We have covered the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using polysomnogram and reviewed some of the controversy regarding use of home sleep testing for OSA. Now it is time to discuss some of the treatments. We will spend most of the time talking about the most common and by far most effective treatment- continuous positive airway pressure, better known as CPAP.
What is CPAP and what does it do?
CPAP is a device that is attached to a hose and a mask that the patient with OSA sleeps with...
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