Research
Mixed
Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) therapy is the primary medical treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and significantly reduces daytime sleepiness and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), though its impact on cardiovascular mortality and hard endpoints remains less definitive.
If you have OSA, PAP therapy is the most effective way to keep your airway open and reduce sleepiness. You need to find the right pressure and mask type, which may take some trial and error, but sticking with it is crucial for your long-term health and quality of life.
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Specific focus on outcomes with positive airway pressure (PAP) and surgical treatments were evaluated... PAP and Mortality Risk... PAP and Cardiovascular Outcomes... PAP and Daytime Sleepiness... PAP and OSA Severity
Why this rating
Based on an International Consensus Statement involving evidence-based reviews (EBR) and systematic reviews by multidisciplinary experts.
Source
International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Jolie L. Chang et al. · International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology · 2022
DOI 10.1002/alr.23079
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Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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