Study Objectives: Because air leakage from masks is known as a common cause of low
adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy, we analyzed the risk factors for …

Abstract Study Objectives: To our knowledge, a systematic study of the effect of air leak on
adherence to auto-titrating positive airway pressure (autoPAP) therapy has not been …

Auto‐CPAP may cause sleep fragmentation due to variations in pressure and unintentional
leaks. The aim of this study was to compare air leak between fixed‐CPAP and auto‐CPAP …

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 …

Side-effects are a cause of suboptimal treatment adherence. Patient education and regular
follow-up for troubleshooting of side-effects are therefore very important (figure 1). This …

Discussion CPAP, the first-line treatment for OSA in adults, acts as a pneumatic splint that
anteriorly displaces the tongue and soft palate. PAP generated by the CPAP machine is …

BACKGROUND: Several studies have analysed adherence to continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) therapy but little is known on the effects of age and gender. METHODS …

BACKGROUND: Patients treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nasal
CPAP) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) often have adverse effects from and poor …

Study Objectives: The choice of mask interface used with continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) therapy can affect the control of upper airway obstruction (UAO) in …

Background and Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients may remove their mask
unconsciously during automatic continuous positive airway pressure (Auto-CPAP) therapy …