4 Topic Commentaries

CPAP for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

CPAP for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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  Jonathan Jun, M.D.

  Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

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  Johns Hopkins Medicine

  “CPAP is the first-line treatment, and it’s very effective,” Jun says.

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  Michelle Cao, DO

  Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

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  Stanford Sleep Medicine Center, Stanford Hospital (Stanford Medicine)

  CPAP has always been the gold standard for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, but adherence to the treatment varies from 20 to 80 percent, depending on the study,

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  Sanja Jelic, MD

  Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine

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  Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  “CPAP machines are extremely effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea and are great for improving sleep and reducing daytime fatigue, but we haven’t seen a reduction in heart disease that we expected, and we haven’t understood why,”

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  Klar Yaggi, MD, MPH

  Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

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  Yale School of Medicine

  “One size doesn’t fit all, right? CPAP therapy is really effective, but not everybody can wear it. Some people absolutely love it. About 50 to 60% of patients get to the point where they can’t sleep without it. They feel so much better, and they find it very easy to wear. But almost half of our patients really struggle with this therapy.”

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