The article discusses the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in obstructive sleep apnea (SOA) in the U.S. It states that CPAP generates air under pressure into the patient's nostrils. It emphasizes that CPAP does treat OSA but it improve sleeping conditions and minimize daytime...
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This procedure, however, can present a unique challenge for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).We present a 65 year-old man with a history of nasolacrimal duct obstruction status-post DCR who initially presented with daytime hypersomnolence ...