… and most can be divided into 3 categories—nasal masks which cover the nose and leave …
ie, full face) masks, which cover the nose and the mouth. The CPAP level required to treat OSA …

… Patients with the best adherence to oronasal masks had lower NOSE scores but no
significant differences in age, gender, ethnicity, BMI, AHI and ESS (Table 2) were found. No …

… We hypothesized that the completion of the NOSE questionnaire at CPAP initiation … NOSE
score at CPAP initiation was associated with the type of mask used after 4 months of CPAP…

… their nose. However, there is increasing evidence that CPAP delivered by an oronasal mask
may be less effective at opening the upper airway than via a nasal mask, 5–14 which could …

… fit, such as eye irritation, silicone allergies, pain or abrasion to the bridge of the nose, pressure
sores and airs leaks, all of which reduce the tolerability of treatment 2, 3. Air leakage is a …

… An oronasal mask (ONM) 16 covers both the mouth and nose, allowing the patient to
breathe through the mouth while maintaining therapeutic CPAP pressure. In theory, this will …

… CPAP compliance including psychosocial problems; mask-… nose and CPAP use. Specifically,
establishing whether nasal characteristics affect CPAP use, how CPAP use affects the nose…

… In a study of 77 OSA patients who received CPAP with nasal masks, higher nasal
resistance on rhinomanometry was found to be a statistically significant predictor of CPAP …

… with the type of mask selected for home-based CPAP titration. In our experience, the
selection of full-face masks and a high NOSE score were infrequent. Sleep care centers may …

… and nose bleeding in our … mask in newly CPAP-treated patients [30]; (ii) in our study, the
patients had access to 34 different masks and were treated on a long-term basis (median CPAP-…