Patients with sleep apnea should be treated with CPAP even if they do not have excessive daytime sleepiness. They may still have difficulty thinking or other subtle symptoms of sleep deprivation. CPAP is air delivered to the airway through a mask that keeps the airway open.
Publication Name: Annals of Internal Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0003-4819
Year: 2001
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