Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy can be effective in treating sleep apnea, but some people may not feel better when first starting treatment. There are many reasons for this, some of ...

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)—which uses a machine that pushes pressure into your airways to prevent their inward collapse—is the primary treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Our aim was to study the effect of these alterations on CPAP delivery and work of breathing in a mechanical lung model. Dead space should always be avoided and was not further tested. Methods The ...

(NIPPV is an alternative abbreviation but it is more cumbersome and involves ambiguity as to whether “N” is for “non-invasive” or “nasal”.) Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in this document ...