Treatment Failure of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure with a Full Face Mask, Reversed with a Nasal Mask.
- Author:
Jee Hyun KIM
1
;
Jae Wook CHO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Nasal mask; Full face mask; Continuous positive airway pressure
- MeSH: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure*; Humans; Masks*; Mouth; Mouth Breathing; Nose; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Treatment Failure*
- From:Journal of Sleep Medicine 2016;13(2):67-69
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Although a nasal mask is a standard interface for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), severe mouth breathing during sleep often leads to the use of a full face mask which covers the nose and mouth. Herein, we present a case of a patient with uncontrolled severe OSA with CPAP and a full face mask, who subsequently shows dramatic improvement of OSA with a nasal mask and lower CPAP pressure.
