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What is CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure?

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) delivers air into your airway through a specially designed nasal mask or pillows. The flow of air creates enough pressure when you inhale to keep your airway open. CPAP is considered the most effective nonsurgical treatment for snoring and sleep apnea.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Obstructive Sleep Apnea 49 9
Other 20 5
Sleep Apnea 14 2
Central Sleep Apnea 11 4
General health 6 0
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 5 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 5%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
8 40%
None
11 55%

Most commonly reported side effects

Moving tubing can wake briefly during sleep
5 25%
Dry mouth at night
4 20%
feels like I am sufficating
2 10%
air leakage from the mask awakening me
2 10%
severe runny nose discharge
1 5%
It just dries out my nose & having to refill the reservoir every two days is a pain!
1 5%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. See all 19 dosages ►

  daily 1 other daily 3 hr daily 4 hr daily 5 hr daily 6 hr daily 7 hr daily 8 hr daily 8 other daily 9 hr daily 9 other daily 10 hr daily 10 other daily 11 other daily 12 hr daily 12 other daily 13 other daily 14 hr daily 14 other daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 3 Number of Patients: 3 45 Number of Patients: 45 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 43% Other: 43%
Did not seem to work
2 29% Did not seem to work: 29%
Expense
1 14% Expense: 14%
Personal research
1 14% Personal research: 14%
Doctor's advice
1 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
Side effects too severe
1 14% Side effects too severe: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped using CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
1
8
14
39

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
0
0
1
1
3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
12 60%
Usually
6 30%
Sometimes
2 10%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 5%
Somewhat
4 20%
A little
11 55%
Not at all
4 20%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
10 50%

Report created on November 21, 2009.