Oral continuous positive airway pressure for sleep apnea: effectiveness, patient preference, and adherence

J Beecroft, S Zanon, D Lukic, P Hanly - Chest, 2003 - Elsevier
Background Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most definitive
medical therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Many patients have difficulty tolerating …

A randomised controlled trial on the effect of mask choice on residual respiratory events with continuous positive airway pressure treatment

MR Ebben, M Narizhnaya, AZ Segal, D Barone… - Sleep medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction It has been found that mask style can affect the amount of continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) required to reduce an apnoea/hyponoea index (AHI) to< 5/h on a …

Nasal versus oronasal continuous positive airway pressure masks for obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot investigation of pressure requirement, residual disease, and …

JP Bakker, AM Neill, AJ Campbell - Sleep and Breathing, 2012 - Springer
Purpose This single-blinded, randomized, controlled pilot study aimed to investigate
whether there is a difference between nasal and oronasal masks in therapeutic continuous …

Positive pressure therapy

PJ Strollo Jr, MH Sanders, CW Atwood - Clinics in chest medicine, 1998 - Elsevier
Since its first description in 1981, considerable advances have been made in systems used
to deliver positive airway pressure for the treatment of patients with obstructive sleep …

Choosing the right mask for your Asian patient with sleep apnoea: a randomized, crossover trial of CPAP interfaces

KJ Goh, RY Soh, LC Leow, ST Toh, PR Song… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective A major challenge with the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea
(OSA) is adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. Mask tolerability …

Effects of continuous (CPAP) and bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) on extravascular lung water after extubation of the trachea in patients following coronary …

R Gust, H Schmidt, BW Böttiger, H Böhrer… - Intensive care …, 1996 - Springer
Objective To evaluate the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bilevel
positive airway pressure (BiPAP) on extravascular lung water during weaning from …

Comparison of the upper airway dynamics of oronasal and nasal masks with positive airway pressure treatment using cine magnetic resonance imaging

MR Ebben, S Milrad, JP Dyke, CD Phillips… - Sleep and …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose It is known that oronasal masks are not as effective at opening the upper airway
compared to nasal only continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) masks in patients with …

Recent developments in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

T Verse, W Pirsig, BA Stuck, K Hörmann… - American Journal of …, 2003 - Springer
Modern sleep medicine has been in existence for only 20 years and therefore has to be
regarded as a comparatively recent field of specialization. For this reason it is not surprising …

Higher effective oronasal versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnea: effect of mandibular stabilization

M Kaminska, A Montpetit, A Mathieu… - Canadian respiratory …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: In some individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), oronasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) leads to poorer OSA correction than nasal …

Transmission of oral pressure compromises oronasal CPAP efficacy in the treatment of OSA

F Madeiro, RGS Andrade, VS Piccin… - Chest, 2019 - Elsevier
Background An oronasal mask is frequently used to treat OSA. In contrast to nasal CPAP,
the effectiveness of oronasal CPAP varies by unknown mechanisms. We hypothesized that …