Allergy Face Mask
Masks on the CPAP machine used for sleep apnea can subtly alter a person's face over time, a new study has found. X-Rays on the 46 Japanese patients who had been using a CPAP machine for at least two years found a reduction in the prominence of the upper and lower jaws, but researchers say that patients themselves had not noticed any facial changes.
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