ABSTRACT
Treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea include positive airway pressure and alternatives such as behavioral interventions, oral appliances, nasal expiratory positive airway pressure, negative pressure interventions, and surgical procedures. Certain drugs are also promising. An important aspect of the treatment includes troubleshooting the reasons for poor adherence to positive airway pressure treatment, discussing alternatives based either on individual preference or on phenotypic characterization of the sleep apnea, and managing expectations.
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- Loutfi S. Aboussouan, MD⇑
- Director, Center of Restrictive Thoracic Disorders, Departments of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Address:
Loutfi S. Aboussouan, MD, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, A90, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; aboussl{at}ccf.org
- Aparna Bhat, MD
- Todd Coy, DMD
- Alan Kominsky, MD
ABSTRACT
Treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea include positive airway pressure and alternatives such as behavioral interventions, oral appliances, nasal expiratory positive airway pressure, negative pressure interventions, and surgical procedures. Certain drugs are also promising. An important aspect of the treatment includes troubleshooting the reasons for poor adherence to positive airway pressure treatment, discussing alternatives based either on individual preference or on phenotypic characterization of the sleep apnea, and managing expectations.
- Copyright © 2023 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
