Patient interface preference is a key factor in positive airway pressure compliance. Local side effects are common. Proper mask fitting and patient education are important. Masks should seal well and fit comfortably. Nasal, nasal pillow, and oronasal masks can be effective interfaces. Most patients with obstructive sleep apnea prefer a nasal mask. Oronasal masks can be a useful alternative. Nasal pillows can reduce mask size and improve comfort. Oronasal masks may require a higher pressure. A significantly lower pressure may be effective with a nasal interface. Proper mask fitting requires testing the mask seal under the treatment pressure.
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Chest
October 2024
Laboratorio do Sono, Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address:
Background: Oronasal masks are used widely for treating OSA with CPAP. However, oronasal CPAP is associated with lower effectiveness and lower adherence than nasal CPAP.
Research Question: What is the impact of oral route and lateral position in patients well adapted to oronasal CPAP? Can these patients be switched to nasal CPAP?
Study Design And Methods: Patients with OSA receiving oronasal CPAP underwent two CPAP polysomnography titrations in random order using an oronasal mask with two independent sealed compartments connected to two separate pneumotachographs.
Sci Rep
October 2024
Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus UFMG, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, MG, Brazil.
Positive expiratory pressure (PEP) is a technique used in respiratory physiotherapy to treat diseases related to the respiratory system through spontaneous breathing. This equipment consists of an oronasal mask coupled to a T connector with a unidirectional valve. Studies that evaluate whether the pressure level in the one-way valve corresponds to the actual pressure level provided are scarce in the scientific literature.
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Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France
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Rose Centre for Stroke Recovery and Research, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Sleep Breath
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Department of Respiratory Pathophysiology and Rehabilitation, Monaldi Hospital, A.O. dei, Colli - 80131, Naples, Italy.
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