Does nasal congestion have a role in decreased resistance to regular CPAP usage?

• Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology Vol. 274; no. 11; pp. 4031 - 4034
• Main Authors: İriz, Ayşe, Düzlü, Mehmet, Köktürk, Oğuz, Kemaloğlu, Yusuf Kemal, Eravcı, Fakih Cihat, Zorlu, Mehmet Ekrem, Karamert, Recep
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Airway Resistance; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure - utilization; Female; Head and Neck Surgery; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Nasal Cavity - anatomy & histology; Nasal Obstruction - diagnosis; Neurosurgery; Otorhinolaryngology; Patient Compliance; Polysomnography; Rhinometry, Acoustic; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - therapy; Acoustic rhinometry; OSAS; CPAP

Nasal obstruction is known to cause resistance to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). In this paper, short- and long-term nasal congestion in OSAS patients receiving CPAP treatment were evaluated with acoustic rhinometry (AR). A total of 36...