Positive airway pressure treatment affects respiratory symptoms and gastro-oesophageal reflux: the Icelandic Sleep Apnea Cohort Study.

Össur Ingi EmilssonThor Aspelund Christer JanssonBryndis BenediktsdottirSigurdur JuliussonGreg MaislinAllan I PackBrendan T KeenanThorarinn Gislason

Published in: ERJ open research (2023)

In an unselected group of OSA patients, PAP treatment for 2 years was associated with a decrease in nGOR and respiratory symptoms. The PAP treatment itself was associated with less wheezing. A decrease in nGOR through PAP treatment was associated with a decrease in productive cough.

Keyphrases

sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
end stage renal disease
combination therapy
patient reported