Nasal positive airway pressure and sleep apnea. Reflections on an experimental method that became a therapy

CE Sullivan - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
… The thought that positive pressure might stabilize the upper airway in sleep … in sleep apnea,
we do not yet have a cure or better treatment. How is it that we are still relying on a therapy

Continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstuctive sleep apnea: benefits and alternatives

MT Cao, JM Sternbach… - Expert review of respiratory …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
sleep disruption [Citation5]. When considering an overview of clinical benefits related to CPAP,
we will focus on recent … We will review conventional and non-positive pressure therapies, …

Advances in non‐invasive positive airway pressure technology

AJ Piper - Respirology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
positive airway pressure (IPAP) and expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) for treating
obstructive sleep apnoea (… By providing overall airway lower pressures, the authors felt this …

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: choosing the best positive airway pressure device

N Freedman - Sleep medicine clinics, 2020 - sleep.theclinics.com
… is the uncomfortable feeling of exhaling against positive pressure. This consequence has
been proposed as one conceivable barrier to the long-term acceptance of PAP …

Treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline

SP Patil, IA Ayappa, SM Caples, RJ Kimoff… - … of Clinical Sleep …, 2019 - jcsm.aasm.org
… Recommendation 4: We recommend positive airway pressure therapy be initiated using
either APAP at home or in-laboratory PAP titration in adults with OSA and no significant …

New approaches to positive airway pressure treatment in obstructive sleep apnea

TJ Kuźniar - Sleep medicine clinics, 2016 - sleep.theclinics.com
… events, monitor usage, and communicate with the treatment team. This article discusses
recent developments in treatment of OSA with PAP. Continuous positive airway pressure units …

Treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea

P Pavwoski, AV Shelgikar - Neurology: Clinical Practice, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
… acts as a pneumatic splint that stabilizes the upper airway with constant positive pressure
Adenotonsillectomy outcomes in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children: a multicenter …

Novel avenues to approach non-CPAP therapy and implement comprehensive obstructive sleep apnoea care

JL Pépin, P Eastwood, DJ Eckert - European Respiratory …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… to CPAP adherence for certain patients. This review summarises the recent advances in OSA
pathogenesis, non-CPAP treatment, … and personalised treatment allocation approaches are …

Effective apnea-hypopnea index (“effective AHI”): a new measure of effectiveness for positive airway pressure therapy

SB Boyd, R Upender, AS Walters, RL Goodpaster… - Sleep, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the accepted first-line therapy for patients with obstructive
sleep apnea … PAP is compliance-based therapy and the effectiveness of managing sleep

Current and novel treatment options for obstructive sleep apnoea

W Randerath, J de Lange, J Hedner… - ERJ open …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… Obstructive sleep apnoea is a challenging medical problem due to its prevalence, its impact
on quality of life and performance in school and professionally, the implications for risk of …