ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2014
Effect of addition of chin strap on PAP compliance, nightly duration of use, and other factors.
Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Getting to the Root of the Matter.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2018Article
- Efficacy of the Addition of a Cervical Collar in the Treatment of Persistent Obstructive Apneas Despite Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2017Article
- Choosing the right interface for positive airway pressure therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2017Review
- When continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) fails.Journal of thoracic disease · 2016Review
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Abstract
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objectivesA chinstrap is potentially useful to reduce unintentional air leak by preventing mouth opening during PAP treatment. This study examines whether the addition of a chinstrap to PAP therapy has any effect on adherence, nightly duration of use, air leak, and residual AHI.
methodsThis was a retrospective study performed at an AASM-accredited VAMC sleep center. Clinical sleep data of veterans (n = 124) prescribed PAP therapy for sleep apnea was evaluated, and the effect of chinstrap use vs non-use on the above parameters was assessed.
resultsChinstrap users had significantly greater PAP adherence, longer nightly duration of PAP use, lower residual AHI and lower leak compared to chinstrap non-users at first follow up visit.
conclusionsThe addition of a chin strap to PAP therapy is a simple and inexpensive method of increasing PAP adherence.
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