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2. What to Do If You Have Sleep Apnea - AOL

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   A construction worker with sleep apnea participates as the first patient to use a CPAP machine during a groundbreaking experiment at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia in July 1980.

3. What is Sleep Apnea? Symptoms & Treatment Options - AOL

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   A CPAP machine is the most common sleep apnea treatment. It delivers continuous air pressure as you inhale and exhale. Auto-adjusting positive airway pressure (APAP) machine.

4. Continuous positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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   CPAP is the most effective treatment for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, in which the mild pressure from the CPAP prevents the airway from collapsing or becoming blocked. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] CPAP has been shown to be 100% effective at eliminating obstructive sleep apneas in the majority of people who use the therapy according to the ...

5. Sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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   The condition, also called treatment-emergent central apnea, is generally detected when obstructive sleep apnea is treated with CPAP and central sleep apnea emerges. [18] The exact mechanism of the loss of central respiratory drive during sleep in OSA is unknown but is most likely related to incorrect settings of the CPAP treatment and other ...

6. Positive airway pressure - Wikipedia

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   A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine was initially used mainly by patients for the treatment of sleep apnea at home, but now is in widespread use across intensive care units as a form of ventilation. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the upper airway becomes narrow as the muscles relax naturally during sleep. This reduces ...

7. Sleep apnea: causes, symptoms, treatments, and how it ... - AOL

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   A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine is considered the gold standard for treating sleep apnea. The machine delivers a steady stream of air through a mask worn over the nose or ...