Sentences with phrase «airway pressure therapy»

Now, the researchers will replicate their findings in a larger sample of MS patients, and treat those patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP), the first - line treatment for OSA.

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In non-pregnant adults, protocols have been proposed for OSA screening, diagnosis and therapy, the mainstay being continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).

One treatment option for sleep apnea is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, which helps keep the airway open by providing a stream of air through a mask that is worn during sleep.

A new study suggests that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy rapidly improves blood pressure and arterial tone in adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the most recommended treatment for sleep apnea, David is among a small percentage of patients who can't get used to the device.

Factors that aggravate RLS Sleep deprivation can make subtle RLS symptoms much worse, so sleep specialists often find that when a separate cause of sleep loss is treated — insomnia with medication, or sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy — patients report that their RLS improves as well.

The treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnea has been CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) therapy while sleeping, which makes use of a machine that increases air pressure in the throat for preventing the collapsing of the airway.