International Journal of Tropical Medicine
ISSN: Online 1818-779XISSN: Print 1816-3319
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Abstract
Sleep apnea is a type of a breathing disorder that takes place during sleep. The objective of this study is to understand the effect of continues positive airway pressure(c‐PAP) therapy on patients of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea(OSA). We conducted this study on 50 cases with sleeping difficulties attending opd at Department of T.B. and Respiratory Diseases, SPMC Bikaner. Data on demographic characteristics, sleep, medical history, medication use and habits was obtained with the use of a modified standardized questionnaire and Epworth Sleepiness Scale, before the initiation of overnight polysomnography (PSG). Minimum age of a subject in the study group was 27 and maximum was 68(Mean Age: 49.60). It is obvious that OSA is more prevalent in middle‐age. ESS decreases significantly after 1 month of regular c‐PAP use amongst the Moderately affected patients of OSA. Amongst the subjects with moderate OSA the Mean+/‐SD BMI was 28.033+/‐3.14 whereas within those suffering from severe OSA it was 30.012+/‐3.03. It appears that OSA severity increases with increasing BMI. The prevalence of OSA is more common in males and in post‐menopausal females, as it is in pregnant females. Only 1 month of continous and compliant c‐PAP therapy was found to be effective in decreasing the Epworth Sleepiness Scale score.
How to cite this article:
Dheeraj Sharma, J.K. Khatri, Laxman Siddh and Manaswi Vishwakarma. Effect of Continues Positive Airway Pressure(C‐PAP)
Therapy on Patients of Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makijtm.2024.2.111.114
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1816-3319/10.36478/makijtm.2024.2.111.114