Sleep Apnea is One of the most under-diagnosed and under-treated disease
Sleep Apnea MUST BE TREATED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
Sleep Apnea has been linked to several comorbidities like High blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Stroke, and Alzheimer's Disease
Sleep Apnea has been linked to many motor vehicle accidents because it repeatedly disrupts sleep during the night, the resultant sleepiness during the day is a leading reason for many motor vehicle accidents
For many years, the treatment of choice for sleep apnea was a big bulky machine called CPAP
Patients wear a mask over their nose and/or mouth
Continuous Air Pressure is delivered through the mask in order to keep the airway from collapsing
The problem with CPAP is patient compliance because it is Uncomfortable/Bulky/Noisy
So for 50% of Patients, the treatment becomes worse than the condition
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