… 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 …

… support with CPAP, which also suggests poorer compliance, and all complained of dry
mouth/nose. It is … In this situation tracheostomy or full face mask CPAP are the remaining options. …

… mask are common in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) commencing
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)… complaints of cold face or nose. The individual-…

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

… Oronasal masks, that cover both the nose and mouth, are proposed as a useful … mask on
CPAP adherence in a large cohort of OSA patients. Compared to nasal masks, oronasal masks …

… 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 …

… The patient’s main motivation to sleep with a mask over the nose for the rest of his life
appears to be the … Compliance with CPAP therapy in patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea …

… pressure can be exerted through the nose, the mouth, or both. Patients scheduled for nasal
surgery may benefit from using this type of mask, because CPAP therapy can help in the …

… effects of the nasal mask such as air leaks or ulceration of the bridge of the nose. Nasal
congestion, … We conclude that the side effects of N-CPAP are mainly local to the nose, but that the …

… CPAP is widely accepted [7], the mask itself is often poorly tolerated by patients. In contrast
to this, the use of N-CPAP in the sleep apnoea … show that during nose breathing over the …