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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 Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Sleep Apnea 13 0
Central Sleep Apnea 11 3
Other 11 2
Obstructive Sleep Apnea 7 2
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 7 1
General health 3 0

See all 47 patients currently using CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 33%
None
4 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Dry mouth at night
2 100%
feels like I am sufficating
1 50%
Moving tubing can wake briefly during sleep
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. See all 12 dosages ►

  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 12 other daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Doctor's advice
1 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe
1 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Other
1 50% Other: 50%

See all 2 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
0

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
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 50%
Usually
2 33%
Sometimes
1 17%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
2 33%
A little
3 50%
Not at all
1 17%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 17%

Report created on March 21, 2010.