Abstract |
A 38-year-old man had incapacitating hypersomnolence and severe occlusive sleep apnea. Baseline polysomnography revealed 92.9 apneic episodes per hour of sleep. Application of nasal continuous positive airway pressure through a modified nasal nitrous mask using a ball-valve resistor resulted in reduction of occlusive apnea to 1.17 episodes per hour of sleep and marked improvement in the quality of sleep.
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Authors | M H Sanders, S E Moore, J Eveslage |
Journal | Chest
(Chest)
Vol. 83
Issue 1
Pg. 144-5
(Jan 1983)
ISSN: 0012-3692 [Print] United States |
PMID | 6336688
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Humans
- Male
- Masks
- Nose
- Positive-Pressure Respiration
(instrumentation, methods)
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes
(therapy)
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