Five patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea were treated with continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) applied via a comfortable nose mask through the nares. Low levels …

The sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome is commonly treated with nasal continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP). 1 The efficacy of CPAP has been assessed in comparison with …

Considers several treatment methods for obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome
(SAHS). Nasal continuous positive pressure (CPAP); Contraindications to CPAP; Surgery for …

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) applied through the nose completely
prevented obstructive apnoea during all night testing in 50 patients with severe obstructive …

A 38-year-old man had incapacitating hypersomnolence and severe occlusive sleep apnea.
Baseline polysomnography revealed 92.9 apneic episodes per hour of sleep. Application of …

Obstructive sleep apnoea is a disease of increasing importance because of its
neurocognitive and cardiovascular sequelae. Abnormalities in the anatomy of the pharynx …

Discusses the health hazards of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) in
middle-aged men and women. Effect of sleep on upper airway; Effects of upper airway …

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for the sleep
apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS); it is usually given with the aim of improving daytime …

The long-term acceptability of treatment with nasal continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) was studied prospectively in 44 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. At …

Abstract 14 patients, aged 2-28 years, with neuromuscular disorders and symptomatic sleep
hypoventilation received night-time intermittent positive-pressure ventilation with a nasal …