RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Alternative interventions for obstructive sleep apnea
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 34
OP 41
DO 10.3949/ccjm.86.s1.06
VO 86
IS 9 suppl 1
A1 Tina Waters
YR 2019
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/9_suppl_1/34.abstract
AB Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is the gold standard treatment for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and has been shown to positively impact quality of life and cardiovascular outcomes. However, not all patients with OSA can use or tolerate PAP therapy. Alternative interventions to PAP include lifestyle measures, surgical interventions, hypoglossal nerve stimulation, oral appliance therapy, and expiratory PAP devices for OSA. While these alternative interventions may benefit patients and have demonstrated improvements in OSA and quality-of-life measures, the cardiovascular impact of these interventions is uncertain as data are limited.