BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Although continuous positive airway pressure effectively treats OSA, compliance is variable because of the encumbrance of wearing a sealed nasal mask throughout sleep. In a small group of patients, it was recently shown that an open nasal cannula (transnasal insufflation [TNI]) can treat OSA. The aim of this larger study was to find predictors for treatment responses with TNI. METHODS: Standard sleep studies with and without TNI were performed in 56 patients with a wide spectrum of disease severity. A therapeutic response was defined as a reduction of the respiratory disturbance index (RDI) below 10 events/h associated with a 50% reduction of the event rate from baseline and was used to identify subgroups of patients particularly responsive or resistant to TNI treatment. RESULTS: For the entire group (N = 56), TNI decreased the RDI from 22.6 +/- 15.6 to 17.2 +/- 13.2 events/h (P < .01). A therapeutic reduction in the RDI was observed in 27% of patients. Treatment responses were similar in patients with a low and a high RDI, but were greater in patients who predominantly had obstructive hypopneas or respiratory effort-related arousals and in patients who predominantly had rapid eye movement (REM) events. The presence of a high percentage of obstructive and central apneas appears to preclude efficacious treatment responses. CONCLUSION: TNI can be used to treat a subgroup of patients across a spectrum from mild-to-severe sleep apnea, particularly if their sleep-disordered breathing events predominantly consist of obstructive hypopneas or REM-related events but not obstructive and central apneas.
BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Although continuous positive airway pressure effectively treats OSA, compliance is variable because of the encumbrance of wearing a sealed nasal mask throughout sleep. In a small group of patients, it was recently shown that an open nasal cannula (transnasal insufflation [TNI]) can treat OSA. The aim of this larger study was to find predictors for treatment responses with TNI. METHODS: Standard sleep studies with and without TNI were performed in 56 patients with a wide spectrum of disease severity. A therapeutic response was defined as a reduction of the respiratory disturbance index (RDI) below 10 events/h associated with a 50% reduction of the event rate from baseline and was used to identify subgroups of patients particularly responsive or resistant to TNI treatment. RESULTS: For the entire group (N = 56), TNI decreased the RDI from 22.6 +/- 15.6 to 17.2 +/- 13.2 events/h (P < .01). A therapeutic reduction in the RDI was observed in 27% of patients. Treatment responses were similar in patients with a low and a high RDI, but were greater in patients who predominantly had obstructive hypopneas or respiratory effort-related arousals and in patients who predominantly had rapid eye movement (REM) events. The presence of a high percentage of obstructive and central apneas appears to preclude efficacious treatment responses. CONCLUSION:TNI can be used to treat a subgroup of patients across a spectrum from mild-to-severe sleep apnea, particularly if their sleep-disordered breathing events predominantly consist of obstructive hypopneas or REM-related events but not obstructive and central apneas.
Authors: Hu Yan; Li Qinghua; Pi Mengyuan; Chen Yaoyu; Zhao Long; Li Mengjie; Dong Xiaosong; Han Fang Journal: Sleep Breath Date: 2021-08-12 Impact factor: 2.816
Authors: Mudiaga O Sowho; Michael J Woods; Paolo Biselli; Brian M McGinley; Luis F Buenaver; Jason P Kirkness Journal: Sleep Breath Date: 2015-03 Impact factor: 2.816